{"id":1560,"date":"2012-05-23T13:51:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T13:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1560"},"modified":"2012-05-23T13:51:48","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T13:51:48","slug":"somme-charity-bike-ride-to-raise-money-for-h4h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/somme-charity-bike-ride-to-raise-money-for-h4h\/","title":{"rendered":"Somme charity bike ride to raise money for H4H"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of wounded servicemen and women are taking part in a charity bike ride.<\/p>\n<p>Some 34 members of the armed forces are tackling the Big Battlefield Bike Ride and all money raised will go to Help for Heroes (H4H), the Portsmouth News reports.<\/p>\n<p>The group, who will be joined by 226 civilians, are getting a boat to Le Harve in France before making their way to the Somme via two-wheelers &ndash; a journey of over 350 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Among those taking part is Bob Ferguson, who has already completed three such challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;My son is in the army and it's so good there's a group looking after the young people who come back wounded. 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