In the Media - May
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Tyson gives title belt to hero Ben FORMER boxing champ Mike Tyson has given one of his precious world title belts to battling soldier Ben Parkinson. Lance Bombardier Ben, 24, who lost both his legs when his Land Rover was blown up by a mine in Afghanistan, was “amazed” to meet his sporting hero at a celebrity dinner. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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All the facts about the 2008 Derby Festival Help for Heroes - the official Derby Festival Charity 2008 |
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Going full cycle for injured soldiers A Selkirk woman is this week cycling through the battlefields of France to raise money for injured soldiers, writes Sally Gillespie. Virginia was scheduled to land on the Normandy beaches on Tuesday. She was then going to cycle an average of 55-75 miles a day north via Dieppe and the Somme, finishing at Dunkirk tomorrow. There, landing craft will be dispatched from HMS Bulwark offshore to pick up the tired fund-raisers. The cyclists will then join The Great British Hero Ride, also organised by Help for Heroes, and cycle from Whitehall Place down Whitehall, lay a wreath at the Cenotaph and then ride past parliament to fini |
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PR TYPES PAY TO SEE JOURNALIST BEATEN A new service launched this week could bring joy to stressed out PR professionals. Starting yesterday, public relations pros can pay to see a journalist have the crap beaten out of him. The therapy, designed to induce complementary emotions of schadenfreude and piety in PRs, will raise money for Help for Heroes, a registered charity that supports Britain’s injured servicemen and women. Link: www.freelanceuk.com |
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BARS RAISE A GLASS TO THE UK MILITARY A Bar owner in Cleethorpes is saying cheers to the Armed Forces by serving up a special discount. Service personnel visiting two Cleethorpes venues will get discount if they are wearing their uniform. Joe Ramsden, the licensee of the Swashbuckle and Barracuda bars, on Grant Street, said: "We're going to offer discounted drinks to all uniformed service personnel. "It's a way of saying thank you for the things they have to do when they go to war. "I remember reading in the national press that some personnel were stopped from wearing their uniforms in public. "However, in America and Canada, they get discounted drinks to recognise the service they carry out for their country. "The idea originally occurred to me when I got involved with a charity called Help For Heroes. Link: www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk |
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'Journalists fighting readers – it’s the way ahead' Eight fights will be held to raise money for charity. Booth, who will be raising money for Help for Heroes, said: “I think it’s great that someone has finally organised a fight between a magazine’s journalists and its readers. There are plenty of people in the IT industry who’d like to see a journalist getting punched in the face, believe me. This is the way ahead for journalism.” Link: www.pressgazette.co.uk |
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Cricketers to honour memory of RAF man t is more than a year since the tragedy, but his devastated partner, Cindy Quirk, has only now felt able to speak of the loss of her "soulmate". She is helping to stage a charity cricket match and auction in his memory and hopes to raise cash for Help for Heroes, which supports wounded soldiers. It was a cause close to Mr Croft's heart in his role as armourer for 5131 Bomb Disposal Squadron, based at RAF Wittering, Peterborough. He had also served in Kandahar, Afghanistan, twice with two RAF regiments, and had been in the forces for almost 20 years. Link: www.birminghammail.net |
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Scooter fans rally at the Adam and Eve in aid of Help the Heroes THE Adam and Eve Pub in Digbeth will be hosting a Scooterist All Dayer in aid of Help the Heroes. Link: www.birminghammail.net |
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Cricket day for popular airman A CRICKET match and charity raffle is being organised by the partner of a popular RAF Wittering serviceman who died last year. Now his partner Cindy Quirk, 35, of Wittering village, is putting on an event at Barnack Cricket Club in memory of keen cricketer SAC Croft. A game of cricket will be held on Friday, July 18, with a team from 5131 Bomb Disposal playing a Barnack Select XI. There will also be a bar, barbecue and auction - with money split between Barnack Cricket Club and Help for Heroes, a charity supporting injured servicemen. |
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Newburytoday brings you the second instalment of Richard Benyon's charity cycle through northern France NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon is showing his pedal power as he continues on a mammoth charity cycle ride. Link: www.newburytoday.co.uk |
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Supercars - you're hired! The supercars featured on last night's episode of The Apprentice will be on display in Canary Wharf, London, this thursday. The ultra-rare Pagani Zonda C12s and the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster the Apprentice candidates were tasked with hiring out will be in Reuters Plaza throughout the day. Members of the public will have the chance to buy tickets for a charity draw to win a luxury weekend spent with the cars - with all proceeds going to the serviceman's charity Help for Heroes. Link: www.newcarnet.co.uk |
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Lord limbers up to cycle for charity Lord Anthony is Northern Ireland President of the Services charity, SSAFA (The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association) Forces Help. He is encouraging people to sponsor him and his wife via the 'Just Giving' website www.justgiving.com/anthonyhamilton - where they have opened an account that will credit 'Help for Heroes' automatically. To date, the couple have raised over £11,000. "We would like to thank all our very generous sponsors and supporters", wife, Katie added. Link: www.nwipp-newspapers.com |
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Flower power help for heroes FORMER Tidworth soldier Lance Cpl Johnson Beharry VC and Chelsea Pensioner Charles Bigland came together in the ground of the Royal Chelsea Hospital to promote the Help for Heroes rose. Hillier Nurseries have raised £15,265 for Help for Heroes to date by donating £5 from the sale of each rose to the charity. |
