One week to go – will you accept the challenge to keep their stories alive?

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Virtually Walking our War Graves: The Western Front – only one week to go!There’s still time to sign up for our fantastic virtual challenge

Here’s what you need to know:

This incredible 125km virtual route will take you on an interactive journey along the Western Front

You can complete this challenge from anywhere in the world

You will have between the 13th September 2021 and 13 October 2021 to complete the challenge

It’s a great way to get out and get active. You can cover the distance in any way you like: walking, running, cycling, swimming lengths or even riding a horse

You can follow your progress online via your own virtual map

The virtual route will run from Thiepval Memorial in France, following the battlefields and CWGC cemeteries and memorials on the Western Front and will finish at the iconic Menin Gate, Ieper.

It costs £25 to enter and you can choose to challenge yourself to raise £100, or as much as you can.Your support will help the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation support key projects like our Eyes On, Hands On volunteer programme which has already helped us inspect over 50,000 scattered war graves in the UK, or an educational project like our interactive digital exhibition at Runnymede, which explores the story of remarkable spy Princess Noor Inayat Khan.

Projects such as these enable the next generation to engage with stories of sacrifice that must never be forgotten.

And if that didn’t sound amazing enough… when you complete the challenge you will receive a very special ‘Walking our War Graves: The Western Front’ medal to be reminded of your wonderful achievement.