{"id":843,"date":"2011-03-24T12:18:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T12:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?843"},"modified":"2011-03-24T12:18:21","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T12:18:21","slug":"celebrities-support-armed-forces-at-deeside-charity-supper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/celebrities-support-armed-forces-at-deeside-charity-supper\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities support armed forces at Deeside charity supper"},"content":{"rendered":"
A host of celebrities have pledged to support soldiers at a charity event in Deeside.<\/p>\n
Former soldier Simon Weston will host a supper at the Civic Hall, Connah's Quay to raise cash in aid of Help for Heroes, the Leader Live reports.<\/p>\n
Dancing on Ice contestant Denise Welch, her husband Tim Healy and Coronation Street's Bev Callard are lined up among others to attend the gathering on Friday May 13th.<\/p>\n
Helping to plan the dinner is Alan Sullivan, director of Jumsul Construction, who said: "We want to build homes for heroes so that our soldiers returning from war can get decent accommodation and quickly."<\/p>\n
Comedy performances, a DJ set and a charity auction are in the pipeline for the event and prizes include a holiday in southern Spain, signed Liverpool Football Club memorabilia and a 47-inch television.<\/p>\n
The news follows the announcement that a sailor has embarked on a 166-mile walk to raise money for the same charity.<\/p>\n
Warrant Officer Dave Chandler trekked from Wembley Stadium to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the Southend Standard has stated.<\/p>\n
Posted by Mark Wilkins <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Denise Welch, Bev Callard and Tim Healy are lined up to attend the event at the Civic Hall, Connah’s Quay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5849,"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