Look To The Stars News: Skill Force

Prince Harry Walks With The Wounded

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Prince Harry and his team are on route to the North Pole for Walking With The Wounded after delays due to bad weather. The team, including four injured soldiers, aim to be the first amputees to reach the North Pole unsupported and have set a goal to raise £2,000,000.

The group were ready to leave camp on 2nd April for the 25 day trip, traveling 200 miles to the North Pole, but due to bad flying conditions the departure had been delayed for two days. The blog on the Walking With The Wounded website included a message from Prince Harry and Captain Martin, a wounded soldier with a paralyzed right arm, saying that they were leaving at 6pm Monday 4th April.

Captain Martin Hewitt, aged 29, said “getting really excited now and looking forward to getting on with the task at hand and walking to the North Pole”. The 26-year-old Prince added “all the boys are really excited to finally be going; we’ve been sitting around here for far too long now. Blue sky outside here at Svalbard, can’t wait to get on the ice with the boys, shame I will only be able to spend about two and a half days with them, but they are all really excited so keep the support going.”

Prince Harry Wants To Join Injured Soldiers On Charity North Pole Trek

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Prince Harry is keen to join wounded British soldiers on a trek to the North Pole this year.

Four soldiers injured in Afghanistan are planning the trip, with two of them attempting to become the first amputees to walk unaided to the pole.

The expedition – titled Walking With The Wounded, and of which the prince is patron – plans to raise money for Help for Heroes, Skill Force, Blesma and The Warrior Programme.

Prince William Attends Skill Force Event

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Prince William met Skill Force instructors and students at the Tower of London in his first public engagement as the charity’s Royal Patron on Monday, July 6.

Prince William was met by Lord Freeman, Skill Force’s Chairman of Trustees, Peter Cross, Chief Executive, and James Toomey, Operations Director, for a private briefing about the Charity’s work.

The Prince was introduced to Keri-Anne Payne, Olympic silver medal winner and Skill Force Associate Instructor, and escorted to the South Lawn of the historic White Tower where he watched a ‘command task’ activity by young people from the City of London Academy, Islington, under the leadership of Skill Force Instructor, Keith Howlett.

Prince William Becomes Patron Of Disadvantaged Youth

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Britain’s Prince William has become a Royal Patron to Skill Force, a charity that provides for life skills courses for disadvantaged youth by drawing upon the experiences of Armed Forces Veterans.

The organization reaches around 9,500 youth per year through partnerships with 260 schools across England, Scotland, and Wales. Special courses, run by veterans, allow for individualized attention for students. Student participants, often identified as at-risk of discontinuing their education, are particularly benefitted from the program, and have responded well to the “alternative” learning opportunities provided. Skill Force estimates that the percentage of youth who are not in education, employment, or training has shrunk to 3-6% of all students — versus the projected 23% that would not pursue the same opportunities in the absence of intervention.

In a press release issued by St James Palace, Prince William described his enthusiasm for supporting Skill Force, saying,