I am writing this on behalf of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, we have recently returned from a demanding tour of Afghanistan. You will probably be aware from our coverage in the media that we have had significant success during our time over there and brought about a renewed confidence in the people of Afghanistan. However, this has not come without incident and unfortunately at some cost to the Battalion During the last six months we lost one of our young Fusiliers and sustained a number of serious casualties, the majority of which will return to full operational duty.

Over the next few months as part of our homecoming to Chester and Wales, the Battalion wants to do as much as they can to support those families and young lives that have been affected by these incidents. As a small part of helping a team from the Battalion will run from Chester to Cardiff in order to raise money for a very important Service charity. St Dunstan’s, the Service Charity for the blind and the visually impaired.

The aim of the challenge is for a team of 30 officers and soldiers to run at least one half marathon each per day for five days, starting from the Dale Barracks in Chester on the Monday 22nd June and finishing at National Armed Forces Day in Cardiff Bay on Saturday 26th June. The route is a total of 224 miles and will pass through a number of major places (Chester, Newtown, Brecon, Llanelli, Swansea, Bridgend and Cardiff).

I thank you for taking the time to read this letter and hope you are able to help with are our charity run.

With kind regards,

 

Mike Jones