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The Shackleton Foundation is very proud of Anton Oliver, our first Ambassador to take on a ‘My Antarctic‘ challenge.The Shackleton Foundation believes everyone has an ‘Antarctic’. This is a personal challenge you have, something that maybe scares you, but a challenge you …

Sir Ernest Shackleton was one of the headliners of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration and his remarkable achievements – on and off the ice – were documented in the London Gazette.Here are some old newspaper clippings from the London Gazette on …

The Shackleton Foundation awarded Lee Healey with the Leadership award for his project, IncomeMAX. Lee Healey, a welfare benefits expert with many years’ experience in the welfare rights advice sector. IncomeMAX is a Community Interest Company and Social Enterprise that supports people …

The Shackleton Foundation is delighted that recipients of the Shackleton Leadership award, Baillie Aaron and Daniel Marshall from Spark Inside, have recently been awarded three major grants totalling £60,000 from the Big Lottery, UnLtd and Esmee Fairbairn Foundations. This funding enables Spark …

Part 1 of this blog series documented the preparation Karen, Shackleton Foundation trustee, underwent when embarking on her ‘My Antarctic’ challenge of sleeping on the streets for the night. Part 2 looked at her experience pre-midnight. It’s now time to look at …

‘My Antarctic’ Challenge: Sleeping Out! Part 1 documented the preparation Karen, Shackleton Foundation trustee, underwent when embarking on her ‘My Antarctic’ challenge of sleeping on the streets for the night. It’s now time to look at the actual challenge itself!Confessions of a …