Waterloo Uncovered combines world-class archaeology with a programme of care and recovery for veterans and serving military personnel suffering from some of the physical and mental impacts of their service. Since 2015 the charity has been excavating on the site of one of the world's most decisive battles - Waterloo in Belgium. In that time, we have supported over 100 beneficiaries and have made important new discoveries about the battle and the men who took part. Support us now to help us continue to support more veterans and military personnel!

In 2019, I had the privilege of being a beneficiary of Waterloo Uncovered for their 5th annual dig at the world famous Waterloo battlefield. During the two weeks I learnt is much, not only about archaeology, but also about my own mental health. As a sufferer of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), like many, I look completely fine and almost like their is nothing wrong, most of the time. Those who know me, or know someone who suffered with PTSD know that when you have a bad day, things can go very wrong very quickly.

Being involved in an event like this really opened my eyes to the importance of self care. I met some amazing people who all have their own story to tell, and no matter how different their journey has been, we all had one thing in common; we were affected in some way by our time in the armed forces.

This year, we are not able to return to the battlefield to continue this amazing work, but instead we are engaging in an all new online program.

To help keep this amazing charity running, I have decided to take part in the Waterloo Uncovered 2.6 Challenge. Starting on the 1st of June 2020, I will be cycling every day to an accumulated distance of 260 Miles (2.6x100); the distance from Waterloo Uncovered's registered office to the famous Waterloo Battlefield in Belgium.

Please show your support for us to help continue to supporting more veterans and military personnel on there road to recovery.

Liam