Winter Survival Course – Sweden

Winter Survival Course – Sweden

[gap] Last month our CEO, Matthew Hellyer, led the Pilgrim Bandits Winter Survival Course in Sweden. Commenting on the expedition, he said: “The expedition in Sweden was undertaken in order to push our injured service personnel to their physical and mental limits in...
Always a Little Further: Jake’s Story

Always a Little Further: Jake’s Story

[gap] Jake Bartlett joined the British Army in 2008. Shortly after, he moved to Northern Ireland with 2nd Battalion The Rifles. Jake deployed to Afghanistan in early 2009 for a six-month tour. A week before he was due to return home, he stepped on an IED (Improvised...
Always a Little Further: Emily’s Story

Always a Little Further: Emily’s Story

Inspector Emily Roberts recently won the Pilgrim Bandits’ Ethos Award for the work she does for Pilgrim Bandits’ Curtis Palmer Programme, an initiative that supports injured Emergency Services personnel and those battling mental health. She first came to know of the...
Helping Police Personnel to Go Always A Little Further

Helping Police Personnel to Go Always A Little Further

[gap] Rendel Ish is instrumental to Pilgrim Bandits’ Curtis Palmer Programme. Established in early 2019, the Programme helps Police Officers with injuries, or who are struggling with their mental health, to get back to work in a better place. The Programme includes...