<p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Bexley<span style="color: #000000;"> - 14/06/11</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Bouncy Castles on Bexley High Street</strong></span></span></p> </p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>For more event information: </strong><a href="http://local2us.co.uk/bexley/index.php/events/help-for-heroes-charity-fun-day/"><strong>http://local2us.co.uk/bexley/index.php/events/help-for-heroes-charity-fun-day/</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;or join the Facebook group: </strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://on.fb.me/ll3Mak">http://on.fb.me/ll3Mak</a> </span></span></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><br /></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peter Sampson, manager of the Railway Tavern, in Bexley High Street, is holding an event for National Armed Forces Day on June 25</span>^{<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">th </span>}<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">for Help </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>for</em></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Heroes. Local2US, run by First Steps, is also helping to promote it.</span></p> <p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">&ldquo;<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I believe it's a good thing to do, it's great for the troops and I just want to say thank you for what they are doing out there.&rdquo; Peter says proudly.</span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is also a whole host of entertainment available from face-painting, pony rides and a bouncy castle to a BBQ being run by the local T.A, a teddy bear raffle and an evening disco. Amongst the fund-raisers is First Steps employee Christopher Stead. Chris is having his ponytail cut off by one of the local High Street hairdressers, TAG.</span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #000000;">"<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It'll be a sad day, but a great cause,&rdquo; says Chris &rdquo;I want to do something good; raise money for a really good cause and have a little bit of fun at the same time.&rdquo; Chris has a Justgiving page which people can donate money to </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/christopher-stead"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.justgiving.com/christopher-stead</span></a></span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">There's a target of &pound;500 just for his hair, with more fun things to do on the day.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All proceeds from the fun day and the haircut will be going to the Help for Heroes charity.</span></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br />"My regulars in the pub have always been very generous in the past and I hope other people in the village will come down and join in on the fun if they can," Peter added "Even a few pounds they can donate or spend will make a huge difference and mean Help </span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>for</em></span></span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Heroes can continue their invaluable work supporting our troops and their families."</span></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is also a free drink voucher to anyone who downloads it from the Local2Us website - </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.local2us.co.uk/bexley/index.php/events"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.local2us.co.uk/bexley/index.php/events</span></a></span></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Keep an eye out for more picture that will be uploaded, including one of Chris's hair before the cut - how about paying &pound;1 an inch?</p> <p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></p> </p>