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The London Landmarks Half Marathon
On the 1st August 2021 five wonderful volunteers ran the London Landmarks Half Marathon for us dressed in penguin outfits to help raise funds for the Kent Scouts ReQuest2021 Antarctic Research Project. Each volunteer had a target to raise of £500 or more!
London Landmarks Half Marathon Website: https://www.llhm.co.uk/
We also have a support crew of 6 based near St. Paul’s
to cheer them along on the day.
For more information contact: alan@request2021.org.uk
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 21
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EPISODE 21 – Thursday 1st July 2021 – Purple penguins; Shackleton’s Scouts book launch; and the ReQuest interview with British adventurer James Ketchell. On 1st February 2014, James became the first and only person to have rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, successfully summit Mount Everest and cycle 18,000 miles around the world, in what the media dubbed ‘The Ultimate Triathlon’.
In 2019 James flew his open cockpit gyroplane over 24,000 nautical miles circumnavigating the planet in 175 days to set the first Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ratified flight around the world, for an aircraft of its type. The mission was to inspire a million young people in classrooms over the world to pursue their own goals and dreams.
It was an inauspicious start for James; in 2008 he was recovering from a serious motorcycle accident that had left him with broken legs and a severely broken and dislocated ankle. The prognosis was that he would likely suffer a permanent walking impairment and would certainly not be able to continue the active physical lifestyle he had so enjoyed.
Not all James adventures have been easy! He survived two mid ocean rescues and on one he found himself clinging to a rope ladder on the side of a 100,000-tonne oil tanker as he climbed to safety in storm force winds in the Indian Ocean.
Having spent much of his teenage years struggling with no ambition and very little confidence, leaving school with no qualifications and spending most of his early days in bed. James has spent the last ten years passionately working to inspire young people, as well as sharing his lessons learned with companies around the world.
A podcast documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
James Ketchell’s Website:
http://jamesketchell.net
The Ultimate Triathlon book by James Ketchell:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimate-Triathlon-James-Ketchell-ebook/dp/B01LY3GGN6
Limited-Edition Purple Penguin Badges on eBay:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265212275777
Shackleton’s Scouts book by Alan S. Noake:
http://www.shackletonsscouts.co.uk
Visit our Fundraising Ladder for different ways to follow and support the project including our infamous Penguin Badges, Antarctic Top Trumps, Social Media pages and lots more…
www.fundraisingladder.co.uk/ReQuest2021
“QUEST100”
REQUEST2021 Objective 7: PLYMOUTH – Participate in the Devon and Cornwall Polar Society centenary event in Plymouth. (Heritage)
To be held on Friday, 24 September 2021 at the Duke of Cornwall Hotel, 23 Millbay Road, Plymouth PL1 3LG
Programme
0900 – 0930: Registration
0930 – 0945: Welcome by Paul Davies – President DCPS
0945 – 1045: Jan Chojecki – “John Quiller Rowett and the Quest”.
1045 – 1115: Tea / coffee break
1115 – 1140: Don Kerr – “My Grandfather: Engineer on “Endurance” and “Quest”
1140 – 1200: An update from Ireland: The restoration of Shackleton`s cabin at Athy.
This will depend on Covid restrictions between Ireland and UK
1200 – 1400: Buffet Lunch
During the lunch break a centenary plaque will be unveiled at the Hotel by Hon Alexandra Shackleton and Jan Chojecki to commemorate the departure of the “Shackleton-Rowett Expedition” from Millbay Dock, Plymouth. The plaque will be permanently sited at Millbay Dock.
1400 – 1500: Alan Noake. -“Shackleton`s Scouts”
1500 – 1530: Tea / coffee break
1530 – 1615: Paul Hart – “Commemorating Shackleton – Crossing the Antarctic Peninsular for Science and Exploration”
1615 – 1630: Closing words.
During the breaks we hope to be showing film of the “Quest” in the foyer along with an exhibition of appropriate artefacts.
MORE INFORMATION ON: DCPS (devonandcornwallpolarsociety.org.uk)
PLEASE NOTE: this event will be governed by any Covid19 regulations applicable at the time.
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 20
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EPISODE 20 – Tue 1st June 2021 – “Seven months till we sail” and the ReQuest interview with Mark Wood an established speaker, author and explorer who operates within the cold extremes of our planet. His expeditions include guiding film crews to the Magnetic North Pole, leading two expeditions to the Geomagnetic North Pole and completing solo expeditions to both the Geographic North and South Poles. He has been a part of major BBC and Channel 5 documentaries and over the years has trained and led people in the extremes of the planet. He is chairman of The Explorers Club – Great Britain and Ireland Chapter and a Scout Adventurer.
