We are ‘The Hairy Veterans’ a couple of veterans of the Royal Tank Regiment that are passionate about history and outdoor adventures. We are best friends and Brothers-in-Arms who served together on operational duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. As well as having adventures and fun, we try to advocate positive mental health as well as raising awareness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

We have once again decided to challenge ourselves and combine our love of the outdoors with raising funds for another worthy cause and have chosen #Willdoes as our charity for 2024. Dedicated to the memory of William Paddy who sadly died at the early age of 14, #Willdoes aims to support mental and physical health of young people in Dorset and the surrounding areas.

We will be hiking approximately 62 miles along the Dorset stretch of the ‘Wessex Ridgeway’, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, we are aiming to complete this over 3 days. We hope you will follow us along the way as we blog and talk about the history of the local area, and more importantly about the great work that the charity does for the wellbeing of young people.

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