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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s always nice to hear of charitable troops undertaking challenges to support their fellow soldiers. <\/p>\n
To raise money for the Help for Heroes charity, the 75 Engineer Regiment are set to take on the gruelling task of cycling the 215-mile Trans-Pennine Trail in just two days, the Warrington Guardian reports.<\/p>\n
But Help for Heroes is not the only charity that will benefit from these kind-hearted soldiers – the money raised will also go to the Orford Children’s Group in order to provide facilities for disabled kids.<\/p>\n
Event organiser Joe Dodd says that £500 has already been raised and the troops hope to raise at least a few thousand pounds for these worthwhile causes.<\/p>\n
However, the training for the event – which will see participants cycle from Hornsea on the east coast to Southport – has not been easy.<\/p>\n
"We have been out cycling most days but a lot of us are in our 40s and haven’t been on a bike for years," explains Mr Dodd. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mike Buss, a world record-holding endurance athlete is set to run both the London and Brighton marathons in April in the hope of raising £100,000 for Help for Heroes by the end of the year.<\/p>\n
Written by Simon Williams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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