Category: Fundraising
Our Amazing Runners Made It!
Today, 06.04.25, our 5 fabulous runners completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025. Matt, Sam, Amy, Dean and Karen were fantastic to watch as they raced around London and taking in all the historic sights. The Arctic Quest team had the opportunity to watch and cheer them on at the beautiful St Paul’s Cathedral, the 10.5 mile marker.
Alan Noake, MBE, made this excellent video as a highlight reel, show casing our runners.
Alongside their commitment to regular training, the team along engaged in all important fundraising. Matt, Sam, Amy, Dean and Karen were absolutely incredible in not just running for Kent Scouts Arctic Quest 2026 but also fundraising for our important polar expedition! The group succeeded in raising almost £3000, another triumph to our continued efforts of trying to reach the all important goal of £133,000.
Matt and Sam, in particular, have had the amazing opportunity to go to Antarctica through the ReQuest project in 2021, so they felt it was only right to support Arctic Quest.
If you did not get a chance to support our fundraisers before their race and you want to reward them for their efforts post marathon, then please feel free to make a donation here:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/aq26llhm
Enjoy some photos from the day!
Matt and Amy waiting to run.
Karen and Dean waiting to run.
Finale Team Photo of our amazing finishers
Runners and Arctic Quest with Alan Noake MBE
London Landmarks Half Marathon
Support Our London Landmarks Half Marathon Runners
The London Landmarks Half Marathon 2025 is an exhilarating athletic race through the streets of our capital. Set against the backdrop of stunning architecture and historic monuments, participants will jog past such landmarks as Nelson’s Column, the Tower of London, Big Ben and the London Eye. The run
will be accompanied by street performances, jubilant crowds, and the pulsating rhythm of live music that along the route.
ArcticQuest26 are fortunate to have five volunteer participants who have taken on the challenge of this 13 mile run in aid of our cause so we are seeking donations on their behalf to support their efforts. As an additional challenge they will be wearing polar bear hats!
Our runners are: –
- Matt Wood (JustGiving Page: Matthew Wood is fundraising for Kent Scouts)
- Dean Almond
- Sam Payne
- Karen Tottle (Karen is using an offline sponsorship form)
- Amy Adams (JustGiving Page: Amy Adams is fundraising for Kent Scouts)
You can sponsor the whole team via the team just JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/page/aq26llhm
Annual Auction
Every December from 2023 to 2025 we are holding an auction to raise funds for the Kent Scouts ArcticQuest2026 Polar Research Project.
If you do win an item we welcome an optional additional contribution towards postage costs. This is mandatory for international bidders at a fair international postage rate for the country concerned.
https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/arcticquestauction2025
We welcome donated items for the auction. Anything of value to help the team raise some funds. Contact alan.noake@kentscouts.org.uk if you have an item to donate.
Kent County Scout Council
Charity Registration Number: 303471
ArcticQuest2026 Winter Fundraising Dinner with Louis Rudd MBE!
Kent Scouts Arctic Quest 2026 are pleased to announce that they will be hosting a Winter Fundraising Dinner on Saturday 7th December 2024 at the London Beach Hotel, Tenterden, Kent. However, tickets are in high demand and selling fast!
For £50 per person, you can enjoy a delicious 3 course meal, entertainment, live auction, and an after dinner speech from guest speaker and project patron Louis Rudd MBE. Come along and join us at the London Beach Hotel for what promises to be a highly memorable and entertaining evening. With his accolade of outstanding polar achievements, Louis Rudd MBE is the perfect choice as a our Project Patron. He is a record-breaking polar adventurer, expedition leader, former Royal Marine Commando and SAS soldier, with 34 years of service. He is the first – and only – person to have traversed Antarctica twice using human power alone, has reached the South Pole four times from different coastal start points and summited Antarctica’s highest mountain. He is a member of the exclusive Explorers Club, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, an Ambassador for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, Director of Expeditions for Shackleton, a published author, and accomplished public speaker.
This is our big group fundraiser for 2024, so please come along and help to spread the word. For every ticket purchased, the London Beach Hotel guarantees to match this with a donation to Kent Scouts Arctic Quest 2026.
We have since had this dinner party so we have removed the booking link to prevent any accidental bookings.