{"id":1011,"date":"2011-07-04T16:00:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1011"},"modified":"2011-07-04T16:00:57","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T16:00:57","slug":"help-for-heroes-to-benefit-from-charity-football-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-to-benefit-from-charity-football-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Help for Heroes to benefit from charity football match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A charity pre-season friendly will take place between Bury Town and Wootton Bassett FC.<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled for July 16th, all proceeds from the match will go to Help for Heroes, the Bury Free Press reports.<\/p>\n<p>Wootton Bassett chairman Chris Jones and Bury vice chairman Adrian Lewis dreamt up the idea and all uniformed armed forces members will be allowed in for free.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We are trying to get as many servicemen from as many bases down to the game in uniform as possible and hope to have an army band on the pitch,&quot; Mr Lewis observed.<\/p>\n<p>As well as offering people the opportunity to help a good cause, it will also offer fans of Bury Town &ndash; which has been in existence since 1872 &ndash; the chance to see the first-team squad for the new season.<\/p>\n<p>Adults will have to pay a &pound;5 entry fee, while concessions have to part with &pound;3.<br> &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-800610430-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=800610430\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bury Town will take on Wootton Bassett FC, with the money raised going to Help for Heroes. 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