{"id":651,"date":"2010-12-02T16:38:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T16:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?651"},"modified":"2010-12-02T16:38:06","modified_gmt":"2010-12-02T16:38:06","slug":"talent-contest-in-aid-of-injured-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/talent-contest-in-aid-of-injured-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Talent contest in aid of injured troops"},"content":{"rendered":"
A talent competition is being held in an attempt to raise money for brave troops injured while serving their country.<\/p>\n
Aspiring performers could pocket themselves £3,000 if they are victorious in the Grand Talent Trail, which is generating funds for the Help for Heroes cause, the Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News reports.<\/p>\n
Contestants will need to pay a £5 entry fee – which will be donated to the charity – to be in with a chance of reaching the contest's final.<\/p>\n
It is being held at St George's Concert Hall in Liverpool and one of the guest judges will be Marjorie Barlow – the mother of Take That star Gary Barlow.<\/p>\n
Auditions are to take place in early January next year.<\/p>\n
Seven-year-old Rhys Abernethy from Cockermouth in Cumbria recently raised £350 for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n
The youngster swam over a mile in his local pool on Remembrance Sunday (November 13th) and appealed for sponsorship from friends and family.<\/p>\n
Posted by Mark Wilkins
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The Grand Talent Trail is raising money for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6041,"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