{"id":3157,"date":"2015-07-28T19:37:25","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T19:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?3157"},"modified":"2015-07-28T19:37:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-28T19:37:25","slug":"summer-festival-supports-military-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/summer-festival-supports-military-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer festival supports military heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"
A summer festival has welcomed hundreds of military heroes who were injured during their service abroad.<\/p>\n
Some 300 wounded, injured and sick heroes were entertained by musicians at the Help for Heroes Recovery Centre Tedworth House.<\/p>\n
The festival was hailed a success, with a huge turnout despite the rain. Members of Help for Heroes Band of Brothers and Band of Sisters community turned up to support the event to support those with a career limiting\/ending injury or illness attributable to service.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the event, Giles Woodhouse, head of Recovery South, said: "Events such as these allow our wounded, injured and sick to come together and have the opportunity to socialise with others in similar situations and facing similar challenges.<\/p>\n
"Family support is something we care passionately about at Help for Heroes and our Summerfest allows the WIS community to enjoy a fun day out with their loved ones. We appreciate that spending time as a family unit is often difficult to achieve, which is why these events are so important.<\/p>\n
"Our Summer Fete and Tedfest last year was hugely successful but, despite the rain, I think we managed to even surpass that this year."<\/p>\n
He added that the festival helped to bring communities together, and had a "really special" atmosphere.<\/p>\n
A number of activities were held throughout the day for both adults and children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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