In the Media - February
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Prince Harry is Widow 6-7 In one 24-hour period, Harry and his comrades from the Household Cavalry Regiment battle group were attacked 29 TIMES. Harry and his unit were later posted away from Garmsir to another zone, where the prince was able to pose for photos. Wearing a baseball cap, Arab-style neck scarf and his Help For Heroes wristband, he looked just like a US special forces soldier on top of a Spartan armoured vehicle as he posed alongside Lc Cpl of Horse “Dougy” Douglass within the last two weeks. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Village launches appeal for heroes THE Vale village of Fladbury might not seem the obvious choice to launch the Worcestershire appeal for a new national charity. But there were three good reasons for its selection to mark the start of the county's appeal for public support for the charity Help for Heroes - set up to help injured servicemen and women. Link: www.eveshamjournal.co.uk |
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Full text of Prince Harry interview given pre-departure In December Harry gave a frank interview about his upcoming trip to Afghanistan. It can now be published for the first time “There is a lot that happens that the British public don’t know about. It’s a shame to see stories about Afghanistan and Iraq being pushed back to page six or seven in the newspapers – they are our boys and they should be on the front page.” Link: www.timesonline.co.uk |
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Dig deep and help our heroes Mike Holgate, a Captain in the Royal Engineers who was wounded in Afghanistan, is undertaking the gruelling 19th Bataan Memorial Death March to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes, who helped him recover from his injuries. Link: www.horseandhound.co.uk |
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Hunts raise £30,000 for Help for Heroes war veterans’ charity Hunts across the country have continued to raise funds for war veterans' charity Help for Heroes. The running total stands at £30,000 — with money still coming thick and fast. Link: www.horseandhound.co.uk |
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Servicemen to tour city pubs Servicemen linked by their love for Norwich City are to embark on a tour of duty with a difference - a 16-mile trip around the city's pubs to raise money for their injured colleagues.
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Bungee jump for charity HIGH WYCOMBE's resident adrenalin junkies tested their nerve by taking part in a 200 ft bungee jump for charity. The event, which was organised by Sainsbury's, took place in the store's car park in Dovecot Road on Friday. Link: www.bucksfreepress.co.uk |
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Hexham Courant Some of the proceeds this time round will be donated to the Help for Heroes campaign, a charity which provides rehabilitation for soldiers injured in conflict. Link: www.hexham-courant.co.uk |
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Stabbed soldier 'on road to recovery' A police spokeswoman said they were still appealing for witnesses who may have information on the assault. The offender is described as white, about 5ft 8ins tall, of stocky build and was wearing a thick, woolly, black balaclava, a dark green or black jacket made of thick material, dark blue jeans and black, Magnum-style boots. Anyone who witnessed the incident, saw a man matching his description in the area of Towthorpe Lane or Haxby, or can provide any information relating to the incident, is asked to phone York CID on 0845 60 60 247. SSgt Bareham spends much of his spare time raising money for fellow troops who have been wounded in battle. In December, he underwent a 24-hour gruelling fitness challenge in aid of Help For Heroes, a charity set up to support wounded soldiers, and raised thousands of pounds. Link: www.yorkpress.co.uk |
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Charley Boorman backs funding drive for injured soldiers TV CELEB Charley Boorman will be cheering on a military motorcyclist from Sheffield when he takes part in a mammoth eight-country tour to raise cash for injured and needy soldiers. Link: www.thestar.co.uk |
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Soldier knifed on this morning run SSgt Bareham spends much of his spare time raising money for fellow troops who have been wounded in battle. In December, he underwent a 24-hour gruelling fitness challenge in aid of Help For Heroes, a charity set up to support wounded soldiers, and raised thousands of pounds. Link: www.thisisyork.co.uk |
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Joanne shoots the rapids "My parents are also very proud and supportive of my job and sport, also my family and friends who have given me a lot of sponsorship, Joanne said. "I'm taking part in the Devizes to Westminster canoe race at Easter in aid of Help For Heroes. |
