On 20th September 2008, the Legends of Rugby, watched by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, played a game at Twickenham in front of over 52,000 supporters and raised over £1 million for Help for Heroes. It was a wonderful day and we at Help for Heroes would just like to say how much we appreciate everyone who contributed to such a wonderful event, it was truly awesome.
Thank you
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The Captain of Hull University RFC Cameron Baldry organised a match between the two disciplines of rugby union and rugby league (first half...union rules, second half....league rules) which raised over £500 in support of Help for Heroes . History seems not to relate to who actually won!
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The RAF Regt at RAF Benson are accompanied 33 Sqn (Puma's) to the Jersey Air Show on the 11 September.
A big thank you from all the Help for Heroes team to Neil Merchant and his volunteers who were out shaking their buckets at the show. |
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| Well done to Lucy from our events team and all her volunteers for a fantastic collection at the Bath Rugby. |
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A big thankyou to everyone at Selly Oak hospital who have been fundraising for Help for Heroes. |
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Iona Wardner, age 6, from Upper Inverroy completed a 16 mile walk from Corrour Station to Spean Bridge!
Iona completed the walk over 2 days accompanied by her parents Lt Col Matthew and Kim Wardner, staying overnight in the Lairig Leacach bothy.
Well done a fantastic challenge! A huge thank you from all of us from Help for Heroes.
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It is fantastic to see Zara Philips having a good time and supporting Help for Heroes by wearing one of our wristbands!
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Read about Hero's latest adventures in Iraq with Scott Gibbs and Ieuan Evans.
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Check out the new Rugby skinny T-shirts for ladies in the Help for Heroes online shop.
See you in yours at Twickenham!
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Dan Shirley died proudly serving his country in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Now the parents of warrant officer Dan Shirley are to brave a skydive to show their support for other soldiers wounded in action.
Geoff and Janice Shirley, from Wigston, found out after their son's death, that he had been planning to take part in a parachute jump. So, as one last gesture, Geoff, 63, and Janice, 61, have decided to take on the challenge.
All of us at Help for Heroes send you are sincere condolences and we wish you all the best for your event.
To support Janice and Geoff, please sponsor the jump:
www.justgiving.com/michellelewis3
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Lucy from Help for Heroes receiving a cheque from the Garrison Sgt Major in London.
Thank you from all of us at Help for Heroes.
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Leif Andreasson the driver of Swedish Armed Forces sponsored drag race car is supporting Help for Heroes this season by displaying the charities stickers just above his name on the side windows of his Top Methanol funnycar.
Leif’s Dodge Stratus is one of the top cars in his class and He has been European champion in 1998, 2000 & 2001.
Leif agreed to run the stickers on the car for all the rounds of the championship to help publicize the charity and the whole crew of the car bought wristbands to show their support, they will also be writing an article on the charity for the team website
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Six runners who are going to run 5 marathons in five days up the five highest peaks of the Uk and Ireland.
Members of the Exeter University officer Training Corps have been kind enough to fund the challenge, providing all logistics and accommodation for the 5 days. All money raised will be given directly to Help the Heroes and Bowel Cancer UK.
Each marathon has a very challenging route resulting in our overall ascent being around 9000m over the 131miles which is higher than Mt Everest! We shall be running from 30th September to the 4th October 2008.
All of us at Help for Heroes wish you the best of luck with your incredible challenge!
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In September 2008, James Salter (42), Chris Smith (20) and Richard Ing (18) will attempt to swim from Gibraltar to Morocco. They aim to support three charities – including Help for Heroes - and raise up to £50,000.
The Straits of Gibraltar are known as one of the toughest swimming challenges out there; less than 300 people have ever made it to the other side.
The very best of luck from all of us at Help for Heroes!
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No Limits Show 2008 - 17th -18th September
Help for Heros will be attending this year’s No Limits 2008 show at the London ExCel centre - London's new independent living lifestyle exhibition for the public, carers, healthcare professionals and mobility equipment dealers. A combination of seminars, demonstrations, activities, education, jobs, expert advice and CPD learning makes it a not to be missed event for trade and consumer visitors alike. Come and visit us at stand number 433!
For more information and to register for your FREE TICKETS please visit the No Limits website : www.nolimitsshow.com
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Richard Fell on behalf of Help for Heroes kindly accepted a cheque from Waitrose at Dorking for £6000 from the manager, Kevin Gilby, which he had obtained from John Lewis.