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Journo gets set to take a beating for charity Tomorrow, Incisive Media will hold the inaugural CRN Channel Fight Night, an evening of white-collar boxing, and is inviting PR professionals to watch freelance journalist Nick Booth take a beating. The relationship between PR executives and journalists can often be fraught, as the two parties fight for control of the editorial agenda, and PR professionals will no doubt revel in the spectacle. The organisers even go so far as to boast that the odds will be firmly stacked against Booth, described as “one of the fattest men in journalism”, as he takes on Jason Phillips, a 16st heavyweight boxer from technology developers Toshiba. Link: www.charityfinance.co.uk |
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Bolton army captain's bike ride for heroes Cpt Mark Stansfield, from Harwood, set off at 4.30am with five other members of his regiment, the Royal Artillery. The ride will take them to London in a staged journey over five days. They will stop at TA centres in Doncaster, Grantham, Bassingbourne and Woolwich along the way. The ride will culminate in a triumphant final leg to the Cenotaph, where riders will meet up with other cyclists returning from the Big Battlefield Bike Ride in France. Link: www.theboltonnews.co.uk |
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INQ hack prepares to take a pasting “A lot of people resent it when hacks dare to question our marketing hype,”said Wayne Carr, head of Write Wayne Carr PR. “So we’ll be baying for his head. I’d give good money to see a hack beaten up, as long as I can pass the cost on to my client.” Link: www.theinquirer.net |
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Canoe race winners honoured But, after much discussion, DW committee chairman, Paul Ralph, announced that the winner was Major David Bradley from Tidworth, who, despite suffering terrible injuries from being hit by two rocket-propelled grenades while serving in Iraq, completed the course in under 24 hours and raised over £18,000 for the Headley Court Army rehabilitation centre. Mr Ralph said: "This award is not given out every year, but this year we had three nominations. We decided in the end to give it to Major Bradley for taking on this physical challenge to raise money for Help for Heroes. "It was really quite an amazing feat." |
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Halfords Help for Heroes Bike Ride underway The Halfords Help for Heroes Bike Ride is now well underway and today the fund-raising peloton makes its way from the port of Caen to Pegasus Bridge in northern France. The Help for Heroes charity was launched in October 2007 and is now very close to hitting its initial target of £6m which will help provide a swimming pool and gym complex at Headley Court, the tri service rehabilitation centre in Surrey, which helps service men and women woulded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Link: www.bikeradar.co.uk |
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First leg: Tributes to fallen comrades paid as cyclists ride over Pegasus Bridge during 342-mile journey NEWBURY MP Richard Benyon will be riding from the port of Caen in northern France to Pegasus Bridge as part of a 342-mile charity bike ride. Link: www.newburytoday.co.uk |
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PRs sponsor violent attacks on journalist New service lets PRs pay to watch journalist beaten up, using charity as an excuse A new service launched this week could bring joy to stressed out PR professionals. Starting this Thursday, public relations pros can pay to see a journalist have the crap beaten out of him. The therapy, designed to induce complementary emotions of schadenfreude and piety in PRs, will raise money for Help for Heroes, a registered charity that supports Britain’s injured servicemen and women. Link: www.sourewire.co.uk |
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Cyclists' ride for heroes With a Red Arrows fly-past wishing them well on their journey, 300 brave cyclists headed off on a marathon ride to raise millions for our war heroes. The campaign was set up to offer care and support to those men and women injured while on active service. And many of the riders leading from the front were amputees with prosthetic limbs trying to raise as much money as possible. In total the charity hopes to raise £6m from its fund-raising projects for a new specialist swimming pool and gym at the Headley Court armed forces rehabilitation centre in Surrey. Link: www.portsmouth.co.uk |
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Heroes' Victory Big Bike Ride PAGE 3 beauty Peta teams up with injured servicemen Jon-Allan Butterworth and Stu Pearson by HMS Victory yesterday at the start of a Help For Heroes bike ride. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Richard gets on his bike to raise money and 'Help the Heroes' Dr Richard Leaver, CEO of PegasusBridge Fund Management, is one of 300 people undertaking a sponsored cycle of some 350 miles round the battlefields of Northern France this week (between Monday 26 May and Sunday 1 June) and back into London to the Cenotaph on the last day, on the "Help for Heroes" Big Battlefield Bike Ride. |
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Our heroes' pedal of honour Our pedal-pushing pin-up, 21-year-old Peta, was so moved when she met the soldiers involved with Help For Heroes last Christmas that she signed up as soon as she heard about the charity ride. She says: “It’s so important people turn out for the final day – we owe it to show our support. It will be a great way to deliver the message that Our Boys are appreciated.” To sponsor Peta, visit justgiving.com/petatodd. Fund-raising Help For Heroes wristbands are available at Halfords for £2. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Photographer Ric’s focusing on life in Iraq Having served for 12 years in the Royal Marines and the Royal Irish Regiment, Ric left the Army in 2007. He is now a Captain in the Media Operations Group (Volunteers) and was one of more than 550 army reservists serving in Iraq over the Territorial Army's centenary celebrations last month. The Media Operations Group (Volunteers) is a Territorial Army unit that provides support to the army, providing the knowledge, experience and equipment to create a link between the military, the media and the public. As well as documenting combat operations, Ric's team have photographed the British Museum survey of Iraq's ancient sites, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's "Invest Basra" conference in Kuwait, and the Desert Ashes, the grudge cricket match between British and Australian forces. They also photographed visits by senior officers and politicians, including Defence Secretary Des Browne and the Commanding General in Iraq, General David Petraeus. Ric's photographs and articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including The Times, Independent, Combat and Survival, Soldier, The Shooting Gazette and the Help For Heroes website, which provides help for those wounded in Britain's current conflicts. |
