Steven1 day ago1 minMental Health Awareness WeekAs we near the end of mental health awareness week we at the Elysium memorial foundation would like to remind everyone of our ability to...
EdSep 10, 20211 minStuart Anderson MP - Dragon’s Back updateWell done so far Stuart! You’re doing amazingly and thank you so much for supporting us. https://fb.watch/7XdixkJAIL/ Stuart Anderson MP...
EdSep 2, 20212 minOver 300 miles in a kayak and more than £20,000 raised On day 11, we left the scenic Henley on Thames towards Windsor racecourse via the Boathouse restaurant at Boulters lock on Raymill...
EdAug 26, 20211 minThe Thames, Reading Festival and the Henley Regatta...sort ofAfter moving off from Lower Heyford we headed towards Oxford UOTC on our 8th day. It was great to be on the Thames finally finishing with...
EdAug 26, 20211 minMancetter Marina to Twyford Wharf and the half way point reachedSorry for the very late update from me, blame the tired arms! After being waved off from Mancetter Marina on Day 5 we headed off towards...
EdAug 20, 20211 minAnd we're off! Just 280 miles to go...After setting off to the piper from Liverpool-Scottish from Preston Brook Wharf on the 1st day we made our way to Middlewich, as exciting...
EdAug 1, 20211 minElysium Memorial Foundation - we are now a registered charity!Lots of exciting news to share with you this week. Firstly, we are delighted to have been granted charity status. Our registered charity...
EdJul 13, 20211 minBBC Radio Oxford and a big milestone reachedThank you to Kat Orman from BBC radio Oxford for her brilliant interview. You can listen on BBC Sounds here: (the interview starts at 1...
EdJun 29, 20211 minMentioned in ParliamentWe are thrilled to announce that Stuart Anderson, MP and Veteran, is supporting our cause and will be raising funds for the Elysium Memorial
EdJun 19, 20211 min‘I’ve lost 17 veteran friends to suicide – that’s why I’m kayaking from Liverpool to London’ A huge thank to Heathcliff O'Malley from The Telegraph for this article
EdJun 17, 20211 minOn the water in Boroughbridge and at Ellerton park lakeWe've had a couple of great training days recently. Last week I went out with the Yorkshire sea kayaking club at Boroughbridge, it was...
EdJun 15, 20211 minPress coverage in The TelegraphA big thank you to Crystal Jones for the article in The Telegraph yesterday. If you didn't manage to see it, here it is: If you would...
EdMay 28, 20211 minBFBS Aldershot interviewWe're delighted to have done another interview with BFBS to continue our awareness of our expedition to raise money for the Elysium...
EdApr 23, 20211 minOur kayaking routeWe are delighted to be able to share our route and itinerary with you. We will depart Preston Brook Marina on the 17th August. We aim to...
EdJan 18, 20211 minPostponement of our kayaking expedition It is with great sadness that we announce the postponement of the kayaking expedition from Liverpool to London, due to start on the 1st...
EdJan 10, 20211 minBFBS interviewBFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) very kindly gave us an interview last week to put our important message out to all of the...
EdDec 31, 20201 min'Soldiers to kayak 280 miles for colleagues lost to suicide'We are delighted to have been featured in the Oxford Mail. Follow the link to read the excellent article by Eirian Jane Prosser:...
EdDec 23, 20201 minMerry Christmas from the Elysium Memorial teamWe hope everyone has a great Christmas and Hogmanay and hope to see you all in the New Year, when we start ramping up our training. If...
EdNov 30, 20201 minInterview on Canal Radio UKDJ Pete from Canal Radio UK and I sat down to talk about the Elysium Memorial and our fundraising by kayaking from Liverpool to London....
EdNov 26, 20202 minIf we are going to paddle almost 300 miles in April, we had better get training!On Saturday, Dave Wood, myself and David Adams from river mountain experience set out to the River Ure in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire,...