TEN TORS 2021 EVENT TO BE CANCELLED BUT ITS SPIRIT TO STAY
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TEN TORS 2021 EVENT TO BE CANCELLED BUT ITS SPIRIT TO STAY
One of the UK’s biggest outdoor adventure events for young people due to happen over the weekend of 8th and 9th May will no longer take place due to England’s latest lockdown roadmap.
This is the second year that the demanding trek over the Northern part of the Dartmoor National Park has had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but whilst the youngsters will not be able to gather in Okehampton to undertake the event together, there will be an opportunity to participate in virtual events in the true spirit of the challenge.
The annual challenge, now in its 61st year, tests the limits of the participants over the varying routes, encountering some of the wildest landscapes and highest peaks in Southern England who rely on teamwork, navigational skills, sheer grit and determination to succeed.
The event is led by the British Army’s Headquarters Southwest based in the heart of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire and involves 1000 Reserve and Regular personnel from all three services across the region along with partner agencies such as the Duchy of Cornwall, British Red Cross, Dartmoor National Park, Devon and Cornwall Police, local authorities and a host of volunteer organisations.
In a statement Colonel Neville Holmes MBE, Commander Headquarters South West and Director Ten Tors said:
“It is with regret that I have to announce it is no longer possible to hold a physical Ten Tors event on Dartmoor this May. As you know, we have been working closely with the local authorities and Ten Tors Policy Committee to plan a safe and enjoyable event but the restrictions that will still be in place over that period mean this is no longer possible. I know this will be a huge disappointment to many however, given that safety is always our number one priority, I hope you understand.
We are planning to enable a virtual event which teams may wish to conduct closer to home during 2021 to keep the Ten Tors ‘flame alive’.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the enablers and volunteers who continue to support the event and hope that we will be able to deliver a full Ten Tors in May 2022.”