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Locals feel sidelined by Petworth Festival director The service, being held at St Mary's Church, involves members of 14 local churches of all denominations, their combined choirs, young singers from the Herbert Shiner intermediate school, Petworth Town Band and a new anthem composed specially by Terence Allbright, a former director of the festival. It will be followed by the customary reception, and there will be a collection for the Help for Heroes charity for servicemen and women wounded in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. |
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Newbury MP and his wife set off on marathon cycle ride to raise £1m for injured service personnel NEWBURY'S MP is due to join hundreds of other cyclists today (Monday) taking part in a 342 mile bike ride in aid of injured service men and women. Link: www.newburytoday.co.uk |
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Cyclists join Help for Heroes Bike Ride The five Winchester riders, John Spiers from St Cross and who works in The Rifles RHQ in Winchester, David Griffiths from Chilbolton, Richard Perkins from St Cross, Charlie Corbett of Cheriton and Simon James from Alresford, have already raised more than £15,000 between them in sponsorship. They hope to raise as much as they can for the Help for Heroes Charity, whose target is £6m to provide a swimming pool and gym facilities at Headley Court, the Armed Forces main Rehabilitation Centre, where all the most seriously wounded of our service men and women, and their families, learn to live with disabilities that will be with them for the rest of their lives. |
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Verwood Choral Society celebrate 20 years Having rehearsed in a number of venues over the 20 years, including Verwood First School and Verwood Methodist Church they now meet every Monday in St Michaels Church at 7.30pm. There are currently 42 members in the choir, with ages ranging from early 30's to early 80's but the choir are always looking for new members, particularly men. The choir are currently rehearsing for their 20th Anniversary Summer Concert, which will be performed on Saturday 5th July at Verwood Methodist Church, at 7pm. They will perform music from each of their summer concerts over the last 20 years and the evening promises to be a memorable one. With music by Handel, The Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel there will be something to suit everybody's taste! Tickets cost £4 for adults and £1.50 for children. They are available from Baileys Electrical, Andrews Butchers and St. Michaels Parish Office or alternatively on the door. All proceeds will go to Help For Heroes'. |
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Bike ride gets flying start THE Red Arrows will fly over Portsmouth Naval Base to set off a bank holiday marathon bike ride. The Halfords Help For Heroes Bike Ride starts next to HMS Victory, with riders being given a Royal Navy send-off by Second Sea Lord Vice-Admiral Adrian Johns. The Royal Marines Band, Portsmouth, will send them on their way with a 20-minute musical salute, and the ride will be officially started by the Naval Base commander, Commodore David Steel.
Link: www.portsmouth.co.uk |
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RAF hero 'States' his desire to help comrades Sgt Lewis took part in a 24-hour row while on deployment to the Middle East and thought the coast- to-coast cycle was the next step in his fund-raising activities, although training has no always gone to plan. A collision with a wheelie bin resulted in him damaging a disk in his spine and he was no sooner back on his bike than was hit by a car. Sgt Lewis is now fighting fit and back on the road again. He had planned a solo trip across the US, however, he was advised to go as part of a team in case any problems arise – even although he has not had a seizure for some time. Sgt Lewis is looking for sponsorship from local or national businesses and hopes to make a substantial contribution to Help the Heroes for their campaign to raise £6 million for a new swimming pool and gym at the Armed Forces Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court in Surrey. Link: www.northern-scot.co.uk |
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Help for Heroes Fund sale A Bury St Edmunds business owner, whose son has just returned from active service in Afghanistan, is holding a sale to raise money for injured soldiers. All the proceeds made from the sale of remnant fabric rolls will go to the Help for Heroes charity, which helps members of the Armed Forces who are injured while serving in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Link: www.buryfreepress.co.uk |
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Simon's help for soldier heroes A CHARITY director is to turn fundraiser this Bank holiday weekend. He is raising money for the new Help For Heroes charity, which supports injured British soldiers, by taking part in a bike ride with a difference - they will tour well-known battle sites in northern France. Mr Johnson, 41, who hopes to raise £3,000 for the charity, said: “It is not a political cause, it’s just to recognise the endeavours of our servicemen who have had to be rehabilitated.” Link: www.driffieldtoday.co.uk |
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Injured airman in cycle ride for charity Jon has now learnt to use a prosthetic arm and has been snowboarding since his injury. He has also bought a specially adapted motorbike and is considering sky diving. He said: "It's all down to fate. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I can't do some of the things I used to enjoy but I now do different things." He will join the Big Battlefield Bike Ride on Monday to raise money for Help For Heroes, cycling from Caen in France and finishing on June 1 at the Cenotaph in London. Link: www.rutland-times.co.uk |
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Festival for beer lovers Real ale lovers will have a bank holiday treat when the Dereham Beer Festival kicks off. More than 40 real ale and ciders will be on offer during the three day event, which last year saw 1000 people turn out. This is the second year it has been run and all proceeds will go to Help For Heroes, the charity raising money to help rehabilitate injured servicemen. Organiser Graham Cook said: “We want to make this an annual event for Dereham, and it is for the good of the town.” Link: www.fakenhamtimes.co.uk |
