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Target: £500.00
Raised so far: £585.00
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My name is Tasty Smith and have a ponytail which I have grown since leaving the Fleet Air Arm in 1993, so I have not had my hair cut in 16 years.  Mind you most of it has gone from up top!

The reason I am doing a headshave is to raise money for St Dunstan's, a charity held dear by the Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Crew Association, of which I am a member.  The headshave is planned to take place on Wednesday, 21st October 2009 (Trafalgar Day).

St Dunstans is involved in looking after servicemen who were blinded and sometimes maimed in the two great wars and other conflicts since, ie, Northern Ireland, Korea, Gulf, etc.  I ran Field Gun for the first time in 1975 and every year after the Royal Tournament at Earls Court had finished, some of us volunteered to look after these gents for a week in their annual summer sojourn to HMS Daedalus in Lee on Solent, Hampshire.

We were known as 'guide dogs' and were paired up with two of the St Dunstaners for the duration.  They would take part in allsorts of activities including archery.  Many visits were planned as they took in places where they could meet up with old friends they had met over the years.  This was quite a social week and the St Dunstaners were an absolute joy to be with.  All the guys we looked after are all now dead, the last one this year whom I helped look after.  Nowadays it is all the modern conflict victims that we are looking after.

Even though Field Gun at the Royal Tournament has ceased 10 years ago, some ex-members serving or retired still give up their time to host them at HMS Sultan in Gosport, just a few miles down the road from where we used to originally look after them.

This is the reason why I have chosen to fundraise and support St Dunstans.

To all at HMS Sultan,GosportRBL and friends. Thank you, Tasty Donation by Howard Smith 30/10/09  

£85.00 + £23.97 Gift Aid

Donation by Howard Smith 23/10/09  

£170.00 + £47.95 Gift Aid

YAY its gone!! Well done dad love Victoria, Dominic & Enya Donation by victoria smith 22/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done. Looks nice & tidy. Will save you money in shampoo. Roger, Gloria, Debs & Ellie Donation by Roger Lewis 21/10/09  

£10.00

Donation by heather toates 17/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

How will I be able to drag you to the bar now? Well done Tasty. Davey Donation by Davey Glover 17/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Best of luck on reaching your goal Tasty. You won't look any uglier!!!!!!!!! Donation by Robin Harper 11/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Donald (Ollie) Oliver 06/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Come on all you FAABAers. Consider it as paying for an improvement! Donation by Dave Clark 04/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

This donation is made on behalf of some members of The Rose & Thistle Pipe Band - thanks guys! Donation by Tasty Smith 01/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

we're so proud of you, a very worthwhile charity. Hope you get to your target. Love Claire & Kiara xxx Donation by Claire Robertson 01/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

you should be cold around the head by now,don't believe people when they say you look younger.good cause!well done Donation by pres&sandy kennedy 27/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Peter Lewis 25/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

This is a donation that was collected at the Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Association weekend, thank you to everyone that donated. Donation by Tasty Smith 22/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done Tasty, am looking forward to seeing the results xxxxx Sharon & Tia Donation by Sharon Fazackerley 22/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck on raising the full amount for such a good course. well done! Donation by Roger Bochenek 19/09/09  

£10.00

You humble me sir! Hugs and Kisses Ninn xxxx Donation by Nina Goldsworthy 18/09/09  

£25.00

A good cause mate. Another 16 years and you'll be able to do this again! Catchyerselfon. Donation by Bill Currie (Mackem) 18/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Go for it Tasty Donation by Philip Glover 17/09/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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