Walk 10,000 steps a day in JANUARY 2024

Challenge: Walk 10,000 steps a day

Date: January 2024

Location: You can take on this challenge wherever you are!

Fundraising Target: £100

Walk 10,000 steps a day in JANUARY 2024

Challenge: Walk 10,000 steps a day

Date: January 2024

Location: You can take on this challenge wherever you are!

Fundraising Target: £100

Take on the tommy 10,000 step challenge

This challenge is the perfect opportunity to start your 2024 on a positive note – you can start any day in the month of January. We challenge you to take on 10,000 steps a day for 31 days.

But of course, this is no ordinary step challenge. This challenge has symbolic significance: their 10,000 steps, over 31 days, totalled approximately 155 miles. This was the distance travelled by our Tommies during the fighting retreat to Dunkirk.

Get active this January and register now for our 10,000 steps challenge.

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We have everything you need to help you complete your 10,000 steps, from essential advice and tips to help you on your way, along with resources to help you raise funds for vulnerable veterans. 

The Impact

Every pound raised from Tommy’s 10,000 Step Challenge helped to support the UK’s most vulnerable veterans by allowing RBLI to provide safe homes and the support they need to get back on their feet. RBLI has ambitious plans to expand the outstanding facilities, care and welfare services we provide. The major expansion, scheduled for completion this year, will vastly increase the unique mix of homes for veterans and their families. When complete, our expanded Village will mean RBLI can support an additional 600 veterans annually for the next 100 years

10,000 steps a day | 31 Days | Following in the steps of our fearless soldiers

WHO IS TOMMY?

The origins of the term Tommy is widely disputed, the most common interpretation is that the term comes from Tommy Atkins, which is slang for a common soldier in the British Army. It is known to have been used as early as 1743, however the term Tommy was chosen as a generic name by the war office in 1815. Legend has it that in WW1 German soldiers would call out “Tommy” across no man’s land if they wanted to speak to a British soldier.

Established in 1919, Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) helped and supported many wounded, injured and sick ex-Forces personnel returning from war and continued ever since expanding its range of services through the funds it raises through charitable donations. RBLI Tommy represents military services and all those that have served for our country.

WHO IS TOMMY?

The origins of the term Tommy is widely disputed, the most common interpretation is that the term comes from Tommy Atkins, which is slang for a common soldier in the British Army. It is known to have been used as early as 1743, however the term Tommy was chosen as a generic name by the war office in 1815. Legend has it that in WW1 German soldiers would call out “Tommy” across no man’s land if they wanted to speak to a British soldier.

Established in 1919, Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) helped and supported many wounded, injured and sick ex-Forces personnel returning from war and continued ever since expanding its range of services through the funds it raises through charitable donations. RBLI Tommy represents military services and all those that have served for our country.

ways you can complete the challenge

THE Corporal Challenge

10,000 steps a day, for 31 days

THE Paratrooper/Commando Challenge

10,000 steps a day, weighted, for 31 days 

 THE Special Forces Challenge

310,000 steps as quick as you can  

SQUAD CHALLENGE

Combine your steps as part of a team!

 

My Great Uncle Verdun was a lovely family man, he did so much for his local community and was always proud to have been a regular army soldier. For all of you that followed his journey along with his comrades in 2nd Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment you will have learned something of the hell they went through. Verdun and indeed all the veterans I knew very seldom if ever spoke about their experiences in the teeth of battle but they would often reminisce about the comradeship in their battalion and how they helped each other get through, often with a bit of humor. I believe I saw some of that special shared humor and support during the Tommy 10,000 Step Challenge in the messages and stories in our group and the money raised has been absolutely brilliant. I think it is something you can all be very proud of and I could imagine those old soldiers I knew so well giving you all one of the best thanks you could ever get – a big Tommy thumbs up!

Neil R. Storey
Historian

My Great Uncle Verdun was a lovely family man, he did so much for his local community and was always proud to have been a regular army soldier. For all of you that followed his journey along with his comrades in 2nd Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment you will have learned something of the hell they went through. Verdun and indeed all the veterans I knew very seldom if ever spoke about their experiences in the teeth of battle but they would often reminisce about the comradeship in their battalion and how they helped each other get through, often with a bit of humor. I believe I saw some of that special shared humor and support during the Tommy 10,000 Step Challenge in the messages and stories in our group and the money raised has been absolutely brilliant. I think it is something you can all be very proud of and I could imagine those old soldiers I knew so well giving you all one of the best thanks you could ever get – a big Tommy thumbs up!

Neil R. Storey
Historian

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