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Thanks to the sucess of our sister company H4H Trading, the charity Help for Heroes now enjoys 106% effciency!
In layman's terms, the online shop is making enough profit to pay for the running costs of the charity and also donate excess profits to the charity itself. Which means, 100% of your donation goes to the cause, supporting our wounded. |
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Thanks to everyone who has been working and supporting the H4H Roadshows around the UK, Not a spare seat in both Colchester and London, your support is greatly appreciated!
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Headley Court Wounded alongside 4/73 Bty RA who ran the Help for Heroes tent and assist with the injured personel.
All the best from the team at H4H! |
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All Seasons Design and Landscaping are proud to announce that their Help for Heroes Sanctuary Garden, designed for UK charity Help for Heroes and generously funded by B&Q,will be exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show in May 2009.
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This year B&Q is digging deep to show its support for wounded servicemen and women by joining forces with charity Help for Heroes. Available throughout May while stocks last!
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Throughout June, Yates's birthday month, Yate's pubs will be raising money for Help for Heroes!
Distinctive Help for Heroes wristbands will be sold across the bar in every Yates's pub. 10p from the sale of every Yates’s Birthday Pie will be donated to the cause and at the big Yates's weekender party from June 26 to 28 you can give your upper lip the decoration it deserves by buying your own Peter Yates’s moustache, designed in honour of our founder, and again the money will go to Help for Heroes.
A huge thank you to Yates from all the team at Help for Hereos for all your support!! |
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Angus Forrester, Shane Collins, Arthus Wolstenholme and James Down, Luckily set a target to walk 100 miles in 72 hours, and they made it in 71 hours and 24 minutes!
They raised a fantastic £4,000!
A huge well done and thank you from all the team at H4H! |
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| The MX-5 Owners Club are raffling a MX - 1 car in support of Help for Heroes, supporting the charity throughout their 2009 shows. Read More |
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BrandAlley, the members’ website that specialises in flash sales of designer fashion, homeware and beauty brands, announces the launch of an incredible new sale to help its members suffering from the effects of the recession, as well as support for a very special charity, Help for Heroes.
 Sven Lung, Founder and CEO of BrandAlley says, “For four days members of BrandAlley.co.uk will benefit from an incredible flash sale that hands purchasing power to the consumer as well as raises funds for HELP for HEROES. BrandAlley’s mission is to find and negotiate the best possible prices for its members and this initiative is a demonstration of this commitment. Since its launch in February 2008, BrandAlley.co.uk has been dedicated to providing its members with designer goods at achievable prices – this is yet another example of BrandAlley’s commitment to consumer service as well as to helping the heroes of our recent conflicts.”
Thank you for the wonderful sale from all the Team at H4H! |
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‘Swim the London Marathon’ was a team event where participants aimed to swim the equivalent distance of the London Marathon on the same day that the famous event was held!
 Some keen swimmers were in the pool not long after it opened, at about 0615hrs, and the last swimmer left the water at about 2020hrs that evening, with someone in the water at almost all times. Everyone hugely exceeded their expectations, those who had signed up to do 10 lengths ending up swimming half a mile, those signing up for half a mile swimming a full mile and so on. One of the most amusing parts of the day was the lengthy battle between representatives from the RAF and the Army along the lines of ‘I can swim more lengths than you can’ - these 2 individuals alone covered just over 8 miles! The RAF claimed most lengths in total – 300 – and the Army claim most lengths in one stint – 230. The latter however is contested as the RAF participant claims that the Army not only rested at the ends, but on one occasion got out of the water to use the facilities – I left them to argue it out over a friendly beer!
It was a fantastic achievement that could not have been accomplished without the help and support of all the people who volunteered to fundraise, count lengths, find PR boards and swimmers, put up posters and maps and sort things out for me when I was unable to do so due to my nightshift lifestyle out here – huge thanks to everyone. The attached picture includes several members of the team at a thank you beer and pizza night at the Oasis bar, commemorative certificates were also presented. Sadly, but to be expected, not all the 34 people who took part could be there.