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New World record for Blackpool TEN soldiers have been making the ultimate splash for charity by brekaing a world record in Blackpool As the whistle blew at 11am on Friday - the group from Dorset began a 24-hour water slide challenge at the Sandcastle. Link: www.rockfm.co.uk |
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Soldiers slide their way to world record success IT'S a world record! The group, from Dorset, have raised more than £10,000 for charity by spending 24 hours continually sliding down the Thunderfalls slide at the Sandcastle Waterpark. Signaller Mark McCluggage smashed the record by riding the slide an amazing 1182 times. He said: "I'm ecstatic. It's an endurance event. I've done marathons and triathlons before but this was by far the hardest challenge. "All ten of us broke the record so we're glad to have raised so much money for charity." |
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TV Alan's help for our He-rose TELLY gardener Alan Titchmarsh today urges Sun readers to buy their mums a Mother’s Day treat Our Boys will never forget. Garden centre chain Hilliers has named a stunning new rose “Help For Heroes” – to boost the charity of the same name helping wounded servicemen and women. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Soldiers world record breaking bid TEN soldiers have been making the ultimate splash for charity by attempting to break a world record. As the whistle blew at 11am yesterday, the group from Dorset began a 24-hour water slide challenge at the Sandcastle Waterpark. The eight men and two women are hoping to smash not one but three world records with their continual sliding, which would see each of them ride the Thunderfalls slide a staggering 1,200 times. The money raised by the challenge will be divided between The Gazette-backed Blackpool's A Knockout MRI scanning appeal and also the Help for Heroes army charity. |
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Soldiers dive in for watery world record A team of ten soldiers from Dorset are attempting to break a world record at the Sandcastle Waterpark today and tomorrow. |
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Beer we go for the airmen Gunners from RAF Honington earned their tasting stripes by sampling unique brands of beer for the homecoming of 15 Squadron from Afghanistan in March. The public can 'buy the boys a beer' and leave a personalised message on the bottle, priced £2 each, of which 50p will go to the Help for Heroes and RAF Regiment funds. Link: www.buryfreepress.co.uk |
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Page 3 kisses for heroes Sun babes spread love and kisses around London yesterday to raise cash for our Help For Heroes Fund. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Our Boys and Girls' messages The Sun is campaigning to help the wounded troops’ charity Help For Heroes raise £6million for a forces rehab complex. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Afgan hero's family raises £4,000 for war victims THE family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan has handed over nearly £4,000, to help those injured in the line of duty. The 40-year-old, who lived at Archers Way, Great Sutton, with his wife Mitch and son Ashley, was on an operation with US and Afghan troops, observing Taliban fighters, when he was killed by a mortar round. Keen footballer Ashley, 18, organised a match between local Chester City supporters’ team, Deva Chat FC, and Wolves supporters’ team, Molineux Mix in September as a tribute to his father, who was a Wolves fan. |
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Bid to help the injured STUDENT Natalie Russell is taking part in a 350-mile cycle ride to raise money to help injured servicemen and women. Miss Russell, 21, of High Street, Great Cheverell, is appealing for sponsors so she can raise as much as possible for Help for Heroes, a charity which helps military personnel injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. Miss Russell, a post graduate student at Birmingham University, is one of 300 people doing the Big Battlefield Bike Ride through France. Miss Russell, whose father is an Army officer, said: "I met troops being treated for their injuries. "They had suffered horrific injuries such as amputations and burns." Online donations to www.justgiving.com/talierussell |
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Help for Heroes February Update Having reached the £3million point in their fundraising campaign Renata Symes from Vision News TV, Salisbury 's local internet news TV station, talks to Bryn Parry to find out the latest news on the Help for Heroes front. Link: www.vision-news.tv |
