{"id":478,"date":"2010-08-27T17:11:31","date_gmt":"2010-08-27T17:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?478"},"modified":"2010-08-27T17:11:31","modified_gmt":"2010-08-27T17:11:31","slug":"staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff give up wages for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those with army pen pals might have been heartened by news that staff at a pub in Cheltenham have proposed to give up a night's wages to support injured troops.<\/p>\n<p>A charity bash is set to be staged in a bid to generate funds for the armed forces, with those in attendance encouraged to dress up in military-themed costumes, This is Gloucestershire reports.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the wages alone will account for &pound;250 and may capture the imagination of single soldiers far and wide.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the event, Mike Hayes, deputy manager of the Hog's Head, suggested he has a deep and abiding commitment to the armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;When you are in the army or navy it is great, but it is afterwards when people find it is not easy to fit back into society,&quot; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette has reported a concert will be held in South Shields to raise funds for stricken soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Mark Wilkins<br> &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-800044119-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=800044119\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pub workers will give their wages to injured troops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6214,"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":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Staff give up wages for Help for Heroes - 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\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Staff give up wages for Help for Heroes - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pub workers will give their wages to injured troops.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-08-27T17:11:31+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=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/\",\"name\":\"Staff give up wages for Help for Heroes - Forces Penpals GB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-08-27T17:11:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2010-08-27T17:11:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Staff give up wages for Help for Heroes\"}]},{\"@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":"Staff give up wages for Help for Heroes - 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\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Staff give up wages for Help for Heroes - Forces Penpals GB","og_description":"Pub workers will give their wages to injured troops.","og_url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/","og_site_name":"Forces Penpals GB","article_published_time":"2010-08-27T17:11:31+00:00","author":"Forces Penpals","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Forces Penpals","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/","name":"Staff give up wages for Help for Heroes - Forces Penpals GB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website"},"datePublished":"2010-08-27T17:11:31+00:00","dateModified":"2010-08-27T17:11:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/staff-give-up-wages-for-help-for-heroes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Staff give up wages for Help for Heroes"}]},{"@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":12869,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/1200-troops-to-step-in-for-nhs-strikes-but-should-they\/","url_meta":{"origin":478,"position":0},"title":"1,200 troops to step in for NHS strikes\u2026 but should they?","author":"Editor","date":"December 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"British army troops are being asked to solve yet another problem that has nothing to do with them. The strike issue is just getting more heated with each passing day, with no real end in sight. For more critical services such as ambulance drivers and border workers, it seems that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Forces news&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Forces news","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/forces-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"troops","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_246071659-scaled.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_246071659-scaled.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_246071659-scaled.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_246071659-scaled.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_246071659-scaled.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/AdobeStock_246071659-scaled.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7553,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/armed-forces-to-lend-ambulance-staff-a-hand\/","url_meta":{"origin":478,"position":1},"title":"Armed forces to lend ambulance staff a hand","author":"Editor","date":"April 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Image of Colour Sergeant Nick Barber, carrying out final checks on a oxygen tankers, before departing the Carrington gas plant in Manchester today (23\/03\/2020). Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen and women are training with commercial partners to learn how to deliver essential life saving oxygen to the National Health Service. Together\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Forces news&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Forces news","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/forces-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":457,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/status-quo-to-re-release-armed-forces-support-song\/","url_meta":{"origin":478,"position":2},"title":"Status Quo to re-release Armed Forces support song","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"August 16, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The band is to release an updated version of 1986 hit In the Army Now.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Support Soldiers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":547,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/truck-pulling-soldier-helps-raise-cash-to-support-armed-forces\/","url_meta":{"origin":478,"position":3},"title":"Truck-pulling soldier helps raise cash to support armed forces","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"October 4, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Corporal Rebecca Errington is one soldier who has taken part on an unusual 26-mile marathon organised to raise money to support armed forces.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Support Soldiers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":563,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/army-dad-tackles-hill-challenge-for-wounded-soldiers\/","url_meta":{"origin":478,"position":4},"title":"Army dad tackles hill challenge for wounded soldiers","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"October 12, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Tony Preston has raised \u00a3450 so far for Help for Heroes.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Support Soldiers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Support Soldiers","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/support-soldiers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3140,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/armed-forces-day-celebrated-across-the-uk\/","url_meta":{"origin":478,"position":5},"title":"Armed Forces Day celebrated across the UK","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"July 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Armed Forces Day was celebrated in style in Scotland.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Support Soldiers&quot;","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\/478"}],"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=478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}