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The Queen loves Sun flowers The oldest ever visitor to Chelsea Flower Show must be First World War veteran Harry Patch, 110 next month. He was a very special guest on the Leeds City display, which commemorates the 90th anniversary of the end of the conflict. Harry was wearing our Help For Heroes wristband and our Page 3 beauty Danni brought a smile with her gift of a Help For Heroes red rose from the Hillier Nurseries display. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Boost for Kate's heroes ride A woman who is taking part in a 350-mile bike ride has been given a boost with a £1,000 donation. She is taking part in the Big Battlefields Bike Ride on Monday, covering Second World War battlefields in northern France. The Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Army Cadet Force has made Help for Heroes its charity of the year and has donated £1,000 to Miss Macintyre's fund. Link: www.northantset.co.uk |
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RAF Lossie pair plan 3,000-mile cycle trip Two airmen from RAF Lossiemouth will embark on a 3,000-mile coast-to-coast cycling trip across the US next year to raise money for a charity that supports wounded service personnel. Sergeant Jason Lewis, 37, and Warrant Officer Nick Styles, 44, will begin their Operation Long Road on May 1, 2009. They will setting out from Santa Monica Pier in California and finish 46 days later at Ground Zero in New York, former site of the World Trade Centre which was destroyed by terrorists in 2001. Money raised by the duo will go to Help for Heroes, a charity that supports those who work in Britain’s armed forces and have been injured in the line of duty. |
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THE DAY I CHEATED DEATH Jon is now preparing to take part in a 342-mile bike ride next week to raise money for other injured service personnel. He will join the Big Battlefield Bike Ride on May 26 to raise money by cycling from Caen, in France, and finishing on June 1 at the Cenotaph, London. Anyone who would like to support Jon can pledge money online at the address below. Alternatively, cheques made out to Help For Heroes can be sent to Jon Butterworth, RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, LE15 7BL. |
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Fetch that crazy soldier, Fido Soldiers in Afghanistan have found a new way of winding down from combat with the Taliban – competing to see how far they can run from a snarling german shepherd before it drags them to the ground. The game, Beating the Dog, has been filmed and posted on YouTube and Ministry of Defence websites. It has been devised to raise money for Help for Heroes, the charity that supports wounded troops. Link: www.timesonline.co.uk |
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On the Rails... DREAM EATER, fifth in the 2000 Guineas, will have his next run at Epsom in the Help For Heroes Surrey Stakes on June 6. Link: www.liverpoolecho.co.uk |
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Marcus rides for injured soldiers A TAUNTON soldier blown up in Afghanistan is gearing up for a sponsored bike ride for injured servicemen. Corporal Marcus Selvey, 38, thought his Army career was over last year, when the armoured EWMIK Land Rover he was in came under attack in Helmend Province. He broke his tibia, snapped all five metatarsals and the cuboid bone in his right foot. Cpl Selvey from Milverton has been receiving treatment and physiotherapy at Headley Court, Surrey, a tri-service rehabilitation centre. Marcus said: "The staff at Headley Court were amazing, without them I would not be walking." "They got me on crouches, then one crouch, then on two walking sticks until I was up on my feet." |
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Solar-powered wheelchairs: rally running on sunshine The High Sheriff of Somerset, Maw is the embodiment of rural charm, hardly the type you'd imagine rally driving. But on Wednesday she will be leading the SolaRola Adventure, a solar-powered event that aims to inspire and educate while raising funds for good causes (including Help for Heroes and the Injured Jockeys' Fund). Maw will be leading a sextet of solar-powered wheelchairs from Victoria Tower Gardens, Westminster, all the way to the Royal Bath and West Show. Their aim is to arrive at the show on May 28. "We thought the cavalcade would bring solar power into the public eye," says Maw. "It also gives disabled people a chance to do something for the environment." In 2002, Maw was out hunting with the Mendip Farmers when she took a bad fall from a young horse. "I saw stars and rainbows as I landed and realised I couldn't move. I had broken my back." Link: www.telegraph.co.uk |
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I'm Glad to help our heroes FANS know him as Tornado, the double-hard Gladiator bashing all-comers on the Sky One hit. In an exclusive interview with TVBiz, the 22-year-old reveals how he ended up in Lycra. And he becomes the latest high-profile figure to back The Sun’s Help For Heroes campaign, to recognise the sacrifices of his killed and injured pals. Tosh says: “It’s completely mad being a Gladiator, I never intended for this to happen. “I’m a soldier first. I love being in the Army. But Gladiators is such an amazing challenge I couldn’t turn it down.” Tosh’s girlfriend Beena put his name down to be a contender but he impressed Sky chiefs so much they asked him to be a Gladiator. Tosh’s Army bosses were delighted and granted him time off for the show’s 15-week run. Tosh has served in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province and his experiences of war hold some horrific memories. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Promoters stage show to help war wounded WSO stage a six fight show dinner at the Royal National Hotel in Bloomsbury tonight in aid of the 'Help for Heroes' war wounded charity. In the main event, Walthamstow light heavyweight JJ Ojuederie takes a step nearer toward a British title shot in this difficult but crucial test against the reigning Southern Area champion Andrew Lowe. A turning point in Ojuederie's career came with an excellent stoppage win over then much vaunted Albanian prospect Eder Kurti at the Elephant & Castle in 2005. Wins over house fighters Lardy Price, Carl Wright and the dangerous John Anthony have been mixed in with victories against opponents such as Simeon Cover, Tony Booth, Ayitey Powers and Hastings Rasani. Pitched as the opponent more often than not, JJ has put together a roll of ten consecutive unbeaten contests in his pro career. Hackney based Lowe is a technically sound boxer who challenged for the British title several years ago. The Galleon Suite at the Royal National has hosted some great fights in the past involving the likes of Lester Jacobs, Cornelius Carr, Ensley Bingham, Adrian Dodson and Nicky Cook. Perhaps the finest fight this venue has staged was Ensley Bingham's spectacular ninth round knockout of Delroy Leslie ten years ago for the British light middleweight title live on BBC1. Link: www.britishboxing.net |
