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Target: £55,000.00
Raised so far: £54,038.55
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My story

 

Thank you for visiting my Help for Heroes fundraising page.  I have spent most of my working life involved in the London Corporate world.  Having been one of the main organisers of Europe's biggest Civil Rights protest "Liberty & Livelihood March" in September 2002, I have for the past seven years been a largely desk bound "High Net" fundraiser for a Kennington based charity. 

The plight of the wounded servicemen and women, returning injured from Iraq and Afghanistan, captured my imagination and having discovered the work of Help for Heroes, I set about planning a fund raising event.

I decided upon a solo unsupported walk from Geneva to Santiago de Compestela in North West Spain on the ‘Way of St James’ medieval pilgrimage route.  At the relatively grand age of 47, and having spent my working life desk bound, I have resigned from my safe job, income and comfortable existence to spend three months on the ‘track’ to raise much needed money for this very important cause.   The route follows mountain paths, tracks, and forest trails through some of western Europe’s more remote regions, including overcoming the Pyrenees Mountains, a distance totalling some 1,255 miles.

The project has got off to an outstanding start with the remarkable support of some eminent military patrons including the Chief of the General Staff General Sir Richard Dannatt, General the Lord Guthrie, Major General Patrick Cordingley, Major General Arthur Denaro and Field Marshal's Bramall, Chapple and Inge.  Complimenting the military patrons is an eclectic group of civilian patrons including James Blunt, Martin Bell, Clarissa Dickson-Wright, Denis Healey, Frederick Forsyth, Edward Fox, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Stephen Venables.  All of whom have been struck by both the enormity of the task and the worthiness of the cause.

With my home on my back I am writting a blog, which can be found at, www.helpforheroes.org.uk/andrew_bruce/andrewbruce.html with regular updates on the countryside I am travelling through, my encounters with walkers and locals, details of my sore back and very sore feet and life on the road under a European Spring sky.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Help for Heroes will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.

Good luck - what a great cause Donation by Kathy 16/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Cuz - Good luck on your long and winding road! Donation by Nigel Rawlins 16/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

You must be mad to be a friend of Chris Garvie. Good Luck. (I must be mad as I work with him) Donation by Roger Turner 15/05/08  

£10.00

"May the road rise up to meet you May the wind be always at your back May the sun shine warm upon your face......" Donation by Jenefer Farncombe 13/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Well done in advance. Donation by JK 12/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck - what a great cause Donation by Anonymous 11/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 11/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

all luck it is such an amazing cause thank you Donation by Elizabeth Ann Haynes 09/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

A brilliant cause which my husband and I really support. Good luck Donation by suzanne smith 09/05/08  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

I hope you have a Piper with you - 'cabar feidh gu brath ' Donation by Martin Anderson Smart 09/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Robert Hanbury 09/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

The Very Best of British Donation by Gill Trayner 09/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Our armed forces need our support when hurt. Good work & publicity by you. Donation by Anonymous 09/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

A very worthy cause, best of luck Donation by Anonymous 09/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Bon Voyage. A very worthy cause. Well done you. Donation by Peter Harris 09/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hope the weather is not too unkind Donation by Richard Thompson 09/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck and enjoy yourself too! Donation by mark and georgie adams 09/05/08  

£100.00

Good luck - a brave initiative - make sure you've got some decent boots! Donation by ANON 09/05/08  

£5.00

Good luck & come to one of my curry lunches at the Gurkha Museum in Winchester Donation by Benn Goulding 08/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Bravo - hope the walking boots cope and the stars shine brightly Donation by Penelope Fairclough 08/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hugely worthwhile and have a great trek. Donation by Mike White 08/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by anonymous 08/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Help our traditionalists thrive Donation by David Irvine 08/05/08  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Great cause - good luck! Donation by Domenica Dunne 08/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Fantastic effort for a superb cause Donation by Brian Williams 08/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

The best of luck Donation by Stuart Watson 08/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hunting supports you! Donation by Guy Portwin 08/05/08  

£250.00 + £70.51 Gift Aid

The very best of luck Donation by Denys Ryder 08/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

wish you luck with your walk - it is for a great cause ! Donation by Ray & Val 08/05/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

If only Christopher would do something so useful with his time! All our love and good luck Donation by John & Gena Garveigh 08/05/08  

£150.00
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