{"id":1942,"date":"2013-01-10T13:42:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T13:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1942"},"modified":"2013-01-10T13:42:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-10T13:42:32","slug":"teenage-singer-raises-16k-for-h4h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/teenage-singer-raises-16k-for-h4h\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage singer raises \u00a316k for H4H"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A teenage singer has collected over &pound;16,000 for Help for Heroes (H4H) through a series of concerts and performances.<\/p>\n<p>Tamsin Ball gave up her job as a hairdresser six months ago so she could concentrate on singing professionally, the North Devon Gazette reports.<\/p>\n<p>So far, she has visited towns and cities across the south-west of England &ndash; with venues including shopping malls, holiday parks, hotels and pubs &ndash; as she seeks to raise as much money as possible for the military charity.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I have met some 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