{"id":321,"date":"2010-06-03T17:29:33","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T17:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?321"},"modified":"2010-06-03T17:29:33","modified_gmt":"2010-06-03T17:29:33","slug":"police-officers-hope-to-raise-funds-for-hero-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/police-officers-hope-to-raise-funds-for-hero-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Police officers ‘hope to raise funds’ for hero soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"
A group of police officers have got on their bikes in an effort to raise funds for solders.<\/p>\n
The team from Thames Valley Police took part in a 300-mile round journey from the Gherkin building in London to the Paris, getworkingham.co.uk reports.<\/p>\n
They arrived at the Eiffel Tower following a four-day trip that culminated in the circling of the Arc de Triomphe.<\/p>\n
Participants managed to gather £700 at a Tesco store and a further £600 at a Sainsbury’s supermarket in an attempt to raise money for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
Regarding the excursion, team member detective inspector Greg Elphick said: "If you’re ever offered a chance to do something like this, grab it with both hands. A truly life-affirming, friend-discovering, challenging but oh-so-rewarding journey."<\/p>\n
It was recently reported that footballers from West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace had helped to raise more than £9,000 in an online shirt auction in aid of Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
Posted by Trevor Smith
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Officers from Thames Valley Police have cycled to Paris to raise cash for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6371,"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":"\n