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Help for Heroes fundraiser sets off on epic 1,255 mile walk Countryside Alliance (CA) fundraiser Andrew Bruce will be embarking on a 1,255 mile walk today (Friday 16 May) to help raise money for Help for Heroes — a charity which helps badly injured servicemen returning from Iraq and Afganistan. He will be leaving his fundraising role to walk along the Way of St James medieval pilgrimage route — starting from the Cathedrale de St Pierre in Geneva and finishing at Santiago de Compostela in north west Spain about three months later. Andrew told H&H: "I will be walking about 18 to 22 miles a day — it's going to be tough, it's hot and mountainous on the route. I will be sleeping in a one-man tent, which only weighs 860g as I have to carry everything with me. "It's very daunting. And my training has been non-existent — I've just been so busy fundraising I haven't had any time. A couple of weekends ago I walked about nine miles in the Black Mountains in Wales and was absolutely dead! But I am determined to succeed." Link: www.horseandhound.co.uk |
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Great British Hero Ride Help for Heroes, a charity that raises money to provide support for servicemen and women wounded in war is calling out to the nation to get on their bikes and show support for our heroes by participating in the Great British Hero Ride on the 1 June 2008. Bryn Parry, founder of Help for Heroes says: “It would be wonderful if people could organise rides from John O'Groats and Lands End as well as from Anglesey or Ipswich but we are equally happy if you want to join us from Middle Wallop or Wapping. The important part of this is the taking part and showing you really care for our servicemen and women; that you care enough to make the effort to do your bit on a bike." With only just over a month to go, people should register now on the website www.helpforheroes.org.uk as soon as possible as places are strictly limited to 3000 and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Link: www.shecycles.com |
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Epsom on the menu for Eater Dream Eater, fifth in the 2000 Guineas, will have his next run at Epsom in the Help For Heroes Surrey Stakes on June 6. Link: ukpress.google.com |
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WTT Director in battlefield bike ride for charity My personal goal is to raise £3000+ to be used to help provide urgently needed specialist facilities at the tri-service rehabilitation centre, Headley Court. Naturally, my great hope is that others, working under the banner of this bike ride, will raise or donate additional and much needed cash to meet the target £200,000. I will ensure that whatever sum I eventually raise will be put to immediate and appropriate use. If you feel able to sponsor me it couldn't be easier. You can by visiting my secure fundraising page www.justgiving.com/simonbbbr Please dig deep and sponsor me online! Link: www.fishandfly.com |
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£600 raised by car wash A charity car wash has raised more than £600. Link: www.lep.co.uk |
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Help for Heroes fund-raiser in memory of tragic soldier Beck FAMILY and friends of a Colne soldier killed in a road accident have raised £4,000 in his memory. The accident happened a day before he was due to return home on December 3rd, 2005. His stepfather, Alan, organised a car treasure hunt and race night at the North Valley pub as part of a campaign to raise money for Selly Oaks Hospital, which looks after injured soldiers. The event raised more than £1,000, and the amount has been added to the money raised from a concert at the Muni, Colne, to mark Craig's 21st birthday, and two sponsored fancy dress pub crawls around town. Mr Beck thanked staff at the North Valley pub for their help, and regulars Robin and Shelia who set up the treasure hunt. Link: www.pendletoday.co.uk |
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Proud of help for heroes I am so pleased, as an ex-soldier, to see the response to the Heroes Welcome campaign (Evening News, May 7). |
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PegasusBridge CEO joins 'Help for Heroes' big battlefield bike ride Dr Richard Leaver, CEO of PegasusBridge Fund Management, is one of the 300 riders who are undertaking a sponsored cycle in May of some 350 miles round the battlefields of Northern France for the "Help for Heroes" Big Battlefield Bike Ride. If you would like to help Richard to raise money for this most worthy of causes, you can donate easily via the following dedicated site which accepts secure credit & debit card donations. www.justgiving.com/richardleaver The first battlefield on the cycle route after Sword Beach is the Pegasus Bridge at Caen. |
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Art exhibition for military heroes ART lovers will be hailing heroes from the armed forces at an event in Dorset. The Art For Heroes exhibition and sale will be staged at the Digby Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, May 31. Entrance is free and all profits will be donated to the charity Help for Heroes. Link: www.thisisdorset.co.uk |
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Pupils help out heroes PUPILS of Howells School, Denbigh, have raised £1,104 for Help For Heroes, their chosen charity for this year. |
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Annual police choir concert The South Yorkshire Police Male Voice Choir will hold its annual concert at St George's Minster on Saturday, May 24 at 7.30pm. The choir is hoping to raise a substantial amount of money to be donated to the 'Help for Heroes' charity, in light of the serious injuries suffered by Doncaster soldier Ben Parkinson while serving his country in Afghanistan in 2006. Also expected to attend are the Deputy Lord Lieutenant and the High Sherrif of South Yorkshire. Tickets priced £10 can be booked by contacting Rob Dixon on 01302 539284. A limited number of tickets will also be available on the night. |
