{"id":778,"date":"2011-02-11T17:15:51","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T17:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?778"},"modified":"2011-02-11T17:15:51","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T17:15:51","slug":"boris-johnson-lends-support-to-hero-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/boris-johnson-lends-support-to-hero-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Johnson lends support to hero troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, has shown his support for brave troops at a fundraiser, it has been reported.<\/p>\n<p>According to City AM, Mr Johnson spoke of his appreciation for the armed forces at the Square Mile Salute charity banquet.<\/p>\n<p>Held at the Guildhall, the event was aimed at encouraging those who work in the financial services sector to raise cash for Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>At the meal, thousands of pounds was raised through bidding wars, the publication explained.<\/p>\n<p>A two-week internship at City AM went for &pound;8,000 and such was its popularity that another placement also drew in the same amount of money.<\/p>\n<p>The Square Mile Salute was launched by head chef at the Lanesborough hotel Paul Gayler after his son was injured in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It just brought home to me how important it is to support our boys,&quot; he told the publication.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, more than &pound;1,000 was recently raised for Help for Heroes by members of Hopwood Hall Cadets, Rochdale Online reported.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Simon Williams<br> &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-800401034-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=800401034\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayor of London Boris Johnson has shown his appreciation for brave soldiers during a fundraiser, it has been reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5914,"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 - 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