Ten-year-old Double Amputee, Lydia Cross, joins Local Policemen in 185-Mile Military ‘Yomp’ to Raise £1m for Commando 999

Ten-year-old Lydia Cross, who lost both legs to meningitis back in 2003, is determined to do what she can to help injured servicemen in the Royal Marines family.

This morning, Lydia joined local policemen Jim Hunt and Mark Hoar from Avon & Somerset Police as they attempt a grueling 185 mile ‘yomping’ challenge all the way from the home of the Royal Marines, Lympstone, to Central London. Continue Reading

Former ‘Royal’ and more recently – ‘Trans Tayside Challenge’ lead Conrad Trickett, together with myself and Josie are this evening attending a fundraising dinner for Commando 999 at Carnoustie Golf Club…just down the road from RM Condor. Continue Reading

Are you tough enough

The Namib Desert Challenge in Namibia is a 220km (132 miles), multi-day extreme endurance footrace which will take place 26^th – 30^th March 2012, it will test both your physical and mental limits. Competitors originate from all four corners of the globe and will test themselves against the elements – extreme heat, Continue Reading

Ladies and Gentlemen,

On behalf of the Royal Marines Association (Poole Branch) we invite you to join us on Tuesday, 30^th August at 12 noon at the College Farm Inn, Majors Road, Watchfield (SN6 8TQ) for the unveiling of plaque to commemorate all those that have regularly manned the ‘Vigil Point’ on the A420 outside the UKDA. Continue Reading

On Monday 18 July 2011, the final phase of the Trans Tayside Challenge took place, when three members of the team travelled down to New Scotland Yard to meet with Mark Scoular, founder of Commando 999, Lorraine Kelly, forces sweetheart and supporter of Commando 999, along with several other Met Police ex bootnecks. Continue Reading

After we completed the Plymouth speed march in one piece and feeling the green beret once more upon our heads Mark Teakle and myself once again felt invincible and able to take on all the world could throw at us! This was combined with a desire to do all that we could to help to raise money for the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund so we set us to looking for a way to raise sponsorship for Commando999. Continue Reading

On Saturday 12th November 2011 Commando 999 will be holding its annual speedmarch through the streets of London raising money for the Royal Marines Association. This year, the event will take the form of either a half or full marathon distance run, facilitated by the RM PTI’s from Commando Training Centre. The event will start in The Mall and finish at the Royal Marines national memorial – Graspan where we will be joined by the RM Band, Corps of Drums.

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What?
Andy Bolingbroke & Stu Henderson are to raise funds for the Royal Marines Association through Commando 999 by undertaking a sea faring journey in single man kayaks of 70 miles in 2 days.
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‘Commando 999′, incorporates former Royal Marines who are now either serving or retired members of the Police, Fire or Ambulance Service from anywhere in the UK. We have in excess of 1000 members already. Our website can be found at www.commando999.com

Several large fundraising events are scheduled to take place over the next few years and all money raised will go straight to the Royal Marines Association (Charity No 206003) and then into the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund that looks after the Corps Family from cradle to grave. We are attempting to raise £1 million for the Corps by 2014 (the Royal Marines 350th Birthday). The current fund is now hugely reduced due to the much higher than average spending in support of the last two operational tours of Afghanistan (Iraq prior to that), with further spending expected following the deployment of 3 Commando Brigade to Afghanistan this year.

A group of former Royal Marines now serving primarily in Tayside Police and Tayside Fire and Rescue have come together to do something locally for Commando 999.

On 21 May 2011, they will set off as individuals and teams from the western shores of Loch Tay, paddle canoes the length of the Loch and continue along the River Tay to Aberfeldy a distance of 22 miles.

They will exchange boats for bikes and set off for Arbroath, cycling the 62 miles past Police and Fire Headquarters in Dundee as well as RM Condor. Once in Arbroath, the route takes them on foot, running a 10 mile cliff top path to Lunan Bay. To cap the hundred mile route, the whole team will come together to Speed March the final six miles to Montrose and the sea.

For more information on how you can support the challenge contact former Royal Marines Officer and now Tayside Police Chief Inspector Conrad Trickett at transtaysidechallenge@hotmail.co.uk If you want to sponsor us visit www.bmycharity.com/transtaysidechallenge

Conrad

“No worries mate, I’ll do something up here instead” was my promise to Adrian Gurney and Mark Scoular, as I reluctantly pulled out of the Plymouth speed-march at the last minute. A bold statement at the time having no idea what my challenge would eventually be. I am certainly not the steely eyed dealer of death that I used to think I was back in the day……I haven’t continued my ‘phys’ to any great degree, I don’t do marathons (except the peanut flavoured ones), I can’t swim the channel and the thought of sitting on a saddle the size of a razor blade, in order to cycle from John O’ Groats to Lands End, brings me out in a cold sweat.

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