{"id":1296,"date":"2011-12-22T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T11:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1296"},"modified":"2011-12-22T11:50:21","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T11:50:21","slug":"charity-gig-raises-1k-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/charity-gig-raises-1k-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity gig raises \u00a31k for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soldiers in Afghanistan were honoured at a charity gig in the Western Isles town of Stornoway recently, which saw &pound;1,020 raised for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Stornoway Gazette, the Merry Rockmas event &ndash; which was held last Friday (December 16th), saw local talents get together for a one-off performance.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the artists who took part include Iain A Macsween, Dave 'Doily' Macdonald, Fiona Chasm Mackenzie, Sean Harrison, Keith Morrison, Dave Young and Chris Martin.<\/p>\n<p>The gig 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