Operation Odin – Stuart Dack

Operation Odin – Stuart Dack

I recently returned from a expedition with the Pilgrim Bandits to Norway. Let me take you back to where my journey started with this amazing charity. In August 2018 I left the Armed forces, my mental health at an all time low and resulting in a hospital admission a...
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...
Helen Barnett: Living with PTSD

Helen Barnett: Living with PTSD

Retired Police Constable, Helen Barnett grew up in a quiet little village in the Cotswolds and, looking for an adventure, joined the MET Police cadets at the age of eighteen. She embarked upon a career that she had a deep passion for, but it was also one of...