10 July is the anniversary of the death in Afghanistan of Corporal Lee Scott - the inspiration for Scotty's Little Soldiers - set up by his wife Nikki after seeing the impact on their two young children.

So, Dominic O'Sullivan, Peter Golding, Dean Gray and Iain Cox (all ex RAF) - are brushing off the excuses and saddling up in various states of fitness to...

Ride from Scotty's HQ to the National Memorial Arboretum on 8 July to pay our respects to Lee and raise funds for Scotty's - his incredible legacy.

And because he was a cheeky soul....

...We're going to have a stab at riding back again.

Against better judgement.

Scotty's is a charity dedicated to supporting children and young people age 0-25 who have experienced the death of a parent, who served in the British Armed Forces - whether they died due to illness, accident, suicide, were killed in action or in any other way.

In Armed Forces Week the charity revealed a heartbreaking new stat that there are 2,100 newly bereaved military children EVERY year.

The promise the charity makes is that every bereaved Forces child should have access to:

1. the best emotional health and well-being support

2. outstanding development opportunities; and

3. the chance to smile again.

They can't do that without more cash.

- £20 can fund a voucher for a child to mark an anniversary of death and ensure they don't feel alone.

- £50 can fund a 121 emotional support session for a child or a parent.

- £1,000 can fund a respite break

You can find out more on the programmes by heading over to their website. https://www.scottyslittlesoldiers.co.uk

THANK YOU

#HelpTheirChildrenSmile