Veteran Expeditions
To provide funded expeditions based on historical military raids and ground-breaking mentoring programme to the military community in order to improve overall health of its beneficiaries.
About
We are a group of serving and former service people from across the Royal Marines, Royal Air Force and British Army. We are all volunteers.
In 2022 we were drawn together by a common aim of retracing Operation FRANKTON, an audacious raid from WW2 which we successfully completed in December 2022 on the 80th Anniversary. We raised over £40,000 from our corporate sponsors and the general public with over £8,000 given to our chosen charities via our Just Giving page.
Since then we have planned and delivered training courses, expeditions to France and Norway and provided support to an upcoming TV series, ‘Commando’.
Upcoming Events
24 – 27 October
Royal Marines 360th Birthday Training Weekend – Bury Jubilee Centre, Glenridding
This is a training weekend to bring together members of the Cockleshell community. Past, present and future are all invited to join us for a multi-activity weekend as well as a formal dinner to celebrate the 360th birthday of the Royal Marines (all welcome)
February 2025
The Pebble Island Expedition
Follow a group of Op CORPORATE veterans as they embark on an audacious expedition combining kayaking and trekking from Pebble Island to Stanley.
March 2025
The Telemark Commando Experience
A team of very special clients will have an opportunity to embrace a unique Commando experience by completing the arduous Telemark expedition with a team of CS22 mentors.
April 2025
The Galaxie Presse ‘Commando’ TV series launch. We will be holding a premiere of the TV series we’ve been supporting in both London and Norway.
OUR AIM
- Raise awareness of epic historical feats of military endurance.
- To demonstrate the benefits of adventurous training to both serving military and veteran community.
- To provide funded places on expeditions for members of the military family, regardless of circumstances.
- To raise funds for a chosen charity partner for a 12-month period.
Sponsors
Cockleshell is here to provide the best trips for our vets
