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A wristband campaign has been launched in Lincolnshire to show support for local troops.<\/p>\n

The accessories have been designed to help raise funds and drum up encouragement for the 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian Regiment before they are deployed to Afghanistan, This is Grimsby reports.<\/p>\n

Black and gold in colour, the items bear the group’s nickname – the Poachers – as well as the word ‘Afghanistan’.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Nathan Cass, a worker in the regiment’s recruitment office in Lincoln, noted: "There are lots of family and friends who live in the area, so whenever they see anything with the Poachers on it, they show their support."<\/p>\n

The bands cost £2 and are available from the Armed Forces Career office in the city’s High Street.<\/p>\n

It was recently reported army mum Patricia Hall has set up the Supporting the Returnees of our Nation’s Guards campaign after hearing of her son’s experiences when fighting overseas.<\/p>\n

Posted by Mark Wilkins
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