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Wives’ charity fashion show A GROUP of Army wives whose husbands are on active service overseas have got together to organise a charity fashion show on Friday 23 May. The event, designed to raise money for the British Heart Foundation and forces charity Help for Heroes, takes place in 3 Division's sergeants mess annexe in Bulford on 23 May at 7.30pm. Tickets for the show can be obtained from the 3 Div welfare office. |
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Princes William and Harry raise £850,000 to help wounded Brit troops Prince William and younger brother Prince Harry have raised almost 1 million pounds for troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The British royals pledged to do all they could for soldiers wounded by the on going war in the Middle East, and have raked in 850,000 pounds in just 12 weeks from the ultra rich. The duo recently visited wounded soldiers, and a royal source revealed that they had been deeply affected by it. "The welfare of wounded troops is close to William and Harry's hearts because they've seen with their own eyes the guys suffering," The Sun quoted the source, as saying. Link: www.thecheers.org |
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An heroic effort for charity A POIGNANT and punishing cycling challenge will test the endurance of a county trio. Audrey Mayson and Maggi Denaro, from Byford, and Harry Aldrich-Blake, from Ross-on-Wye, will cycle more than 300 miles from May 26 to June 1 for the Help for Heroes charity that supports injured servicemen and women. The Big Battlefield Bikeride covers a demanding route tracing some of the Normandy landing beaches, and Thiepval on the Somme. The trio, who have raised more than £16,000 in sponsorship so far, will ride with about 300 people cycling from 50 to 75 miles in a day, stopping off at memorials to the lost British servicemen of the First and Second world wars. The Help the Heroes charity, formed only last October, has had overwhelming support, receiving heartfelt messages from people and donations raising £4.5 million for those injured in the war zone areas of Afghanistan and Iraq. Link: www.herefordtimes.com |
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Royal Naval Association Bexhill Branch OUR monthly branch meeting, held on the occasion of the Queen's birthday, was attended by 42 shipmates, the best 'turn out' of the year. Is this the effect of spring getting into the old bones? The evening commenced with a very interesting talk and slide show presented by Christine Hayward entitled 'The Spanish Armada'. Her slides showed many paintings of the personnel involved in this great battle, whose names have been proudly worn by ships of the Royal Navy since the time of the 'Armada'. The monthly ship identification competition featured the Battleship HMS Warspite who carried the most Battle Honours of any ship in the Royal Navy. The winner of the bottle for giving the nearest correct number of Battle Honours was S/M Denys Carden. The Royal Naval Associations main charity for 2008 is the 'Help for Heroes' charity Link: www.bexhillobserver.net |
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Taffy goes out to support Help for Heroes SOLDIERS based at Tidworth's Lucknow Barracks were out in force at Tesco on Saturday raising funds for two military charities. The soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh shook buckets and packed away shopping at the Station Road store to raise money for The Army Benevolent Fund and Help for Heroes. The soldiers were accompanied by Taffy - which gave the public a rare opportunity of meeting the regimental mascot up close. Link: www.thisishampshire.net |
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Maimed airman gets in saddle to help war injured AN airman who lost part of his arm in a rocket attack will cycle across France to raise money for injured service personnel. He returned to work at RAF Cottesmore for the first time this week and is preparing to attempt the 342 mile journey later this month. SAC Butterworth was driving to work at Basra Airfield at 6.30am on August 4, 2007 when a warning siren sounded. He lay on the ground away from the vehicle when four rockets were fired. The impact of the blast lifted his body off the ground but he was unaware of his injuries. |
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Salute at sunset ... pride of princes as they honour heroes THOUSANDS of people gathered outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London on Wednesday evening to salute the brave men and women who have been injured at war. Link: www.thisislondon.co.uk |
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Salute for Headley Court's injured war heroes THOUSANDS of people gathered outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London on Wednesday evening to salute the brave men and women who have been injured at war. Link: www.surreyad.co.uk |
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Prince William's pilot training cost £162,000 Last night Prince William and his brother attended a tribute to Britain's armed forces at an open-air extravaganza. The efforts of the country's military heroes were honoured on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral by a spectacle of pomp, ceremony and music - City Salute. The royal brothers are patrons of the City Salute Appeal that is fundraising for the organisations Help for Heroes and SSAFA (the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association). The money raised by the Appeal will be used to help fund projects at Headley Court, the tri-service defence medical rehabilitation Centre in Surrey, and Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham Link: www.telegraph.co.uk |
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Salute to Armed Forces Royal soldiers Princes William and Harry have stood with an audience of thousands to pay tribute to Britain's armed forces at an open-air extravaganza. An Image of soldiers was projected onto St Paul's Cathedral after the City Salute sunset pageant on Wednesday night. Link: news.sky.com |
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Thousands attend forces spectacle The City of London has paid host to an event dedicated to Britain's armed forces. Link: news.bbc.co.uk |
