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Circle Line Walk

Carl Knox is raising money for The Parachute Regiment Afghanistan Trust
In memory of Pte Martin Bell
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The Afghanistan Trust gives assistance to soldiers of The Parachute Regiment who were wounded in action, or the dependants of those killed in action in Afghanistan. It achieves this through financial and welfare support. It also sustains the memories of the loss of life and sacrifices made

Story

<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit&nbsp;our JustGiving page.</p> <p>Fifteen of us finished the walk in just over 6 hours on Saturday 7th May 2011. sore feet but we all made it!</p> <p>On 25th January 2011, a good friend, Private Martin Bell of 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was fatally wounded by an&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">improvised explosive device.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Harrison, Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, said: "</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif, sans; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Pte Martin Bell died going to the assistance of a critically injured friend in the most dangerous combat circumstances imaginable; 'greater love has no man than this".</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif, sans; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">In support of the Parachute Regiment Afghanistan Trust,&nbsp;which is a charity who&nbsp;support the soldiers and there familys who have been injured and killed in Afghanistan,&nbsp;I'm organising a sponsored walk around the Circle Line on Saturday 7th May 2011 to every Tube station on the line. It is about approximately 18 miles, and I will be joined by several of my Radiographer colleagues. So if you would like to support me, Rachael Bowie, Brian Turner, David Bowen, David Hall, Haley Duffy, Sara Savidge, Sarah Barron, Matthew&nbsp;Birchenough, Misha Solarov, Hayley Jeffries, Jackie Pease-Cox and Matthew Trevail&nbsp;please dig deep and make a donation.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Verdana, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif, sans; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Thank you Carl</span></span></p>

Donation summary

Total
£2,541.91
+ £545.35 Gift Aid
Online
£2,541.91
Offline
£0.00

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