{"id":1550,"date":"2012-05-16T15:27:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T15:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1550"},"modified":"2012-05-16T15:27:51","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T15:27:51","slug":"pub-managers-to-run-over-28-miles-for-military-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/pub-managers-to-run-over-28-miles-for-military-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Pub managers to run over 28 miles for military charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two pub managers are running from Weston to King's Lynn to collect cash for a military charity.<\/p>\n<p>The 28.2-mile challenge will be carried out in June by Jake Smith and Alex Turner, the Spalding Guardian reports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All of the money raised will go to Scotty's Little Soldiers, which helps children of men and women who have been killed while serving in the British Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Smith &ndash; who stated that neither of the pair is particularly fit &ndash; revealed they have set a &pound;25,000 target and a series of events will be held to help them hit the mark.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;We both wanted to do a charity fundraiser and we both have military connections. 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