Dec
2025
YOUTH POLAR NEWS
Issue
#02
IN THIS ISSUE
- James Caird Society Dinner
- Awards & Applications
- Case Study
- Partner Profile
- The Quest For The Silver Salmon
- Annual Polar Auction
FEATURE
James Caird Society Dinner
On Friday 31st October three of the trustees of the ReQuest Foundation attended the James Caird Society dinner at Dulwich College - Alan Noake, Jan Chojecki and Cathy Mummery. The key note speaker for the evening was Annette Bombosch from our partner organisation - The Polar Collective - and she generously gave the ReQuest Foundation a mention on their opportunities slide.
You can just see our ReQuest Foundation pop-up banners at the back of the room!
PROJECTS
Second Round of Applications For Youth Polar Projects
We have recently awarded £200 to Sophie Mothersele - her personal project is all about how extreme cold affects the body in the Arctic Circle. We have also given £100 to Nicholas Mullins - his project is looking at the impact of climate change on the retreat of the ice sheet in the Arctic Circle. Both are members of the Kent Scouts ArcticQuest2026 polar research project. Young People aged 16-24 can apply for support and funding via our website. They just need an advocate from a school or organisation and a great idea for a polar project. The next deadline for applications is 31st January 2026.
CASE STUDY
Sam's Southern Ocean Monitoring Project
Sam Payne is one of our charity trustees. He completed his polar project whilst in Antarctica in 2022. He launched two Argo devices (ocean-monitoring instruments) during the expedition. These generate data directly into the international Argo research network.
PARTNER PROFILE
Dundee Heritage Trust
The trust now displays the Sir Ernest Shackleton memorial cross, known as the Hope Cross, at Discovery Point in Dundee. ReQuest Chairman - Alan Noake - visited the cross in October 2025. Visit Website
Alongside the Hope Cross exhibition sits some of the earliest photography of the Hope Cross at Grytviken, kindly provided to Dundee Heritage Trust by Jan Chojecki one of our ReQuest Trustees.
COMMUNITY
The Quest For The Silver Salmon
This will be our 7th Annual Treasure Quest and this one takes us to Ireland in search of the legendary Salmon of Knowledge...
COMMUNITY
Annual Polar Auction
The ReQUEST FOUNDATION holds a online polar auction every March. Take a look at some of the items we have already for next March 2026: https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/requestfoundationannualpolarauction2026 We also welcome any donations of items for the auction. Just drop us a reply if you have an item to donate.
The ReQuest Foundation relies entirely on donations and fundraising.
Please support us and help more young people with their polar projects.
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