A podcast documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Mark Wood’s Website:
http://www.markwoodexplorer.com
The book Solo Explorer is the journey from Mark’s school days to
reaching the North Pole including the twists and turns of the adventure that
led him there.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mark-Wood-Solo-Explorer/dp/1909075523
The photographic book Rock and Ice is a collection of extreme photographs taken on Mark’s journey’s over the past two decades. Bringing to life the path of his own lives adventure.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rock-Ice-Mark-Wood/dp/1909075531
Visit our Fundraising Ladder for different ways to follow and support the project
including our infamous Penguin Badges, Antarctic Top Trumps, Social Media pages
and lots more…
www.fundraisingladder.co.uk/ReQuest2021
ReQuest2021 Objectives
Exactly 100 years after two Scouts sailed on Shackleton’s final Quest Expedition the project’s objectives are as follows: –
- VOYAGE – Participate as members of the crew on the Bark Europa on a voyage to Antarctica. (Peace, Environment, Heritage)
- PROJECTS – Undertake personal projects with each team member presenting their results. (Peace, Environment, Heritage)
- CENTENARY – Hold centenary flag ceremonies in both the UK and Antarctica (Heritage)
- PLAQUES – Unveil commemorative plaques to Scouts Marr & Mooney in England & Scotland. (Heritage)
- OUTREACH – Involve young people in a series of fun and educational outreach activities. (Peace, Environment, Heritage)
- THAMES – Host a pre-expedition PR event at Tower Bridge on Friday 17th September 2021. (Heritage)
- PLYMOUTH – Participate in the Devon and Cornwall Polar Society centenary event in Plymouth. (Heritage)
- SHACKLETON – Celebrate and pay respects to the achievements of Sir Ernest Shackleton. (Peace, Heritage)
- LINKS – Build strong links with Scouts in other countries on the original expedition route. (Peace, Heritage)
- LEGACY – Leave a lasting Scouting polar research legacy inspired by Scout Marr’s work on Krill. (Environment)
OUR FIRST EMPEROR PENGUIN SPONSOR
PRESS RELEASE – For immediate release
EAST & WEST KENT FREEMASONS BECOME OUR FIRST EMPEROR PENGUIN SPONSOR
The ReQuest2021 project is delighted that the Freemasons of East & West Kent have donated £5,000 to become our first Emperor Penguin Sponsor.
Sir Ernest Shackleton himself was a Freemason, a member of Navy Lodge. Sharing the same values as Scouting, Freemasonry provides a framework for personal development and service to others. Although not a Freemason, Baden-Powell recognised the parallels with Scouting. He wrote, “Our [ie, the Scouts] principles are closely allied with those of the Freemason, being those of Brotherhood and Service.”
Tony Harvey, a Kent Queen’s Scout and Freemason, said, “This is another example of collaboration between our two great organisations, one which will have a lasting impact on the lives of so many young people.”
Tony is providing the expedition’s Union Flag. He explains, “Freemasons provided the flagpole on B-P’s campsite on Brownsea Island and I replace the flag every year. So, I am delighted to gift to the expedition a Union Flag that for one year flew over B-P’s campsite.”
To find out about Freemasonry in East Kent visit https://eastkentfreemasons.org/ and in West Kent visit https://westkentmasons.org.uk/.
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ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 19
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EPISODE 19 – Sat 1st May 2021 – This episode there is some recording of when I went out and about around Kent delivering our Antarctica In An Icebox resources; plus a few bits recorded on our sponsored Row-A-Thon launch whilst at the James Caird hall at Dulwich College; and then there is the ReQuest interview with Vanessa O’Brien. Vanessa is a British mountaineer and an American mountaineer (because of her dual nationality), explorer, aquanaut, author, and public speaker. Her achievements are extensive. Vanessa is the First Woman to Reach Earth’s Highest and Lowest Points, a Guinness World Record for summiting Mt. Everest (8,848m) in 2012 and diving in a submersible to the eastern pool of Challenger Deep (10,925m) in 2020. Vanessa became the first American woman to summit K2 and the first British woman to successfully summit K2 (because of her dual nationality) on 28 July 2017 and received the SES Explorer of the Year in 2018 for her efforts. Vanessa proudly raised the UN Women’s Flag at the summit of K2 to show the power of women’s courage and determination. Vanessa received a Guinness World Record for summiting the Seven Summits (including Mount Vinson in Antarctica) in 295 days, the fastest time a woman first achieved this goal. She has also skied the Last Degree to the North and South poles, completing the Explorers Grand Slam in 11 months.
