{"id":1167,"date":"2011-10-06T09:50:03","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T09:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1167"},"modified":"2011-10-06T09:50:03","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T09:50:03","slug":"enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Enfield Specsavers collects cash for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Specsavers in Enfield has managed to raise over &pound;1,000 for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>In order to collect cash for the organisation, a Best of British-themed party was put on at the store, the Enfield Independent reports.<\/p>\n<p>As well as fancy dress, a town crier also made an appearance, as the shop celebrated its 15th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Store director Mark Anderson said: &quot;We are &hellip; delighted to have raised so much money for such a great cause. I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of our loyal customers.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The money will go towards a number of projects Help for Heroes have planned in order to improve the lives of former and current servicemen and women.<\/p>\n<p>Four personnel recovery centres have already been developed in Hampshire, Colchester, Edinburgh and Catterick.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation is working with the Royal British Legion &ndash; which also coordinates the Poppy Appeal &ndash; to look after the buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Samantha Thompson<br> &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-800750134-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=800750134\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over &pound;1,000 was raised by throwing a Best of British-themed party. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5525,"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":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Enfield Specsavers collects cash for Help for Heroes - 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\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Enfield Specsavers collects cash for Help for Heroes - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Over &pound;1,000 was raised by throwing a Best of British-themed party.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-10-06T09:50:03+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\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/\",\"name\":\"Enfield Specsavers collects cash for Help for Heroes - Forces Penpals GB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-10-06T09:50:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2011-10-06T09:50:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Enfield Specsavers collects cash for Help for Heroes\"}]},{\"@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":"Enfield Specsavers collects cash for Help for Heroes - 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\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Enfield Specsavers collects cash for Help for Heroes - Forces Penpals GB","og_description":"Over &pound;1,000 was raised by throwing a Best of British-themed party.","og_url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/","og_site_name":"Forces Penpals GB","article_published_time":"2011-10-06T09:50:03+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\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/","name":"Enfield Specsavers collects cash for Help for Heroes - Forces Penpals GB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-10-06T09:50:03+00:00","dateModified":"2011-10-06T09:50:03+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/enfield-specsavers-collects-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Enfield Specsavers collects cash for Help for Heroes"}]},{"@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":2157,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/help-for-heroes-to-benefit-from-football-match\/","url_meta":{"origin":1167,"position":0},"title":"Help for Heroes &#8216;to benefit from football match&#8217;","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"April 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A football match will aim to raise money for Help for Heroes.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Support Soldiers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2473,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/estate-agent-raises-6500-for-charity-at-golf-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":1167,"position":1},"title":"Estate agent raises \u00a36,500 for charity at golf day","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"October 24, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A golf day has proven to be a hit for charity.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Support Soldiers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":622,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/sexy-calendar-launch-in-aid-of-brave-troops\/","url_meta":{"origin":1167,"position":2},"title":"Sexy calendar launch in aid of brave troops","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"November 11, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"A 2011 calendar starring Dumfries ladies will be launched at an event in the town's Jumpin Jacks nightclub.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lads mag for armed forces&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lads mag for armed forces","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/lads-mag-for-armed-forces\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":643,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/ex-serviceman-raising-cash-for-help-for-heroes\/","url_meta":{"origin":1167,"position":3},"title":"Ex-serviceman raising cash for Help for Heroes","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"November 25, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Civilians are going through basic training.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Support Soldiers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1861,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/skydivers-raise-cash-for-h4h\/","url_meta":{"origin":1167,"position":4},"title":"Skydivers raise cash for H4H","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"November 22, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Five skydivers have completed a charity parachute jump to raise money for Help for Heroes.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Support Soldiers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1447,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/auto-trail-raises-5k-for-help-for-heroes\/","url_meta":{"origin":1167,"position":5},"title":"Auto-Trail raises \u00a35k for Help for Heroes","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"March 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"The caravan maker collected over \u00a35,000 for the armed forces charity Help for Heroes.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Support Soldiers&quot;","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\/1167"}],"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=1167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}