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‘Rip-off’ £600k donated by ITV ITV are to give £616,000 of phoneline scam money to the Help for Heroes appeal. The donation – the biggest yet – puts the charity close to its target to improve facilities at Headley Court rehab centre in Surrey. Sun readers have already helped raise £4million by buying special wristbands. Help for Heroes founder Bryn Parry said: “Benefiting wounded servicemen and women seems a very fitting way to distribute the money.” Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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William and Harry join sunset salute St Paul's Cathedral, a symbol of hope during the Blitz, was the backdrop for the City Salute sunset pageant which included an RAF flypast. Images of soldiers in action were projected on to Wren's building which was flooded with the colours of the Union flag in a son et lumiere. The films also showed troops on patrol in Afghanistan and Bosnia, talking to local people caught up in the fighting. Four giant screens relayed the action to crowds in Paternoster Square. Link: www.telegraph.co.uk |
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Princes lead the salute in honour of armed forces PRINCE William and Prince Harry joined an audience of thousands last night to pay tribute to Britain's armed forces at an open-air extravaganza. Link: news.scotsman.com |
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Princes in tribute to hero troops PRINCES William and Harry told how they were "humbled" by the heroism of our troops — as they joined thousands in a spectacular salute to them yesterday. And they declared in a message to crowds thronging London’s streets: "They need to know just how grateful we are for the job which they do on our behalf so uncomplainingly and so well." Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Princes salute hero troops PRINCES William and Harry were among thousands paying tribute to Britain's armed forces at an open-air extravaganza in London's St Paul's Cathedral. The Appeal is fundraising for Help for Heroes - backed by The Sun - and the SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association). Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Show of support honours 12 PRINCES William and Harry will tonight lead London in honouring 12 wounded heroes at a stunning show to support Our Boys. The free show – open to all and live on BBC2 from 8pm – will also feature a military march past. Link: www.thesun.co.uk |
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Million heirs: Will & Harry's £1m BIG-HEARTED Princes William and Harry have raised almost £1MILLION for wounded troops. The brothers pledged to do all they could after seeing at first hand the neglected heroes’ plight as serving Army officers. In just 12 weeks, they have raked in £850,000. Thousands of pounds more are expected to be donated tonight at the Princes’ City Salute tribute to the armed forces in London. City fat cats have been invited to a drinks party at the event to be hosted by Wills, 25, and Harry, 23. The money raised by the Princes will be split between forces’ charities Help For Heroes – backed by The Sun – and SSAFA. It will go towards improving facilities at Headley Court rehab centre for servicemen and women in Surrey. The sum raised by the Princes has pushed the Help For Heroes appeal over £5million – closing in on its £6million target. Link: www.sun.co.uk |
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Sea cadets' awards evening VESHAM Sea Cadets and their executive officer PO (SCC) Keith Field welcomed Major Ian Baldry from the Royal Mercian regiment and Worcestershire's county co-ordinator for Help the Heroes, as their guest of honour for their awards evening. Help for Heroes is a new charity organisation formed to help those who have been wounded in Britain's current conflicts, including those in Afghanistan and Iraq and is raising money for a Tri-service Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court. During the evening Major Baldry inspected his guard of honour and inspected the well turned out ships company during the colours routine before giving a presentation and a question and answer session on the good charity work of Help for Heroes. Evesham Sea cadets are now supporting the charity work with the cadets developing fund-raising ideas.. At the end of the evening Major Baldry made presentations to the cadets for their recent hard work and advancements made, including Rate Advancement, Good Conduct Badges, Meteorology, Offshore Sailing, Expedition Training and Piping. Link: www.eveshamjournal.co.uk |
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Princes William and Harry raise £850,000 to help wounded Brit troops Prince William and younger brother Prince Harry have raised almost 1 million pounds for troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The British royals pledged to do all they could for soldiers wounded by the on going war in the Middle East, and have raked in 850,000 pounds in just 12 weeks from the ultra rich. The duo recently visited wounded soldiers, and a royal source revealed that they had been deeply affected by it. "The welfare of wounded troops is close to William and Harry's hearts because they've seen with their own eyes the guys suffering," The Sun quoted the source, as saying. It's expected that a large amount will also be raised at their City Salute tribute to the armed forces in London. The money raised will then be split between the forces' charities Help For Heroes and SSAFA.. Link: story.malaysiasun.com |
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William and Harry raise one million pounds for wounded troops London (PTI): Prince William and his brother Prince Harry have raised almost one million pounds for British troops wounded in war-ravaged Iraq and Afghanistan. After seeing at first hand the neglected heroes' plight as serving Army officers, the young Royals have tapped up the ultra rich in Britain and have raked in 850,000 pounds in just 12 weeks. "The welfare of wounded troops is close to William and Harry's hearts because they have seen with their own eyes the guys suffering," leading British tabloid 'The Sun' quoted a Royal source as saying. The money raised by the Princes will be split between the forces' charities Help For Heroes. It will also go towards improving facilities at Headley Court rehabilitation centre for servicemen and women in Surrey. The sum raised by the Princes has pushed the Help For Heroes appeal over five million pounds -- closing in on its six-million-pound target. Link: www.hindu.com |
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Princes sing praises of troops Princes William and Harry are joining hundreds of people at an open-air extravaganza celebrating the efforts of Britain's armed forces. Link: ukpress.google.com |
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Reece gets teeth into fundraising A soldier serving in Afghanistan was savaged by a military dog and paid for the privilege! Lieutenant Richard Campbell, from Ilkley, pitted himself against Reece the German Shepherd in a stunt to raise money for soldiers wounded in military campaigns. After putting on the protective gear - a heavily-padded sumo-style bite suit' and helmet - he contributed to the Help For Heroes charity before attempting to beat the snarling beast in a race. But the odds were against Lieutenant Campbell, 24, and he was hauled to the floor within seconds. Following the event, the former Ilkley Grammar School pupil said: "You just feel this awesome, powerful animal on your arm; once he has got a hold he is taking you down." |
