{"id":1035,"date":"2011-07-18T10:18:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T10:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1035"},"modified":"2011-07-18T10:18:19","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T10:18:19","slug":"help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/","title":{"rendered":"Help for Heroes recovery centre ‘is top-notch’"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Help for Heroes recovery centre that aims to support soldiers<\/a> who have been injured on duty has been described by one serviceman as "top-notch".<\/p>\n

Josh Campbell has been using the £17 million Tedworth House site along with 28 others who are trialling the outlet prior to its official opening later this year, the Wiltshire Times reports.<\/p>\n

He says it has been "brilliant" and he cannot fault the facilities, which are ideal because they are closely situated to his home.<\/p>\n

Mr Campbell lost both legs while serving in the armed forces and remarks: "You can tell where Help for Heroes has spent that £17m, they've not wasted a penny.<\/p>\n

"Everything is of a high standard and you can tell it's been built with the blokes in mind really."<\/p>\n

Speaking about the work the charity is doing, the soldier says it gives him and others a real morale boost to see that the public is still willing to donate funds when times are hard.<\/p>\n

Help for Heroes chose Tedworth House – which is a listed building – to create the centre and the site has been owned by the Army since 1897, used as an officer's mess.<\/p>\n

Posted by Trevor Smith
 \"ADNFCR-2867-ID-800624376-ADNFCR\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A serviceman who has used the facility says it is excellent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHelp for Heroes recovery centre 'is top-notch' - Forces Penpals GB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Help for Heroes recovery centre 'is top-notch' - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A serviceman who has used the facility says it is excellent.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-07-18T10:18:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/\",\"name\":\"Help for Heroes recovery centre 'is top-notch' - Forces Penpals GB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-07-18T10:18:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-07-18T10:18:19+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Help for Heroes recovery centre ‘is top-notch’\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals GB\",\"description\":\"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Forces Penpals\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Help for Heroes recovery centre 'is top-notch' - Forces Penpals GB","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Help for Heroes recovery centre 'is top-notch' - Forces Penpals GB","og_description":"A serviceman who has used the facility says it is excellent.","og_url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/","og_site_name":"Forces Penpals GB","article_published_time":"2011-07-18T10:18:19+00:00","author":"Forces Penpals","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Forces Penpals","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/","name":"Help for Heroes recovery centre 'is top-notch' - Forces Penpals GB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-07-18T10:18:19+00:00","dateModified":"2011-07-18T10:18:19+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-recovery-centre-is-top-notch\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Help for Heroes recovery centre ‘is top-notch’"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/","name":"Forces Penpals GB","description":"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c","name":"Forces Penpals","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Forces Penpals"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2133,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-donors-meet-up-in-catterick\/","url_meta":{"origin":1035,"position":0},"title":"Help for Heroes donors meet up in Catterick","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"April 15, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Help for Heroes welcomed some of the people who have raised money for its cause.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2913,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/award-winning-garden-moves-to-h4h-to-help-wounded-soldiers\/","url_meta":{"origin":1035,"position":1},"title":"Award-winning garden moves to H4H to help wounded soldiers","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"September 29, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Hope on the Horizon Garden has relocated to a Help for Heroes recovery centre in Colchester to help wounded soldiers.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":139,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/charity-to-build-solider-recovery-centre\/","url_meta":{"origin":1035,"position":2},"title":"Charity to build solider recovery centre","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"February 18, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"A new support centre will help injured servicemen and women in Colchester.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3099,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/children-paid-a-special-visit-to-war-heroes\/","url_meta":{"origin":1035,"position":3},"title":"Children paid a special visit to war heroes","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"May 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Children paid a special visit to a treatment centre by Help for Heroes.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2551,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-supports-ex-soldiers-in-archery-qualifications\/","url_meta":{"origin":1035,"position":4},"title":"Help for Heroes supports ex-soldiers in archery qualifications","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"December 11, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Archery has been a hobby for a number of former soldiers at a rehabilitation centre.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1009,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-centre-opens-at-tedworth-house\/","url_meta":{"origin":1035,"position":5},"title":"Help for Heroes centre opens at Tedworth House","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"July 1, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Tedworth House in Tidworth is gearing up to welcome its first guests.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}