Kevin has been a strong supporter of H4H, for example paying for 'partners' at the Derby, attending a business breakfast, and offering us future collection opportunities.
Some weeks ago, he provided a cheque from Waitrose HQ for £290 but decided that this was not enough and collected a further fantastic £6000 for the charity.
All of us at Help for Heroes would like to say a big thank you to Kevin and his team at Walitrose in Dorking for all your fantastic fundraising!
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Captain James Harrison and Captain Andrew Tiernan of the Grenadier Guards have spent 18 days cycling the Pacific Coast of the United States, covering over 1800 miles from Vancouver to California and raising a significant amount of money for both Help for Heroes and the Colonel’s Fund
Everyone at Help for Heroes would like so say a huge 'well done' for such an incredible fundraising effort!
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Help for Heroes official mascot, Hero the bear' has been preparing for a special mission.
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Help for Heroes rugby captains Lawrence Dallaglio and Scott Gibbs invite you to watch them train on September 19.The two rugby legends will hold an open training session from 10am-12pm which will see Lawrence’s Help for Heroes XV and Scott’s International XV take to the Twickenham turf as they prepare for the Help for Heroes Challenge Match the following day.
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There are lots of new additions to our online shop, if you need a present or just fancy treating yourself check out some of our fantastic new products, some great ideas for Christmas!
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Chart-busting band McFly will headline an event in Maidstone raising vital funds to support soldiers wounded while serving this country.
The top pop act, which has had seven number ones and two number one albums, will perform in the county town for the first time at the A Day for Heroes extravaganza next month.
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Mercurys March arrives in London, Peta Todd came to say well done for completing their fantastic challenge. Raising thousands in sponsorship, the guys have done an amazing job, well done from all of us at Help for Heroes!
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Hit for six – Worcestershire CCC,s Director of cricket Steve Rhodes,Vice Captain Gareth Batty,Kabir Ali and Captain
Vikram Solanki presented a signed bat for auction to Ian Baldry of Help for heroes and Catherine Hurley of The Croome Hunt Supporters Club.Picture by Ian Smith.
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The Proceeds of a Victoria Cross and other medals awarded in 1864 to Mr Pitcher has been kindly donated to Help for Heroes by Anne Allen-Stevens, the great-great-niece of Mr Pitcher.
The medals raised over a hundred thousand pounds. Thank you from all of us at Help for Heroes!
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Around 30 soldiers from all over the country are split into teams marching in shifts, carrying a stretcher symbolising service personnel injured in Iraq and Afghanistan to raise money for the charity, as part of a 300-mile march to London from Plymouth.
The soldiers will be joined on the route by the mayors of Southampton, Exeter, Honiton, Dorchester, Blandford, Guilford and Leatherhead and will be greeted in London by Bryn from H4H.
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The chosen route takes the soldiers along the old Admiralty Shutter telegraph route used over 200 years ago during the Napoleonic war. The 30 hilltops en route used to house the old shutter telegraph system. The stretcher is draped with a Union Flag and a scroll containing a roll of honour of injured personnel.
Well done from all of us at Help for Heroes!
Link: www2.army.mod.uk/mercurysmarch
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Firemen raised a staggering £3,000 with a 24 hour ladder Climb.
A big thanks to Dean and the whole team from all of us at Help for Heroes!
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The Bull Inn raised a fantastic £13,000 pounds! A spectacular event with all ages joining in. A big Thank you from all of us at Help for Heroes!
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Gino Pulizzi, Dave Rothery and the Official time Keeper and aduciator Ken Cooper MBE completed the challenge in a record time of 22 Hours and 39 Minutes! raising over £6,000 pounds for Help for Heroes, phenomenal!
All of us at Help for Heroes would like to say a huge Thank you to all of you!
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Peta Todd has taken on some fantastic challenges to support the blokes and raise substantial funds for the charity.
A big Thank you from all of us at Help for Heroes to Peta for all her fantastic fundraising!
Check out Peta's page!
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Isaac Smith and Emily Hardwick two 12-year-olds from Tidworth have used their initiative to raise more than £930 for Help for Heroes in just over a week!
One Saturday they decided they wanted to do something helpful and after a spell of car washing approached Tesco in Station Road to see whether they could collect funds there by selling key rings, fridge magnets and badges on behalf of the charity, whose offices are in the town.
Castledown School pupil, Isaac Smith, said: "We thought it would be fun and a good idea to raise money for Help for Heroes and because my father has been to Iraq."
Well done from all of us at Help for Heroes!