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Cake sale for Help for Heroes A COLOSSAL cake sale will take place in Winchester on Saturday, March 1, in aid of a war heroes charity. Residents of the city are being asked to bake goodies to donate to the sale, which will take place at the Brooks Centre from 9am. Mayor of Winchester, Cllr Chris Pines, will be supporting the sale by heading along on the day. The event is the brainchild of Anne Posonby, whose brother-in-law, cartoonist Bryn Parry, founded the Help for Heroes (H4H) charity. Link: www.thisishampshire.net |
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Charity soldiers appeal for help TWO Bovington soldiers are appealing to Weymouth and Portland businesses for help with their charity mission. Warrant officers Chris Smart and Clive Towell have set up their own charitable organisation, Charity Support, which will see them taking part in and organising a host of events to raise money for charities they care about. The pair will be taking on the London Marathon and the Great North Run, as well as a Weymouth to London bike ride, to raise funds for charities such as Age Concern in Weymouth and Help for Heroes - a charity for injured servicemen. Link: www.thisisdorset.net |
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Army bikers in 4,000-mile fundriser THREE soldiers on motorbikes are heading off for a gruelling fundraising tour of eight countries in a bid to help fellow injured servicemen. The soldiers from 2 Signal Regiment, in York, will be at the forefront of a massive charity push to raise cash by Royal Signals units all over the UK and abroad. Together they hope to raise £20,000 to be split between the Help For Heroes fund which aims to improve facilities for injured soldiers at the defence medical rehabilitation centre, at Headley Court, in Surrey, and the Army Benevolent Fund which helps soldiers and ex-soldiers and their families in times of need. The idea came from Sergeant Yogi Welch, of York, who was inspired by Ewan Macgregor and Charley Boorman's television programme, Long Way Down. Link: www.yorkpress.co.uk |
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Bungee jump for charity SAINSBURY'S in High Wycombe is testing the nerve of its staff by putting on a charity bungee jump. The store is hoping to raise £3000 for charity Help for Heroes, which gives support to wounded servicemen. Though members of tyhe public will not be able to jump they are invited to come and watch. Link: www.thisisbucks.co.uk |
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Business people having a ball YOUNG business leaders from across Doncaster enjoyed the Junior Chamber International past Presidents' Ball on Saturday. The organisation's charity for 2008 is Help for Heroes, which aims to assist wounded service personnel and is backed by the Army Benevolent Fund. |
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Hero's family help injured The family of a Black Country soldier who died in Afghanistan handed over almost £4,000 to help those injured in the line of duty. Wolves-mad Captain Sean Dolan, of Rowley Regis, was described as the “finest soldier of his generation” by the Ministry of Defence. Link: www.expressandstar.co.uk |
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Hunts raise funds for wounded war veterans Hunts across the country have raised thousands of pounds for war veterans' charity Help for Heroes (H4H). Link: www.horseandhound.co.uk |
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Free cheers for our heroes Boris joined our Help For Heroes campaign by calling for better treatment for returning soldiers. Writing in The Sun today, he says it is unfair for wounded servicemen to pay for public transport to take them to get medical treatment. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Troops get 2.6 per cent boost THE armed forces last night got the best pay rise in the public sector to recognise their huge sacrifices. All troops will get 2.6 per cent more, Defence Secretary Des Browne said.That tops the 1.9 per cent average for other state workers such as police. The increase is a victory for The Sun’s Help For Heroes campaign. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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You Help fund hit £3million THE Help For Heroes fund has topped £3million.It means more than half the cash the charity needs to aid wounded troops is now in the bank.The sum has been given in just four months, with The Sun and its readers leading the charge. Army head General Sir Richard Dannatt said: “This shows the public do care about the sacrifices made by our forces.” Since October The Sun has sold hundreds of thousands of wristbands, allowing the nation to show solidarity for the troops. Help For Heroes founder Bryn Parry said: “We’d never have got this far if not for The Sun.” Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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