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Help Save Scott's Hut Robert Falcon
Scott's British Antarctic Expedition 1910 to 1913 is one
of the most famous and stirring stories of world
exploration. Remarkably the hut and supplies from this expedition
still survive on Ross Island, Antarctica - a unique
historic record of the time Scott and his men explored
the frozen wilderness and prepared to reach the South
Pole. MATCH FUNDING:
Through the generosity of a British
Charitable Foundation we are now able to match every donation up to a
maximum total additional grant of £1 million. A donation of
£100 from you with Gift Aid would be worth £256 to the us.
Please help us by making a donation NOW...
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WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP...
The hut structure and 8,000 heroic age artefacts are at
serious risk from rust and decay. We need to take
action now to save them. It's a huge task, which
will take at least five years of work by specialist
conservators. With your help we can conserve and
protect this unique site for a further 100 years.
THANK YOU! |
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A New Strong Tea for Heroes at Tesco
5p from every pack to support UKAHT
At bigger Tesco's: Captain Scott’s Strong Blend, a
strong refreshing tea of history and distinction.
It is the original blend supplied to Scott’s 1910
expedition. For every box of tea purchased, Tesco is
donating 5p towards the campaign to Save Scott’s Hut; our
match-funding arrangement means this will double to 10p per
box. The tea is proving very popular and delicious - even if
you think you don't like strong tea!
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Background: The UK and NZ Antarctic
Heritage Trusts are committed to preserving the historic huts
constructed in the early years of the 20th century by the
expeditions of the celebrated Antarctic explorers, Captain
Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton, and the Norwegian
Captain Borchgrevink.
The huts contain a wide
variety of equipment and supplies left by the expeditions when
they returned to UK. They are thus a unique legacy of the heroic
era of Antarctic exploration.
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Not surprisingly after so
many years the huts and their contents now urgently need an
extensive programme of conservation. This was begun in 2004 by the New
Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust, which has operational
responsibility for the huts in this area of Antarctica, with the
active support of the UK Trust.
 In
recent years exceptionally heavy snow falls have
threatened Scott's hut at Cape Evans (see below). This
underlines the urgency of the project to preserve this
and the other huts on Ross Island. The adverse
climate and difficult working conditions mean that all
such work in Antarctica is expensive. |
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The bulk of the funding required
is being raised in UK, New Zealand, and USA. By May
2006, enough had been raised to secure the future of
Shackleton's hut at Cape Royds. Here in UK donations have
been received from companies, from foundations and trusts, from
individuals, and from the British Government . But we still need
£3 million for the remaining huts. |
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It thus increases
awareness of the work in the Ross Sea Huts in Britain, and makes it
easier for people in UK to have access to their extraordinary
atmosphere and the stories surrounding them. |
For instance, in 1911 an epic
mid-winter journey was made to find emperor penguin eggs in the
name of scientific research, harrowingly described in Apsley
Cherry Garrard’s book —The Worst Journey in the World. Those
eggs now reside in the Museum’s collection.
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