{"id":2746,"date":"2014-04-03T17:17:37","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T17:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2746"},"modified":"2014-04-03T17:17:37","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T17:17:37","slug":"cambridgeshire-mum-to-cycle-in-vietnam-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/cambridgeshire-mum-to-cycle-in-vietnam-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambridgeshire mum to cycle in Vietnam for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Cambridgeshire mother is taking part in a 1,000-mile cycle ride across Vietnam in order to raise money for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Debbie Smith has become devoted to the good cause and the Vietnamese challenge is her latest way of generating funds for it, reports the Cambs Times 24.<\/p>\n<p>She has already raised more than &pound;10,000 in the two years since she became the Cambridgeshire coordinator for the charity.<\/p>\n<p>But the 1,000-mile ride in Vietnam is her hardest challenge yet, as 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