{"id":521,"date":"2010-09-21T16:46:29","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T16:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?521"},"modified":"2010-09-21T16:46:29","modified_gmt":"2010-09-21T16:46:29","slug":"hundreds-take-to-the-hills-for-hero-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/hundreds-take-to-the-hills-for-hero-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds take to the hills for hero soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of people have showed their support for brave troops by taking part in a walking event over the Malvern Hills.<\/p>\n<p>More than 250 fundraisers turned out for the event, which was the second annual trek to generate money for the Help for Heroes charity, the Malvern Gazette News reports.<\/p>\n<p>As much as &pound;10,000 was raised for the cause and Dave Lewis, the regional coordinator for the charity in Oxfordshire, described the spectacle as &quot;absolutely brilliant&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lewis, who started 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