{"id":2429,"date":"2013-09-30T14:06:22","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T14:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2429"},"modified":"2013-09-30T14:06:22","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T14:06:22","slug":"soldier-receives-heros-welcome-at-fundraising-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/soldier-receives-heros-welcome-at-fundraising-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier receives hero’s welcome at fundraising event"},"content":{"rendered":"
A soldier who attended a fundraising event for Help for Heroes was given a hero's reception by locals in Nailsea.<\/p>\n
Fusilier Sean Wiseman from 2 Scots light infantry battalion has previously served in Afghanistan, during which time he lost one of his legs, reports the Weston and Somerset Mercury.<\/p>\n
His aunt Andrea Dickson and her partner Frank Baillie put together a special reunion at local pub the Queen's Head, while in their roles as landlords they organised a raft of activities to keep people entertained and raise money for the charity.<\/p>\n
These included a barbecue, a waxing race, pool competitions, darts matches, a leg of ale contest and live music.<\/p>\n
In total, £1,000 was raised for Help for Heroes over the course of the weekend by Ms Dickson and Mr Baillie.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the work of Help for Heroes, Mr Baillie said: "The rehabilitation centres for injured soldiers are absolutely fantastic. It makes a great difference and these boys deserve it."
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People at a Help for Heroes fundraiser saluted a local soldier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-support-soldiers"],"yoast_head":"\n