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The Soldiers presented a cheque to Help for Heroes on Friday 20th August, 2010. A whopping £271,000 has been split equally between Armed Forces charities, including H4H. Mark Elliott accepted the cheque in a very special presentation. |
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The annual Hayling Island Scarecrow Festival has just ended with over 100 entries dotted around the island for residents and visitors to spot and enjoy. Hayling Island Estate Agents MILLERS joined in the fun by making a Soldier and standing him outside their office every day with a collection box in one hand and a plastic rifle in the other. They collected £170.70 from generous members of the public! Director Roy Pine said: "We felt that the Forces needed a bit of support and it certainly struck a chord with the public as we overheard comment after comment in support". The Soldier looks great, thanks for your very generous donations! |
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Congratulations to Nick and Tim who completed their challenge of cycling from Dover to Zakynthos in Greece on the 3rd of July. They completed the 1,503 mile journey in 19 days, 1 day ahead of schedule.
Both said they had a fantastic time and met some very strange and interesting people on the way. The lads camped on the side of roads, in a dump, in an olive grove, in an apricot grove, in farmers fields, on beaches and best of all in a cave. They were lucky enough to experience the generosity and kindness of a French farmer who let them stay overnight in his house, allowed them to shower and gave them supper and breakfast. Nick said: "It was a briliant experience and a real challange. I would recommend a similar trip to anyone." So far their challenge has raised a whopping £2,270. Brilliant effort guys, thanks so much! |
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Well done to Shaun Dalton and all of his staff for completing a 20k sponsored walk! The day went really well despite some horrendous weather and some really hard terrain. All staff completed the walk in approx 10 hours and they have raised a great £600 for Help for Heroes!
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On Sunday 8th August, a group of 24 enthusiastic individuals participated in a sponsored walk up the Welsh mountain, Moel Famau, for H4H. Once all the sponsorship money is collected, they will have raised an amazing £3,000 for H4H. Great challenge guys, well done!
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A massive well done to the Companion Dog Show who have raised £270. The show was a great success, everyone had a lovely day of sunshine and fancy dress. A big thank you also goes to Endell Vet Group who sponsored all the rosettes and food for the well deserved prizes. Thank you to everyone and their perfect pooches! |
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The annual M&B Bowls tournament was held on Saturday 14th August in Dagenham. £400 was raised for H4H and a local RAF Serviceman was in attendance, home on leave from Afghanistan. A lovely day was had by all.
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Congratulations to the guys who have completed their Coast to Coast (Whitehaven to Tynemouth) bicycle ride. They began their challenge on Friday 13th at around 09.30 and finished at approx 19.00 that day in Penrith, having covered 53 Miles. The first 30 miles to Keswick went well until they hit the big hills out of Keswick and on towards Penrith. The second day spanned Penrith to Stanhope covering 44 Miles; the day started with a big climb and carried on as the guys headed over Hartside Pass at 1,900ft and then covered about another five big hills taking it out of them, testing some friendships at times...
At the end of their journey the lads were met by a load of friends and family at Tynemouth who were really proud to see them come in. Thank you for all your effort and congratulations on raising your £250 – it is much appreciated! |
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Congratulations to all who completed the sponsored walk with the Chernobyl Children. Looks like everyone had a great day. Keep up the good work! |
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A big well done to Russ and Daz Auty who completed their Welsh 3000’s Challenge. They completed their challenge in 20 hours 15 minutes. Thank you very much for the fantastic £1655.35 you guys raised. |
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Congratulations to Dave Whitley, Dom O’Hanlon, Neil Aspey and Gaz Williams for completing their press up challenge in May this year. The group managed a whopping 5000 press ups in one hour and they raised a brilliant £341! |
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Alstock 2010 has raised a whopping £2,000 for H4H! Alstock was a memorial concert held in honour of Al Hodge in Priory Park, Bodmin. There were lots of local bands and a great surf board auction. A great time was had by al and many thanks must go to all of the bands who played free of charge for this special occasion. |
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Well done to Glen, Rob and Jeff who completed their From a Pond to a Lake event on 8th May. The guys cycled from Millers Pond in Croydon to Lake on the Isle of Wight (about 105 miles). They raised an absolutely fantastic £4,000 through the generousity of friends, family and work colleagues. Glen says, "Even on the ferry to the Isle of Wight when Rob and I were completely knackered and slumped on a chair, two people came to us and gave money when they found out what we were doing." A great challenge guys, thank you for all your hard work! |
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Sherborne Tennis Club organized their annual Evergreen Tournament for ladies over 45, which raised £315 for H4H. During their lunch, Di Emmings, the H4H Dorset Co-ordinator gave a very interesting talk about Help for Heroes and the work that it does. |
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The Crowthorne Flower Festival was a great success. Over 2,000 people attended which also involved many local organisations. Everyone’s efforts managed to raise £4,700 which is a fantastic achievement. |
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Well done to Kay Sanders who completed her first tandem skydive to raise money for Help for Heroes. Kay had a brilliant day and raised just over £350! |
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Congratulations to James and Lynne Gray who raised a brilliant £2,500 by driving from Thatcham to Land's End, and then to John o' Groats and back again in their very tired 1968 Morris Minor. The trip was without its trials and tribulations but you guys look great and raised a fantastic sum! Well done! |
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Happy Birthday Olive Jarvis! Olive’s friends and family gave her a surprise party for her 70th birthday but instead of gifts they very generously gave donations to H4H. Olive has been a great supporter of H4H and raised £140. |
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Whitby Coastguard climbed Ben Nevis in support of Help for Heroes. The event went to plan and they all made it to the summit, which is a great achievement! The group raised a fantastic £3,000. |
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Well done to everyone who took part in this great match, which raised £400! The Olympiads were made up of the 'veterans' who had played for the club when it started in 1976 and they put up a very good fight against the slightly younger players for Barnston! The end score was a slender defeat by Barnston 3-1. |
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Carters and Motormens Club held a great fun day with a tombola stall and wartime memorabilia on sale. The day raised a brilliant £261.70! Thank you for your hard work and it looks like a great day. |
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Alan Sargent raised a fantastic £280 doing his first skydive in support of H4H. Well done Alan, looks like it was great fun! |
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Congratulations to all those who took part in The Winning Post Pub quiz nights, raffles and music nights in aid of Help for Heroes. Over a period of six months the pub has raised a fantastic £4,500. The picture shows our County Co-ordinator for Worcester, Eric Stewart, with the Mayor and Mayoress. |
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The Propellor Inn, Bembridge, held a Help for Heroes day on 11th July and raised a great £1,100. The photo shows Dave, Helen, Les and Geoff from the Propeller Inn. |
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A big well done to Kieren, Simon and James who completed an epic cycle from Essex to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Their ride raised a wonderful £2,055.50. Congratulations guys! |
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Congratulations to Jessie Chamberlain who completed her 13,000 ft sky dive with the Red Devils at Netheravon, Wiltshire on 3rd August. Jessie has raised a brilliant £700 and is still collecting! Well done Jessie. |
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Congratulations to John who completed a nine hour round trip in awful cycling conditions to visit North Cape. John is taking part in his own one man trip around Europe. Keep going John!! |
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Well done to all of the youngsters who took part in the Beith Sponsored Walk. The group walked just under 10 miles, stopping half way for some fun in the local park! They raised an incredible £438.54 with more to come! Thank you so much. |
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Thanks go to Christopher Cullens who raised a fantastic £150 on his sponsored walk! Well done Christopher. |
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Biking to Brindisi 
Coast to Coast bike ride 
