North Wiltshire & Kennet News from the Gazette and Herald

Many people in Wiltshire are already doing their bit for Help for Heroes. Every week we run stories about men and women who are taking part in everything from runs and walks to climbs and jumps to raise cash. But now the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald and the Wiltshire Times are making Help For Heroes our appeal for 2010 and hope to raise £50,000. The money raised through our appeal will stay in Wiltshire and be used to help build and equip a personnel recovery centre in Tidworth.

Soldier Josh Campbell knows better than most what a wonderful job Help for Heroes does at the joint services rehabilitation centre at Headley Court in Surrey. Pt Campbell, 20, of Melksham, had to have his legs amputated after being blown up while manning a heavy machine gun on a Mastiff armoured vehicle in Afghanistan last year. He said: “Help for Heroes does a great job. They are making all the difference to Headley Court and it will be really good to have personnel recovery centres in other places such as Tidworth.”

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Top band lends a big hand for Help for Heroes at Swindon

3:00pm Monday 4th July 2011

Toploader are expected to headline a major Help For Heroes fundraising festival.

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Heroes' cyclist from Lower Compton cashes in

2:00pm Sunday 19th June 2011

Help for Heroes PR manager Jess Baker has completed the Big Battlefield Bike Ride and said it was one of the most inspirational experiences of her life.

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Battlefield bike ride for heroes

7:00am Saturday 2nd April 2011

An Army veteran from Melksham is in training to take part in a 350-mile bike ride to Paris for Help for Heroes.

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Happy to be losers

7:00am Saturday 2nd April 2011

EIGHT people who are competing to be Devizes’ Biggest Loser in a competition to raise money for Help for Heroes will face the first weigh in on Sunday.

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John’s back in the saddle for charity

12:00pm Tuesday 22nd March 2011

An Army veteran from Melksham is in training to take part in a 350-mile bike ride to Paris for Help For Heroes.

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Music night hits the right note in Melksham

10:00am Tuesday 8th March 2011

Musical acts from several different genres have raised £1,700 for Help For Heroes at a gig in Melksham.

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Bunker boon for charity

10:33am Thursday 3rd March 2011

Members at Erlestoke Golf Club near Devizes have split nearly £6,000 between two major local charities in what is thought to be their most successful fundraising year ever.

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Boyhood bravado is boost for funds

10:30am Thursday 3rd March 2011

Retired engineer Jim Stoodley is to raise funds for Help for Heroes by selling copies of a book he has written about his teenage escapades, including stealing a US plane from Salisbury Plain in the Second World War which he intended to fly to the continent and kill Hitler.

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Apeal collectors warning

8:30pm Friday 25th February 2011

Charitable residents are being asked to be vigilant when giving money to people posing as Help For Heroes fundraisers and collectors.

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Siblings’ big bike ride

10:18am Thursday 24th February 2011

Help for Heroes communications manager Jess Baker and her brother Josh are cycling 350 miles to raise money for the charity.

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