{"id":974,"date":"2011-06-14T09:28:15","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T09:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?974"},"modified":"2011-06-14T09:28:15","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T09:28:15","slug":"beer-and-walking-festival-shows-support-for-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/beer-and-walking-festival-shows-support-for-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Beer and walking festival shows support for soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Organisers of a beer and walking festival plan to show their ongoing support for soldiers by planning an evening in aid of Help for Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Donna and Phil McCann are hosting the event at their pub &ndash; The Rising Sun &ndash; in Bristol, the Bristol Evening Post reports.<\/p>\n<p>It begins with a beer festival on June 17th and entrance is free, but those who attend are encouraged to give a donation to the charity, which recently hit a &pound;100 million milestone.<\/p>\n<p>The 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