A huge thank you from all the team at H4H! |
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New Credit card wallets and patches in the shop, mobile phone charms coming this week!
Large car stickers have been sent to the printers and will be arriving soon!
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Five members of Surrey Police have made the questionable decision to cycle from John O'Groats to Lands End! Ray Blythe, Mark Parry, Dick Reeve, Brendan Collins, supported by Ian Davies plan to complete the journey in nine days starting on 8th May 2009. The five detectives, who are all members of an informal cycle club (North Surrey Cycle Section - NSCS), will be cycling in excess of 100 miles a day to complete this momentous journey. The challenge is being undertaken on behalf of two charities, Help for Heroes and Cancer Research.
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10 Runners, each carried between 35 and 50 lb wearing full combat uniform and completed the full marathon at Paros Cyprus in times ranging between 4h30 - 6h17. There were several injuries along the way including blisters, sore knees and general exhaustion!
Raising a fantastic 1774 Euros!
Well done and a huge thank you from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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The runners from "The Falcon Bearer" in Knutsford were Smooth, Dave, Shady, Shell & Stuart (as they appear in the photo), and raised a fantastc £500!
Well done and a huge thank you from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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On Thursday 2nd April, 20 soldiers took on the challenge of a 24-hour endurance event to raise cash for Help For Heroes.
The 18 members from TFSU inMönchengladbach and 2 guests who volunteered to make up the numbers attempted the triathlon with a difference.
Organised by SSgt Gaz Hughes the various cap badges and arms came together to cycle, run and tab around the perimeter fence of Ayrshire Barracks with super human effort to support the well-recognised and popular charity.
Split down into 4 man squads they each battled through hourly shifts to cover 1 274 miles the distance between Basra and Kabul.
Cpl Tom McGinty who started and more importantly finished the triathlon said, “ It was quite hard; the worst time was cycling between 1 and 3 in the morning. I had to dig deep to get it going. I would do it again for Help For Heroes but definitely need to do more cycle training – 40 plus miles is hard.”
A fantastic 3 000 euros was raised and the team would like to thank everyone who sponsored them and NAAFI for donating the meals and refreshments that kept them fuelled.
Well done and a huge thank you from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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On the 22 March, 12 Soldiers from 143 (WM) Brigade completed the Ironbridge Half Marathon for Help for Heroes managing to raise £1500.
Well done and a huge thank you from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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It was a case of cops and ruggers when a team of policemen battled soldiers in a charity rugby match in aid of Help for Heroes.
A rag-tag team of soldiers, past and present, battled a team of burly cops from the Metropolitan Police in a
ButEd, a police sergeant on Scotland Yard’s territorial support group, said the results were not important. He said: “This game shows how the Metropolitan Police can work in partnership with the Army to raise money and the profile of Help for Heroes.” Six Chelsea pensioners were invited to the charity event, which also raised funds through a raffle that included a signed rugby shirts by Wasps boss Ian McGeechan and the Harlequins rugby team.
Veterans from the Falklands War and the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts joined serving soldiers - mostly from the 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery - to make up the “Fury Invitation 15” team. They battled it out in a gruelling encounter against the Metropolitan Police Rugby Football Club (MPRFC).
Organiser Ed Cudmore, honorary secretary of the MPRFC, played on the police team and is nursing a broken rib from the game. Ed, 33, said he estimated that the event raised an amazing £3,500 for Help for Heroes, the Sun-backed charity which provides essential support for our injured war heroes. He said: “The MPRFC scored a late try to snatch a win from the Fury XV. “The game was played in awesome spirit in front of a spectacular crowd and bright sunshine. “A perfect day to help raise funds for an extremely worthwhile cause. “I would like to thank all for your extremely generous contributions and efforts to make this day an absolute success, and to raise over £3,500 for Help for Heroes Serving soldier Andy Dawling, 35, provided the kits - emblazoned with Help for Heroes branding - which he co-designed with Ed. Players were charged £40 to play in the match. A percentage of the fee paid for the shirts and the rest went to charity. The players got to keep their shirts as mementos. The shirts were provided by Fury Rugby k - which is co-owned by Andy, a Lance Bombadier in the 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery.
