{"id":1061,"date":"2011-08-01T16:04:30","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T16:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1061"},"modified":"2011-08-01T16:04:30","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T16:04:30","slug":"village-walk-raised-almost-2k-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/village-walk-raised-almost-2k-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Village walk &#8216;raised almost \u00a32k for Help for Heroes&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fundraiser has earned money for Help for Heroes by walking around his village constantly for an entire day.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Lilley, a firefighter from Barcombe, took on the feat and raised &pound;1,950, the Sussex Express reports.<\/p>\n<p>He trekked around the streets from the moment the sun rose until dusk, covering over 44 miles in total.<\/p>\n<p>It took him 17 laps and 16 hours to finish his mission, in which the resident was joined by some of the other locals for the final 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