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News in brief OVER £500 was raised for the Help for Heroes charity, following a street collection outside Sudbury's Waitrose. |
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Headley Court gets £24m cash boost A further £6m has been pledged by the Help for Heroes charity, which is raising money for a state-of-the-art gym and swimming pool. Mr Browne paid tribute to the charitable work being carried out across the country in honour of the armed forces. “The excellent contributions of charities like the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association and Help for Heroes is also going to raise more money for Headley Court," he said. Link: www.surreyad.co.uk |
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ARMY REHABILITATION "I would also like to pay tribute today to the remarkable charitable work conducted to honour the bravery and professionalism of our Armed Forces. The excellent contributions of charities like SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association) and Help for Heroes, is also going to raise more money for Headley Court." Link: www.legal-medical.co.uk |
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£24M FOR ARMY REHABILITATION "I would also like to pay tribute today to the remarkable charitable work conducted to honour the bravery and professionalism of our Armed Forces. The excellent contributions of charities like SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association) and Help for Heroes, is also going to raise more money for Headley Court." Link: www.legal-medical.co.uk |
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£24m boost for forces rehab centre In addition, the Help For Heroes charity, which was set up last year, is also hoping to raise £6 million to build a new swimming pool and gym. Injured troops currently have to use the local public swimming baths in Leatherhead for rehabilitation sessions. |
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Armed Forces rehab centre Headley Court given £24m to improve facilities for injured soldiers The temporary ward annex, which currently resembles a large portable building, will be replaced with a permanent extension to the main building. It will include an expanded prosthetics facility, treatment areas and imaging facilities. In addition, the Help For Heroes charity, which was set up last year, is also hoping to raise £6 million to build a new swimming pool and gym. Injured troops currently have to use the local public swimming baths in Leatherhead for rehabilitation sessions. Mr Browne said today that Headley Court was a "very special place" with first-class facilities and care which were the envy of the world. Link: www.dailymail.co.uk |
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£24m for Headley Court Headley Court, the armed forced rehabilitation centre near Leatherhead, is set to receive £24m in Government cash. Defence Secretary Des Browne is expected to confirm the funding today when he visits the site, which cares for injured servicemen and women. The money will be used to create a bigger accommodation block, a prosthetic limb workshop and a neurological lab. It will also go towards building an on-site swimming pool and sports complex. The announcements comes after campaign groups, including Help For Heroes, demanded better care for military men and women, who say a surge in injuries have strained resources. Help For Heroes founder and ex-Army officer, Bryn Parry, said: "I'm delighted the Government has been able to find these funds for Headley Court to ensure its future as a world-class facility. They will pay for the long identified, essential improvements. "The last seven months have seen the awakening of a national desire to support our servicemen and women, those heroes who risk their lives on our behalf." |
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£24m cash boost for injured troops' rehab centre - but will it treat the rising toll? The MoD is expected to confirm the details of the £24m investment in a parliamentary statement, but the defence secretary will personally unveil the plans during a visit to the centre today. He is expected to meet clinic staff and injured personnel, including Lance Sergeant Adam Ball, 23, who lost a leg while on patrol in Afghanistan. Campaigners say privately that it is "no coincidence" that the MoD has chosen to announce the investment 24 hours before tomorrow's parade, City Salute, which will include marching Royal Marines, an RAF fly past and the projection of specially commissioned films. Funds raised will go towards building an on-site swimming pool and sports complex, proposals that the MoD is facilitating. "We've covered the essential services that we have to provide to make Headley world class," the source said. "The facilities that it would be nice to have - like a swimming pool - we're happy for charities to contribute to." Bryn Parry, chairman of the Help for Heroes campaign, said campaigners were pleased about the announcement, and would press ahead with their fundraising. "It's wonderful that this is finally happening - it's been a long time waiting. But whatever the MoD is putting in is for the necessities. It won't change the fact that at the moment we have badly injured personnel being put in a bus and driven 10 miles to use one lane of a public swimming pool. Our campaign hopes to change that." Link: www.guardian.co.uk |
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Cadets set for trip of a lifetime "The fact the cadets will also be helping to build a school when they are out there, means they will be giving something back to the local people, as well as doing the trek." The cadets have to raise a total of £1,600 each for the expedition and are appealing for sponsorship from local businesses or individuals, as well as organising local fundraising events, such as bag packing at supermarkets. In July the team will be attempting to climb the height of Everest on a mobile climbing wall at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, as part of their fundraising efforts. Any extra funds raised through sponsorship will be donated to the Help For Heroes charity, formed last year to help those who have been wounded in Britain's current conflicts. Link: www.northantset.co.uk |
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The Sun shines at Donington |