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The Bulldog Bash raised £3792 for Help for Heroes
Help for Heroes was the official charity adopted by The Bulldog Bash at this year’s event at Long Marston near Stratford upon Avon.This annual event is geared for the serious Bikers. not just within the U.K but across Europe. |
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| The Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes standing shoulder to shoulder. |
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Prince William and Harry will be attending the premiere of the new Bond film Quantum of Solace to be held in October at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square.
The producers Wilson and Broccoli are thrilled Prince William and Prince Harry have agreed to attend the world premiere, and were pleased this event will help raise much needed funds to support the servicemen of our country through the Princes' chosen charities Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion.
All of us at Help for Heroes would like to thank Prince William and Prince Harry.
Link: www.007.com
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Georgie Gayer has raised over £2000 pounds for Help for Heroes on her challenging Icelandic Lava Trek.
"No words can express how happy I am to have done this trek for Help for Heroes. Everytime I struggled and thought I couldn’t go on anymore I just thought of all the challenges our Heroes go through on a daily basis, whether from fighting or recovering from injuries. It spurred me on and helped me find a determination and strength I didn’t know that I had. I wore my Help for Heroes t-shirt with enormous pride and respect for our brave servicemen and women."
A huge thank you from all of us at Help for Heroes.
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The CO, Lt Col Gerry Woods was looking for a venture to galvanise his troops to support Help for Heroes. A physical and demanding event that would raise substantial funds for the charity.
His love of Mountaineering and Hill walking gave him the idea of climbing the four highest peaks in the UK (Slieve Donard, Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon) and just to make it more challenging to reach the summit of all 4 peaks within 48 hours!
A huge thank you from Help for Heroes to Sean Birkett, Ian McClune,Russ Girling, Laura Blair and Gerry Woods and well done on achieving your target!
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Lord Ashcroft is delighted to be one of the eight major sponsors of the Rugby Challenge match at Twickenham, he has also agreed to exhibit a selection of the 152 VCs from the Ashcroft Victoria Cross collection, the world's largest collection of the medals at the RFU Museum at Twickenham.
Lord Ashcroft is also kindly donating the royalties from his latest book, Special Forces Heroes, to the charity Help for Heroes.
All of us from Help for Heroes would like to thank Lord Ashcroft for his generosity and support.
Read More:
www.amazon.co.uk/Special-Forces-Heroes
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Help for Heroes would especially like to say a big thank you to Frank Williams, for his kind invitation to the Silverstone weekend for the servicemen and women from Headley Court.
We would also like to thank the The Royal Bank of Scotland Team (David and Matt) for the fantastic tour during the day and big thanks to Jackie Stewart who brought so much fun and laughter into the day, Your kind hospitalilty was greatly appreciated. |
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A big thanks to David Coultard, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button for wearing their wristbands around the f1 racing circuits of the world! |
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23 Royal Marine Wives, Girlfriends and Fiancés will be taking part on a gruelling 7 mile challenge to raise money in in Loving Memory of Marine Jamie Hutton and Trooper Robert Pearson in aid of Help for Heroes.
Sponsor the girls now!
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| The cricket at Lords was a phenomenal sucess for the fundraising team raising over £6,000 pounds! |
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Brigadier Nicholas Prideaux kindly representing H4H accpeted a cheque from The Army Training Regiment in Winchester.
'I went on behalf of H4H to accept a cheque for £2622.09 which was raised by the Permanent Staff, Recruits and from Parents attending their sons' Passing Out Parades over a period of 6 months'.
A Big Thank you from Help for Heroes to everyone who contributed. |
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The rugby fun day held at the home of the Telford Hornets was pronounced a great success by organisers Captain John Barclay RAMC of DSDA Donnington and Club Captain Mark Shaw, with over £1,500 raised for charities Help for Heroes and Combat Stress.
‘All in all we had over 250 players and supporters on the day, and I would like to thank all those involved’ added Barclay. ‘We are already planning an even bigger event for next year!’
‘Losing to our junior teams just shows how good our coaching is!’ commented Neil Thomas, of the coaches outfit.
Finally, thanks to the Royal Logistics Corps Territorial Army unit from Trench for all the catering efforts in keeping the food rolling throughout.
A big Thank you from all of us at Help for Heroes. |
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The annual meeting by the East London Motor Scooter Club raised a fantastic £1,600 pounds in aid of Help for Heroes. Thousands of Mods joined in the 'fantastic ride'. A huge Thank you from Help for Heroes.
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