{"id":3021,"date":"2015-02-10T15:05:59","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T15:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?3021"},"modified":"2015-02-10T15:05:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-10T15:05:59","slug":"stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoke Military Tattoo aims to raise money for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stoke is to host a military tattoo in May with the aim of raising as much money as possible for charity.<\/p>\n

The Stoke Military Tattoo will take place at Kings Hall on May 9th and promises a day of entertainment and demonstrations that will hopefully raise thousands of pounds for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, which supports both current and former servicemen and their families.<\/p>\n

The event will feature a performance by the Military Wives Choir and music from the Great War period, as well as marching displays, sunset ceremonies and a beating retreat. The Band of the Mercian Regiment and members of the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire Army Cadet Forces will put on many of the military performances.<\/p>\n

Mike Frewer of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity’s Staffordshire committee told the Stoke Sentinel that the annual tattoo is the local branch’s main fundraiser. Last year’s event raised £4,500 from around 500 spectators. <\/p>\n

“We get a lot of support in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire and we are hoping to sell out. Traditionally, this has always been one of the best recruiting areas for the forces. Therefore, there is always someone in that mercifully small percentage that needs the support of the charity,” he explained.<\/p>\n

ABF The Soldiers’ Charity celebrated its 70th birthday last August. Brigadier (Rtd) Robin Bacon, chief of staff at the organisation, said at the time: “While conflicts come and go, we have always been there to help with housing, mental health, disability, financial hardship and elderly care.”<\/p>\n

The charity offers grants for things such as care home fees, holiday schemes for families under stress and annuities for veterans or their widows. Around half of its money is given directly to individuals, with the other half going to other charitable organisations.\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801774422-ADNFCR\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A military tattoo is to be held in Stoke in May to raise money for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3672,"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":"\nStoke Military Tattoo aims to raise money for charity - Forces Penpals GB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stoke Military Tattoo aims to raise money for charity - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A military tattoo is to be held in Stoke in May to raise money for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-02-10T15:05:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/\",\"name\":\"Stoke Military Tattoo aims to raise money for charity - Forces Penpals GB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-02-10T15:05:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-02-10T15:05:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Stoke Military Tattoo aims to raise money for charity\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals GB\",\"description\":\"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Forces Penpals\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Stoke Military Tattoo aims to raise money for charity - Forces Penpals GB","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Stoke Military Tattoo aims to raise money for charity - Forces Penpals GB","og_description":"A military tattoo is to be held in Stoke in May to raise money for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.","og_url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/","og_site_name":"Forces Penpals GB","article_published_time":"2015-02-10T15:05:59+00:00","author":"Forces Penpals","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Forces Penpals","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/","name":"Stoke Military Tattoo aims to raise money for charity - Forces Penpals GB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-02-10T15:05:59+00:00","dateModified":"2015-02-10T15:05:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/stoke-military-tattoo-aims-to-raise-money-for-charity\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Stoke Military Tattoo aims to raise money for charity"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/","name":"Forces Penpals GB","description":"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c","name":"Forces Penpals","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Forces Penpals"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2772,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/military-tattoo-held-to-raise-money-for-charity\/","url_meta":{"origin":3021,"position":0},"title":"Military tattoo held to raise money for charity","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"April 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Stoke military tattoo featuring music from the First World War is being held to help modern veterans.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":437,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/100-day-running-challenge-for-help-for-heroes\/","url_meta":{"origin":3021,"position":1},"title":"100-day running challenge for Help for Heroes","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"August 4, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"A man is to run 500 miles for the charity.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3273,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/royal-edinburgh-military-tattoo-gives-1m-donation-to-military-charities\/","url_meta":{"origin":3021,"position":2},"title":"Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo gives \u00a31M donation to military charities","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"October 25, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The Tattoo has doubled its annual donation to military charities in the UK, Australia and New Zealand","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1510,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/men-get-military-tattoo-to-raise-money-for-charity\/","url_meta":{"origin":3021,"position":3},"title":"Men get military tattoo to raise money for charity","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"April 25, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Five men had the Swags Mag emblem inked on their bodies for charity.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1419,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/military-personnel-to-cycle-6000-km-for-charity\/","url_meta":{"origin":3021,"position":4},"title":"Military personnel to cycle 6,000 km for charity","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"March 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"People from the 73 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers) will cover 6,000 km in order to collect money for ABF - The Soldiers' Charity.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1290,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/tattooathon-raises-cash-for-military-charity\/","url_meta":{"origin":3021,"position":5},"title":"Tattooathon raises cash for military charity","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"December 20, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"All of the money raised from a charity tattooathon will go to the Braveheart Programme.","rel":"","context":"In "Support Soldiers"","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3021"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}