{"id":861,"date":"2011-04-07T10:05:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T10:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?861"},"modified":"2011-04-07T10:05:49","modified_gmt":"2011-04-07T10:05:49","slug":"sailor-raises-over-50k-for-help-for-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/sailor-raises-over-50k-for-help-for-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sailor raises over \u00a350k for Help for Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sailor from Chinnor who has been in the armed forces for 24 years has dedicated his spare time to raising money for Help for Heroes, in all generating over &pound;50,000 for the charity.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Gibbs' latest venture has taken him on a walk from London's Wembley Stadium to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium &ndash; a journey of 168 miles &ndash; in just one week, while selling charity wristbands along the way, the Henley Standard reports.<\/p>\n<p>He was accompanied on this particular trip with fellow sailors Buster 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