Not to be outdone, the charity match also saw the women’s police team, the Metropolitan Police Women’s Rugby Football Club (MPWRFC) take on Chelmsford Ladies RFC. The game was won 12-5 by the policewomen - making it a double victory on the day for the police.
Well done from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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Andrew Lait successfully climbed Kilimanjaro for Help for Heroes.
One of his closest friends is currently serving in Afghanistan, making him even more aware of the great work that Help for Heroes does for our Armed Forces and therefore set out to raise as much money as he could.
Andrew has so far has managed an impressive £1050!
Andrew said this was one of the hardest things he has ever done - he reached the summit in 5 days, pushing himself on by constantly thinking of the cause he was climbing for.
Well done and a huge thank you from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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Cpl Mike Durnford - 216 Sqn, Royal Air Force Brize Norton, ran the Carterton 10K Road Race in 1 hour and 5 minutes and rasied £430
Cpl Mike Durnford and his Mother, Mrs Diana Durnford who collected.
Well done from all the team at Help for Heroes!
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Deciding to do something positive I coaxed some members from the exchange gym in Bridgwater to join me in running the Taunton half marathon.
Before I knew it my friend Mark ex Royal Green Jackets & I were training with rucksacks doing 10 mile runs. Then we got some of the lady members to join us & it just went from strength to strength.
My comrades from the Regt. Association sponsored me for £200 with the other runners sponsors as well we are well over £1,000.
Whilst we were training some members of The 1st Btn Rifles were sadly lost in the conflict in Afghanistan.
With comrades from the Light Infantry (Rifles) Association we attended the funeral of Cpl. Tom Gaden in Taunton.
We decided to dedicate the Taunton Half Marathon to the memory of Tom Gaden. We were grateful that his parents Judy & Nick agreed to see us of at the start & the team made a donation to the Tom Gaden Memorial Fund.
"As we set off along the route in boots,denims,H4H t shirt & rucksacks we had great support around the course, it was inspiring that The Help For Heroes Charity really is a mirror of the British Public support for our servicemen & women. It was a very hot day & I was overtaken by all of the team but like everyone else I finished & we were met by Judy & Nick Gaden with there family, it really was a fitting end to a great day.
Well done Bryn & Emma Parry long may Help for Heroes gather strength. "Clive Best Light Infantry (Rifles) Association Taunton Branch
Well done from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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Collecting in Ft William in WW2 uniforms and a 1943 jeep in LRDG Desert livery. We were part of a bigger event -The Commando March in Spean Bridge.
Thank you from all the team at H4H! |
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Tom is swimming the channel in support of Help for Heroes, take a look at his page and sponsor him in his challenge here
Goodluck from all the team at H4H! |
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Netley Old Hall Farm Ball held in Shropshire by Kelly Miller on 28 March.
Thanks to Spinning Your Dreams Wedding Photography.
A huge well done and thank you from all the team at H4H! |
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I held the catwalk event at Aldershot Military Garrison on Saturday 4th April 09.
The night itself went really well and I had some fantastic feedback. I managed to raise £700.00! So for a first attempt I was really pleased. The models on the catwalk looked stunning and although it was only held in my local community centre, by the time myself, husband, family and friends had finished dressing the hall it looked very glamorous!
Fantastic raffle prizes which helped raise funds from a weekend at the Victory Services Club, London to two tickets to see Greece at the Picadilly Theatre, very popula!.
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The wedding dresses we beautiful and I still have over 100 plus left so we I am going to do another event again, hopefully in soon.
The models were thanking me saying they really enjoyed themselves and would love to do it again, it was a really relaxed pleasant evening and to top it all we had a live proposal at the end which left most of the hall in tears! So a big thankyou to all those who helped. And for any of you who would like to help raise some money, pleasant night out or know of anyone planning to get married and in need of that special dress....watch this space as i will be setting my date soon.
A huge well done and thank you from all the team at H4H! |
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A Cheque presentation at Sainsburys Hastings after their Mother's Day fundraising event. In the photo from the left is Tracy, Sarah Lydia-Wilson (County Coordinator for H4H), Jackie and then Elaine, all from Sainsburys.
