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Microplastic Microexpedition on the River Severn

Microplastic microexpedition on the River Severn (Next Challenge Grant winner)

A-level student Alex was originally awarded a Next Challenge Grant in 2020 to walk the Cornish coastline, to raise awareness of the need to reduce our dependency on single-use plastics. The Covid pandemic intervened and the plan changed: instead of the Plastic Plod, Alex proposed a Plastic Paddle. With three friends, he paddled 120 miles along the River Severn, collecting plastic fragments and…

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Motorbiking the Great Western Trail

Motorbiking the Great Western Trail

Charity worker Bethany and music producer Alasdair won a Next Challenge Grant to complete the Great Western Trail on a motorcycle, riding “2UP” (i.e. two people on one bike). The Great Western Trail stretches across the south of England from Alasdair and Bethany’s home in Haslemere to Lands End, and their round trip covered some 1,300km. The Next Challenge Grant is open for applications until…

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Paddling the Largest Lake in the Caucasus

Paddling the Largest Lake in the Caucasus

Here is grant winner Tenny Adamian’s account of circumnavigating Lake Sevan, Armenia, on a stand up paddle board (SUP). Tenny won £200 towards her expedition from The Next Challenge Grant. The grant is open now for applications. Read more and apply here. Stand-up Paddle Boarding Armenia’s Lake Sevan by Tenny Adamian I heard a whistle from behind. Kneeling nervously on my board, I turned my…

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Winners of the 2020 Next Challenge Grant

Winners of the 2020 Next Challenge Grant

I am delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Next Challenge Grant.

Every year it’s inspiring to read about so many amazing expedition ideas and hard not being able to support them all. But we have 13 fantastic and deserving winners to announce today.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the grant, including all the adventurers, as well as:

Ghyllside Cycles– the touring…

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Five Years of The Next Challenge Grant

Five Years of The Next Challenge Grant

I have now been running this website for over 10 years.

That seems hard to believe, but what I find even more surprising is that my grant has been going for almost half of that time.

This year will be the sixth year in which I offer expedition grants to aspiring adventurers, yet it still seems like something I’ve only started doing recently. Like it’s a new innovation and a new focus.

Bu…

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