A podcast documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Vanessa O’Brien’s Website:
http://www.vobonline.com
Vanessa
O’Brien’s Wikipedia Page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_O%27Brien
To the Greatest Heights – Vanessa O’Brien
http://www.tothegreatestheights.com
Mount Vinson – the tallest mountain in Antarctica
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mount-vinson
Lots of Different Ways to Follow and Support The Project including our
penguin badges, Antarctic Top Trumps and other merchandise…
www.fundraisingladder.co.uk/ReQuest2021
SHACKLETON THE PENGUIN REALLY NEEDS YOUR HELP
SHACKLETON THE PENGUIN REALLY NEEDS YOUR HELP
HE SIMPLY CAN’T MAINTAIN THIS THAMES BARGE ALL ON HIS OWN!
WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH SANDING, PAINTING, CHIPPING, CLEANING, FIXING, TEA-MAKING?
WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS DURING MAY AND JUNE 2021
LOCATION: OARE CREEK, FAVERSHAM
MAIL: ALAN.NOAKE@KENTSCOUTS.ORG.UK
RETIRED? WE WOULD ALSO WELCOME ANY OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE ON WEEKDAYS
ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 18
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EPISODE 18 – Thu 1st Apr 2021 – A quick chat with Jan Chojecki about the upcoming Quest Chronicle project which is to be a day by day (almost!) account of the original Shackleton-Rowett (Quest) Expedition 1921‑1922 via a Blog and Twitter account. We also have some exclusive details of the use of advanced BBC camera technology on Macquarie Island. Plus, there is the ReQuest interview with Stephen Scott Fawcett, polar historian specialising in the life of Ernest Shackleton and founder of the Sir Ernest H. Shackleton Appreciation Society Facebook Group which now has over 6000 members worldwide.
The ReQuest2021 podcast is documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Sir Ernest H. Shackleton Appreciation Society Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/6533344678
Quest Chronicle Twitter:
www.twitter.com/QuestChronicle
@QuestChronicle
Quest Chronicle Blog:
www.QuestChronicle.org.uk
‘Invisible’ Penguins of Macquarie Island:
The ReQuest2021 team have been granted exclusive rights to auction a copy of this incredible photograph (see below) on eBay to raise funds for the Kent Scouts Antarctic Research Project. You can bid for it here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265106659034
Lots of Different Ways to Follow and Support The Project including our penguin badges, Antarctic Top Trumps and other merchandise…
www.fundraisingladder.co.uk/ReQuest2021
James Caird Sponsored Row-A-Thon
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Our sponsored Row-A-Thon launched on Wednesday 14th April at Dulwich College with two high profile rowing machines either side of Shackleton’s famous James Caird lifeboat and lots of other rowers participating simultaneously on rowing machines remotely. The aim was to clock up 1500 kilometers (the equivalent of 800 nautical miles or 933 miles!) – the amazing distance covered by Sir Ernest Shackleton and five of his men on the Endurance expedition’s incredible boat journey. They took 17 days to row from Elephant Island to the island of South Georgia so we set ourselves the same timescale for our event.
8 hours of continuous rowing by Scouting supporters
We did it!
We completed the 800 nautical miles (1500km) in just under 17 days – precisely the same distance covered by Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men in the James Caird Lifeboat 105 years ago. A massive thanks to all our fantastic rowers with a special mention for Chris Barrow and to the Oratory School for their exceptional support.
The ReQuest2021 project team are immensely grateful to the James Caird Society and to Dulwich College for letting us launch the event at the prestigious James Caird Hall.
The row raised a grand total of £1167.23 towards the Kent Scouts ReQuest2021 Antarctic Research Project so far but welcome any further donations on REQUEST FUND – JustGiving
All profits go to the Kent Scouts ReQuest2021 Antarctic Research Project.
[Kent County Scout Council. Charity Number: 303471]
A partnership project between Kent Scouts, The James Caird Society and Dulwich College.
WAYS TO DONATE
Visit the following link to donate to the “virtual” rowing team’s efforts:
REQUEST FUND – JustGiving
By cheque to “Kent County Scout Council” and send to Kent Scouts County Office, Lower Grange Farm, Maidstone, Kent ME14 3DA
By BACS to Kent County Scout Council, CAF Bank, Sort Code: 40-52-40 Account #: 00015563 quoting reference “Request2021”.
By TEXT – Just text REQUESTROW 10 to 70450 to donate £10
Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS
If you’d like to give £5 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text REQUESTROWNOINFO 10 to 70450
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