They are an amazing team and have yet another event planned for Father's Day!
A huge well done and thank you from all the team at H4H! |
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A cheque for £5,658 and was raised from a Christmas raffle and collections organised by the Thales Procurement Teams from the three Thales Aerospace Sites at Crawley, Raynes Park and Leicester. Sarah Lydiard- Wilson (H4H coordinator) photographed with Peter Hitchcock, Director of Thales AVS.
A huge well done and thank you from all the team at H4H! |
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A big thanks to Red and the Wolverhampton Hells Angels for the cheque, from all the team at H4H! |
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A family funday on the 4th of April,
raised a fantastic £103!
They had a guess the name of the bear, guess the weight of the cake, a cake sale, a tombola and craft and games for the kids, as well as a raffle of prizes kindly donated by local shops and businesses.
Thank you from all the team at H4H! |
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A PITLOCHRY butcher has returned from a North Pole marathon that took place in temperatures as low as -37C.
Rory MacDonald (35), of MacDonald Butchers, raised nearly £4,000 in aid of Help for Heroes after taking part in the race with his brother Neil (40).
They ran in memory of their late brother-in-law, John McDermid, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2007.
Rory has taken part in marathons in New York, Malta and, more recently, the 2008 Marathon des Sables over the Sahara Desert, but he said that he had never experienced conditions like those of the North Pole.
“I have done a lot of distance running and taken part in quite a few marathons, but these were very extreme conditions—the actual day of the race it was –37C, so it was brutal … but the whole experience was majestic.”
“We stopped at Spitsbergen (Norway) and saw polar bears, which was fantastic.
“We took my father, Tom—who is 71-years-old—along for the trip and he thought it was fantastic, despite the harsh weather conditions.”
Both Rory and Neil finished in a time of 7 hours, 36 minutes and 58 seconds.
Thank you from all the team at H4H! |
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Denise Barker, Adam Jones, Garry Barker, Jen Barker, Andy Whitehill, and Hazel Barker
completed the mountains BenNevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowdon, in 33hours, and had an incredible time doing so!
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We were raring to go at 4:30am Saturday 11th April 2009, and started Ben Nevis in the dark, but were soon amazed by the stunning views and extreme amount of snow at the peak. It was such an experience ascending and descending the three mountains, something none of us had attempted before, and we all came away elated by it and very proud of ourselves for doing the challenge. It was especially worthwhile doing it in the knowledge at how much we’d raised for Help for Heroes, and this was very motivating.
We have raised £1000!"
A huge well done to everyone who took part in the challenge from all the team at H4H! |
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Alison White, Andrea Lockart, Susan Giesecke were the fundraisers at the H4H dance. Raising a fantastic £1064.00!
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the dance from all the team at H4H! |
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A detachment from the local Perth RLC Black Watch Army Cadet Force were on hand to raise collection funds at McDiarmid Park on Sunday at the Match between St Johnstone and Queen of the South.
On hand was Mike Dickinson the Perthshire Co-ordinator for Help our Heroes and he is pictured with Left to Right:- Cadet Gail Scott,Cadet Fiona Crawford,SI Tony Hatton,Mike Dickinson - Help for Heroes Co-ordinator,CSM Tracey Scott,Cadet Heather Crawford.
A really big thank you from everyone on the team at H4H! |
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Wales Universities' Officer Training Corps Street collection in cental Swansea raising funds for
A big thanks for all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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Thanks to the Officer's and staff at HM Prison Birmingham; staff at Timet UK and Eagle Seven Battle Group for the Whitby event.
Raising a fantastic £507.70!
A big thanks for all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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The picture shows the ladies of the Pitlochry Gallery Association which holds an annual gallery of arts and crafts in the Pitlochry Baptist Centre presenting a cheque for £600 to Mike Dickinson.
