{"id":2554,"date":"2013-12-12T15:08:41","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T15:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2554"},"modified":"2013-12-12T15:08:41","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T15:08:41","slug":"carol-service-held-in-aid-of-combat-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/carol-service-held-in-aid-of-combat-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Carol service held in aid of Combat Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A special carol service was enjoyed by many people last night (December 11th) in support of the charity Combat Stress.<\/p>\n<p>The good cause hosted the event at the Royal Chelsea Hospital and it featured a number of readings and musical delights, all of which took place in a remarkable setting.<\/p>\n<p>It began at 19:30 GMT with a performance by The Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital, who took the lead in an hour of popular carols and several of their own solo pieces and readings.<\/p>\n<p>There was also a reception for the guests to enjoy with drinks and canapes on offer, before the evening drew to a close at around 22:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<p>President of Combat Stress General Sir Redmond Watt was one of the readers at this year's service, along with Olympic gold medallist Sophie Hosking.<\/p>\n<p>Combat Stress works to support veterans who are suffering from a mental disorder following their days in the services and aims to help them regain a normal everyday life.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801671872-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801671872\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A festive event was held last night to raise money for charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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