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Forces Wives Challenge

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Uniting our community through adventure 🧗🏽‍♀️🏔 Outdoors • Challenge 🏃🏼‍♀️ Expeditions 🧘🏼‍♀️ Wellbeing• Climate. Check out our website to get involved!

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Heather talking on BBC Radio 4 this morning about the Forces Wives Challenge journey 🙌 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…


“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them” by Laurence Binyon #remember

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A wonderful 8 mile walk around Wembury with other military wives on @ForcesWivesChal poppy walk. A chance to share the highs and lows of military life, make connections and to remember.

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This weekend, 15 women travelled to Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park to ‘Discover Scrambling’. On Saturday they tackled the spectacular Llech Ddu Spur to summit Carnedd Dafydd (1044m) with a low walk on Moel Siabod on a windy Sunday! Thanks to guides Billy, Mike and Baz 🙌

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Kate (Navy Veteran), Heather (Army Veteran) & Sam (RAF Veteran) heading off to North Wales on the FWC Discover Scrambling weekend #oneteam #Eryri

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Heather wrote to the Cafe Hope team to tell us about how her own struggles post-childbirth had inspired this amazing opportunity for other women. Have a listen via @BBCSounds - and send us your stories to cafehope@bbc.co.uk

Tune into @BBCRadio4 at 0945 today when Heather will be on the Cafe Hope programme chatting to Rachel Burden about FWC and adventure 🙌 @rachelburden #military #women #adventuremind

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Tune into @BBCRadio4 at 0945 today when Heather will be on the Cafe Hope programme chatting to Rachel Burden about FWC and adventure 🙌 @rachelburden #military #women #adventuremind

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Thank you @woodland_experi for hosting another brilliant weekend 🍃🍃🍃

We accept any challenge, as that's what seperates us from the others. Another amazing weekend with @ForcesWivesChal It had it' ups and downs 🤣 but we overcome. Old sayings die hard "adapt and overcome" and we did....as a team. More photos to follow.... @VeteransFdn



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🗓️A reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions for our 2024 conference is just a few weeks away! If you work with or carry out research with women in the military community (internationally), please consider submitting. Details below 👇

I'm pleased to announce that abstract submissions are now open for our 2025 conference. Send a 250 word abstract to caroline.tapper@aru.ac.uk indicating a poster/oral presentation. Abstracts welcome from anyone working with/researching women affiliated with the military.

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Thank you, @FWC! 🌿 We’re thrilled to be collaborating on this important project. Exploring the experiences of military wives and the positive impact of nature on wellbeing is truly inspiring. Looking forward to our continued work together! #Wellbeing #Nature #Collaboration

This week, Ailsa (FWC Academic Lead) presented at the inaugural NIETUPSS meeting hosted by @chriswpkay at ARU’s Writtle Campus. FWC are collaborating with @ARU_VFi looking at the experiences of military wives. A great chance to talk about the benefits of nature for wellbeing 🍃

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Forces Wives Challenge Reposted

Thank you to @chriswpkay @AngliaRuskin for inviting me to present on behalf of @ForcesWivesChal at the inaugural NIETUPSS meeting in Chelmsford this week. Great to meet like minded folk and talk about our collaboration with the Veterans and Families Institute at ARU looking at…

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This week, Ailsa (FWC Academic Lead) presented at the inaugural NIETUPSS meeting hosted by @chriswpkay at ARU’s Writtle Campus. FWC are collaborating with @ARU_VFi looking at the experiences of military wives. A great chance to talk about the benefits of nature for wellbeing 🍃

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This morning, Heather had the pleasure of recording a Café Hope segment, with host @rachelburden on @BBCRadio4 from the iconic New Broadcasting House. Here’s to everyone doing their part to make a difference, one small step at a time! 💪✨ #BBC #CafeHope #Radio4

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Week 2 of Sweden Wilderness Canoe Challenge is complete. This was Forces Wives Challenge’s 60th challenge. We are very grateful to all our members and supporters. Here’s to many more adventures. Thank you Sweden Outdoors Coaching @LarssonClifford @DanFawkes1 @ARU_VFi #strong

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Week 2 Sweden Wilderness Canoe is in full swing. We’ve had sun, a pike and perch, rain, Northern Lights and pancakes plus so much more. Fires, shelters and bushcraft and we’ve rafted to an island for lunch

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⛵ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 week ⛵ All go!! From Yarmouth we sailed to Portsmouth where we had the wind and tide on our side, which made a pleasant change to battling both earlier. All 6 boats with the Gwennili Trust @daysails congregated at the Needles 🙌

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In collaboration with @ARU_VFi we are conducting a pilot research study to assess the experiences of military spouses on a wilderness canoe journey. Week 2 starts today with a new group of 12. Excited to see what this week brings @chriswpkay @LarssonClifford @laurengmcb


Week 1 complete on the river in Sweden with Sweden Outdoors Coaching. 12 female UK military spouses experienced life in the wilderness, building shelters, fishing and canoeing against headwinds and through torrential rain @ARU_VFi

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It was great to be joined yesterday by some of our corporate sponsors; @CollinsAero , @fujitsu_uk , @HPE and @LeidosInc Thank you all for embracing the FWC spirit and being part of a brilliant day. It was awesome to have you all with us to fly the FWC and @TeamForcesUK flag.

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⛰️ 𝐏𝐞𝐧 𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐧 ⛰️ The sun shone for our 7th annual event; walking up the incredible Pen y Fan in the Bannau Brycheiniog, Wales. We had a great turnout today with a total of 84 people on the mountain 🙌 and it was 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 to see so many new FWC members

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