The picture shows from left to right:-Margaret Stevenson,Dee Bowman, Mike Dickinson Perthshire Co-ordinator Help for Heroes,Helen Porter
A Big thank you to the Pitlochry Gallery from all the team at H4H |
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A 50 mile, most enjoyable walk along the Suffolk coast and heaths path. We took 3 days to complete. To finish you have to cross the river Deben at Felixstowe by ferry, the ferry was not running the day we arrived, but on explaining to the ferryman (mobile phone) what we were about, he come out for us. It things like that, that makes all the blisters worth while.
A huge thank you and well done from the H4H Team! |
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Carol Payne jumps for Heroes!
Thanks for your support! from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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'The Photo has a 17(R) Sqn Typhoon in the background and Phil (Competitor) and Tarnia from H4H's (Linc's regional co-ordinator).  The Typhoon is one of the 17(R) Sqn Aircraft and previously both Phil & Myself worked on 17(F) Sqn for three years (late 80's & early 90's) when it was a Tornado Squadron in Germany, Phil was posted back to the UK shortly before Gulf War One and I served twice at Dhahran Airbase in Saudi Arabia during my 3yrs on the Squadron. So the emblem on this aircraft brings back fond memories to both of us. 17(R) Squadron officially reformed in 2005 with the Eurofighter Typhoon, accepting its standard back from RAF Cranwell, where it has lain for the past six years, Initially the squadrons role was to bring the Typhoon up to "air-to-air" operational status, this is now being followed up by proving the Typhoon's "air-to-ground" capability as the Typhoon Operational Evaluation Unit, the squadron has the responsibility for the technical and tactical exploitation of the aircraft' Phil McNeill
Big thanks from all the team at H4H! |
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Councilor Mrs Hilda Marle Mayor of Longridge Donating a cheque for £300 from her Mayor charities to Arthur Roe Lancashire Co-ordinator at the Civic hall Longridge on Thursday 23rd May.
All of us at Help for Heroes would like to so a huge thankyou to everyone! |
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Southwick Health & Community
Forum's St. George's Day Celebration in aid of Help for Heroes.
Thank you from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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On St. Georges day Robert Turner and friends had a collection for Help the Heroes
This is a picture we thought you might like to see. It is a picture of our george and our collection box bert jnr (the dragon). We managed to raise £132 and sell 100 arm bands!
Thank you from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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| James Cartwright took part in the South Down's Way Mountain Bike Challenge raising over £500 for H4H!
It didn't go wholly according to plan, as by bike broke half way through Day 1, but thankfully I was able to buy parts for my bike and the mechanics fixed it so I could complete Day 2. The event was far more difficult than I had imagined and I had totally under-estimated it! It took me roughly 3 1/2 hours to complete the 25 miles on Day 1 and 8 hours to complete the 54 miles on Day 2! It was a very good event though, with the scenery and the views off the top of the hills being fantastic.
From all the Team at H4H a huge well done and thank you! |
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A fundraising Banquet was held raising funds for Help for Heroes.
Left, Mrs Ponsonby, AVM Ponsonby, Mr Holt (husband of the Ambassador), Mrs Denise Holt CMG British Ambassador at Madrid, Wg Cdr R Hunt MBE Chairman of The Royal Society of St George Costa Blanca and Mrs M Hunt.
The evening went very well with good speeches by the Chairman, AVM and the Ambassador. Thank you from all the Team at Help for Heroes! |
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Lews Thompson, 17 from County Durham did a car pull with a renaulat Clio up and down St. Johns Street in Cardiff Wales.
"I have raised approx over £500 for help for heroes, My Dad, Sgt Michael James Thompson was in the army but sadly was killed in 2005 on his way to work, so it only seems right that i did i bit of fundraising in memory of him. I hope to do some more events for your charity and The Royal British legion."
A huge well done from all the team at H4H! |
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A concert at Gresham's School Concert and a fantastic £567.19 was kindly donated by those who attended.
Thank you from all the Team at H4H! |
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Flight Lieutenant Steve Hawkins, Chief Technician Carl Rice and Senior Aircraftman Paul Leggett from RAF Lyneham completed their marathon run over 2 days at 13RAF Stations, raising over £2200 for Help 4 Heroes in the process.
