Gina Atkinson & Veterans For Veterans

Gina Atkinson served in the British Army within the Royal Signals, joining after years in the Army Cadets. During her military career she was posted to 30 Signal Regiment, traveling to 35 countries in her first five years of service, taking part in peacekeeping missions, including volunteer work in Bosnia and Kosovo. She also competed extensively in sport, representing the Army in skiing and training alongside international teams and qualified as both a BASI Ski Instructor and Ski Tour Leader.

“Veterans for Veterans works because it’s built by those who’ve lived it, the noise, the silence, the battles that don’t end when you leave. As someone who’s lost 80% of my hearing, I know what it feels like not to fully connect! But with veterans, you don’t have to explain yourself… they just understand the whys! That’s why I am proud to be working with them.”

Since leaving the Army in 2007, Gina has become a nationally recognised fundraiser, adventurer and volunteer, completing extreme endurance challenges worldwide. She represented Great Britain at the European Championships in 2010, winning three gold medals, and has since completed over 30 ultramarathons and hundreds of adventure races, raising more than £450,000 for veterans’ and cancer charities. Her work has earned multiple awards, including Soldiering On Inspiration of the Year (2022), Volunteer of the Year (2023) and the Point of Light Award (2024). She has also written four books with proceeds supporting military charities, served over 15 years as an Army Cadet instructor, and undertaken major solo expeditions for charity.

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