Army Benevolent Fund Cateran Yomp 2025
On the 7 - 8 June 2025, I am taking on the Cateran Yomp for a second time. A 54-mile hike in 24 hours across rural Perthshire, Scotland.
It’s going to be tough but it will raise vital funds for the Army Benevolent Fund, providing a lifetime of support to soldiers, veterans and their immediate families.
My grandfather served in the parachute regiment in WW2 and was one of the first onto the bridge at Arnhem (as featured in the film ‘A Bridge Too Far’). He was captured though and became a prisoner of war. Thankfully he returned home after the war safe and sound. For me he was a hero, trying to bring much needed peace to Europe (as were his fellow soldiers) and I think we all owe him and so many others who have served in the Army so much. This charity for me is very important and one I support whole-heartedly, not least because they helped my Grandad get back on his feet after the war had ended.
Thank you for all your support for this amazing charity.
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Upping the Miles!


The Training has Started!

Thank you to my Sponsors

£200
Fred Bickham

£106
Howard
A great effort and cause. Best of luck

£71
Bishop's Stortford Camera Club

£53.32
Dominic Lynn
Enjoy the pain!! Watch out for the blisters.

£53.32
Ian Randall
Good luck Matthew, should be easier the second time round!

£53.32
Shamus Kahl
Good luck on your hike Matthew.

£53.32
John Carroll
Good luck and I hope the knees survive!

£53.32
Lesley Sprung
Great work Matthew, looking forward to the challenge again!!

£53.32
Sue Carroll
54 miles! Good luck. X

£53.32
Mike Carroll
Good luck Matthew

£42.79
Guy Emerson
Good luck Matthew!

£40
Michelle Bickham

£32.23
Paul Dennis
Good luck Matthew, gret effort for a really worthwhile cause

£32.23
Maggie
Well done Matthew!

£32.23
Kathryn Timlin
thank you Matthew!

£32.23
Geoff Nield
Matthew - a great cause and well done for committing to the event the second year running.

£32.23
The Todds
Good luck Matthew!!

£32.23
Jon Watson
54 miles! What a challenge - best of luck!

£32.23
Ian Clough
Good luck Mathew, hope you manage to enjoy the walk as well as finishing it.

£32.23
Millie Carr
Well done Matthew! All the training will be worth it!

£31.51
Angelika Hüls
Good luck!

£30
Fred Bickham

£30
Sheila Maynard
Best of luck Matthew

£30
Chas & Philippa
Best of luck on your last outing for the event 👌

£29
Matthew Bickham

£27.05
David Brooking
Good Luck and hope the knees hold out 😎🤞

£27.05
David Carroll

£25
Peter Moss

£21.84
Anonymous

£21.84
Bola Sho-silva
Well done Matthew!

£21.84
Bally Toor

£21.84
Rosie
Great cause and quite a challenge!!

£21.84
Finn Campbell
Great stuff Matthew

£21.84
Diane
You deserve to smash this Matthew! Stay safe and have the best time.

£21.84
Frankie Defalco

£21.84
Mark Sangwine
Good Luck Matthew!

£21.84
Trad Hughes
See you on the Yomp!

£21.84
Richard Nickels
Thank you

£21.84
Ian Williams

£21.84
Wendy Kingshott
Good luck Matthew. You can do it!

£21.84
Manjit Sukhram
Thank you Matthew

£21.84
Darren Pardoe
A fantastic cause and wish you all the best Matthew.

£21.84
Graham

£21.84
Adrian Hill
Hi Matthew, Good luck with the Yomp! All the best

£21.84
Anonymous

£21.84
Reid Family
Good luck!

£21.84
Brian Beckman

£21.84
Tom Filmer
Good luck Matthew. See you there.

£21.84
Emma Benato

£21.84
Charles Graydon

£21.84
Shyam Subbaraj
All the best Matt!

£21.60
Robin Lee
Good luck Matt, all the best and enjoy!

£20
Robin Beer

£20
Alan & Clare Hodgson
Good luck. You must be mad doing it again!!

£20
Jane Dobson
Best of luck Matthew

£20
Sohesh Patel

£20
Jaz Singh
Good luck Matthew !

£20
Naoual Bellafqih

£20
Ana Perez
Go Matthew!

£16.56
Olivia Misquitta
Good luck Matthew!

£16.56
Laurence Barber
Best of luck!

£16.56
James Bickham
Good luck on your adventures again, for a great cause!

£16.20
Nathan Rae

£15
Anonymous
Good Luck

£11.33
Dixie, Bscc
Best of luck Matthew, it’s a very worthy cause.

£11.33
Rosie Hurll
Good luck Matthew! Rosie and Alex xx

£11.33
Sisan Kola-lawal

£11.33
Sabine Vetterlein
Thank you for these, Matthew and best of luck in the Cateran Yomp!

£11.33
Hani Risheq
Good luck Matt! :)

£11.33
Luca Angiolini
Keep up the great work Matthew!!

£11.33
Chris Rushworth

£10
Gaayatiri Sanjeev

£10
Mariana Da Costa Duarte
Best of luck on your 54-mile hike in Scotland, You'll smash it!

£10
Roberto Bodegas

£10
Lucy Sproul
Good luck Matthew!

£10
Niamh Lambert
Good luck Matt, such a great cause!

£10
Lydia Blythe
Good luck, Matthew!

£10
Zara Comerford
Good luck! Thank you for the great headshots!

£10
Carol Green

£10
Matthew Donnelly

£10
Joe Flower
Good Luck!!

£10
Victoria Humphreys
Good Luck Matthew!! :)

£10
Oliver Maytum

£10
Thomas Wackett
Thank you Matthew!

£10
Anonymous

£10
Freya Parker

£10
Char Quiambao

£10
Marynol Algua

£10
Nicholson Family

£10
Cliff

£10
Jonny Donald
Best of luck Matthew!

£7.61
Atrin Motamed-chaboki
Thank you so much for the headshots! Wishing you the best of luck.

£6.11
Janelle Azimullah

£6.11
Lewis Bloomer

£6.11
Dylan Jenkins

£6.11
Lucy

£6.11
Izzy Osborne

£6.11
Herbert

£5
Anonymous

£5
Claire Nicoll
Thanks Matthew and good luck!!

£5
Alvaro Perez Bocangra

£5
David Arciga

£5
Samir Parmar (oracle)
Great Work :)

£5
Charlotte Lack

£5
Alex Harvey

£5
Anonymous
Good luck Matthew. Been enjoying your walks...great initiative. Well done.
Our Team

Lesley Sprung (C)
£1,150.04

Adam Tanner

Marc Bateman
£680.89

Matthew Bickham
£2,428.86

Trad Hughes
£192.00

adam warsop
£830.59

Darren McAlear
£100.00

Amy Kenyon

Andy Harrison
£448.63

Phillip Singleton
£487.48

Marcus Delaney
£791.89

Benjamin Miller
£342.65

Osagie Abifade
£247.64

Michael Guffogg
£401.21

Max Goldsmith
£541.24

Tom Filmer
£1,003.74

Joyce Li
£194.11

Colin Turner
£105.40

Leane Matejko
£276.56

Roberto Bodegas
£403.55

Thomas Wackett
£58.17

Neil Jeffrey
£763.20