The runners completed 2 miles at each location, visiting 7 Stations on Tuesday 28th April and 6 Stations on Wednesday 29th April, starting at RAF Lyneham and finishing at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Headley Court.
Thank you from all of us at Help for Heroes! |
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The crew attended the Burghfield May Fayre, Berkshire, on Sunday 10th May. "We placed a bucket on the ramp of the Chinook saying nothing more than Help For Heroes and collected the sum of £140."
The crew pictured here has flown in Afghanistan and Iraq, as has the aircraft which sustained substantial damage from a Rocket Propelled Grenade to the aft pylon.
We are all aware of the fantastic work that H4H do for our brothers in arms and wished to contribute in some small way.
The crew is, L to R:
Flt Lt Craig Wilson DFC, Flt Sgt Steve McDonnell, MACr Gus Highet, Sqn Ldr Dave Morgan all of whom gave up their time freely to further promote the work of the armed forces wherever they may be.
A huge well done and thank you from all the team at H4H! |
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Members of the Hants and I.O.W Army cadet force.
with the aid of the adjutent generla corps bicycle team, the cadets navigated their way around the island, some of them completed 55 km and others 100 km depending on age. Overall the cyclists raised around 2000 pounds! It was a really good day and I am sure everyone envolved really enjoyed themselvves and came away with huge smiles on their faces.
All of us at H4H would like to say a huge thank you!
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2160 (Sleaford) Sqn, Air Training Corps Charity Event 20-22 March 2009. The funds raised will be split 50:50 between Help 4 Heroes and IT for the new Squadron HQ (which we move into during the Summer 2009).
 The event involved teams of 8 Cdts doing Aqua Continuity Drill over a 36 hr period. The Cdts completed a twenty-minute display with 8 Cdts taking part in each rotation. Over the period the Cdts took a total of 1278720 steps, saluted a total of 17340 times and completed an incredible 20520 manoeuvres.
All Cdts on the Sqn have played an active role in the preparation and execution of this event through writing letters, selling wristbands or T-Shirts, collecting sponsor money, designing posters and of course taking part in the event. Some Cdts will use this event to qualify them for the Service element of their Duke of Edinburgh Award. Our thanks go to the following RAF Cranwell personnel for making this event possible: Pool Manageress, Gymnasium Staff, Lifeguards, Regiment Band, Catering Sqn, and OACTU.
All the staff at Help for Heroes would like to say a big thank you! |
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Charmian Bannister and Anna Martin ran the Paris Marathon and have raised £800!
The event went really well even though it was hard work! The sun was
shining - a little too hard at some points.... making it a hot day. But
there was a fantastic atmosphere with loads of British supporters in the
crowd to cheer us on. It was our first marathon and we had trained hard for it but we still found it incredibly difficult, especially the last 6 miles - and we are still walking funny 2 days later! But overall, a very
rewarding experience and possibly the first of many!?
A huge thank you from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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South Petherton Sports & Social Club raised a fantastic £151.00!.
A huge thank you from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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Denise Barker, Adam Jones, Garry Barker, Jen Barker, Andy Whitehill, and Hazel Barker
completed the mountains Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowdon, in 33hours, and had an incredible time doing so!
"We were raring to go at 4:30am Saturday 11th April 2009, and started Ben Nevis in the dark, but were soon amazed by the stunning views and extreme amount of snow at the peak.
It was such an experience ascending and descending the three mountains, something none of us had attempted before, and we all came away elated by it and very proud of ourselves for doing the challenge. It was especially worthwhile doing it in the knowledge at how much we’d raised for Help for Heroes, and this was very motivating." said Denise Parker.
We have raised £500 so far through the Justgiving page I set up, and about another £500 offline through sponsorship forms.
A huge thank you from all the team at Help for Heroes! |
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Yates's Birthday Month
JSSUMARATHONINBOOTS
Fun Day for H4H . . .
North Pole marathon . . .
Perth RLC Black Watch Army Cadet Force
Fundraising
Suffolk coast Walk
Southdowns Way Bike Ride
Marathon run over 2 days at 13 RAF Stations
Burghfield May Fayre
The Three Peaks Challenge
