Stories

Charlie’s Story

Charlie’s Story

A road accident while cycling one evening in July 2020 prematurely ended the career of Royal Marine Commando Paul ‘Charlie’ Charles. A broken neck, fractured skull and traumatic brain injury were among the injuries that forced him to give up the only job he’d ever...

Richard’s story

Richard’s story

Rich was referred to Veterans Outdoors by Op Courage in March 2023. Nine years previously he’d been discharged from the RAF after a motorbike accident which left him in constant pain with knee, rib and shoulder damage as well as a brain injury. Since the accident his...

Al’s story

Al’s story

We met Al at an Equine Therapy course to which he’d been referred by another organisation. He’d served as a gunner for 2 years but had left the forces with PTSD, following experiences in training, and then found that the global pandemic was forcing him to withdraw...