{"id":3214,"date":"2015-11-04T12:04:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T12:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?3214"},"modified":"2022-10-24T20:33:41","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T20:33:41","slug":"wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheelchair donation to H4H recovery centre helps veterans get back into sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A &pound;7000 donation of 12 multi-sport wheelchairs by The Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights to Help for Heroes Phoenix House Recovery Centre in Catterick, North Yorkshire will enable wounded, injured and sick veterans and service personnel to take up wheelchair sports.\n\nVeteran Paul Nichol who was a medic in the army and was struck down with a debilitating back syndrome said: &ldquo;Wheelchair basketball is a good introduction to sport for those who thought their injuries prevented them from taking part in such activities. It has really helped my physical and mental health. It gives you self-confidence and belief that you can do it and something to aim for in wanting to improve your skills.&rdquo;\n\nAnyone who served in the Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines or Royal Air Force who needs the support of Help for Heroes Phoenix House Recovery Centre in Catterick can self-refer by calling 01748 834148.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A &pound;7000 donation of 12 multi-sport wheelchairs by The Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights to Help for Heroes Phoenix House Recovery Centre in Catterick, North Yorkshire will enable wounded, injured and sick veterans and service personnel to take up wheelchair sports. Veteran Paul Nichol who was a medic in the army and was struck down with [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3479,"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":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wheelchair donation to H4H recovery centre helps veterans get back into sport - Forces Penpals US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wheelchair donation to H4H recovery centre helps veterans get back into sport - Forces Penpals US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A &pound;7000 donation of 12 multi-sport wheelchairs by The Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights to Help for Heroes Phoenix House Recovery Centre in Catterick, North Yorkshire will enable wounded, injured and sick veterans and service personnel to take up wheelchair sports. Veteran Paul Nichol who was a medic in the army and was struck down with [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Forces Penpals US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-11-04T12:04:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-24T20:33:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/3xH4HWheelwrights-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1922\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/\",\"name\":\"Wheelchair donation to H4H recovery centre helps veterans get back into sport - Forces Penpals US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-11-04T12:04:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-24T20:33:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Wheelchair donation to H4H recovery centre helps veterans get back into sport\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals US\",\"description\":\"military penpals, military dating and support for military personnel\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Forces Penpals\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/author\/news\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Wheelchair donation to H4H recovery centre helps veterans get back into sport - Forces Penpals US","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Wheelchair donation to H4H recovery centre helps veterans get back into sport - Forces Penpals US","og_description":"A &pound;7000 donation of 12 multi-sport wheelchairs by The Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights to Help for Heroes Phoenix House Recovery Centre in Catterick, North Yorkshire will enable wounded, injured and sick veterans and service personnel to take up wheelchair sports. Veteran Paul Nichol who was a medic in the army and was struck down with [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/","og_site_name":"Forces Penpals US","article_published_time":"2015-11-04T12:04:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-10-24T20:33:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1922,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/3xH4HWheelwrights-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Forces Penpals","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Forces Penpals","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/","name":"Wheelchair donation to H4H recovery centre helps veterans get back into sport - Forces Penpals US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-11-04T12:04:41+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-24T20:33:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/wheelchair-donation-to-h4h-recovery-centre-helps-veterans-get-back-into-sport-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Wheelchair donation to H4H recovery centre helps veterans get back into sport"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/#website","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/","name":"Forces Penpals US","description":"military penpals, military dating and support for military personnel","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c","name":"Forces Penpals","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Forces Penpals"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/author\/news\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/11\/3xH4HWheelwrights-scaled.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":780,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/new-recovery-centre-for-brave-troops\/","url_meta":{"origin":3214,"position":0},"title":"New recovery centre for brave troops","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"February 14, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Veterans returning from conflicts will soon be able to benefit from treatment at a new Help for Heroes recovery centre","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Military News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Military News","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/category\/military-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/02\/newrecoverycentreforbravetroops_2867_800403648_0_0_7020458_300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":193,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/the-army-was-like-a-second-family-to-me-says-injured-solider\/","url_meta":{"origin":3214,"position":1},"title":"The army was like a second family to me, says injured solider","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"March 16, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"One soldier tells of his love for the army.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Military News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Military News","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/category\/military-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/03\/cargonet_2867_19671433_0_0_7042511_300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":627,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/prince-william-makes-afghanistan-remembrance-day-visit\/","url_meta":{"origin":3214,"position":2},"title":"Prince William makes Afghanistan Remembrance Day visit","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"November 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The Royal attended a service with 2,500 soldiers.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Military News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Military News","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/category\/military-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/11\/princewilliammakesafghanistanremembrancedayvisit_2867_800235343_0_0_7012803_300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3333,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/uk-defence-forces-top-the-charts-for-lgbt-empowerment\/","url_meta":{"origin":3214,"position":3},"title":"UK Defence Forces top the charts for LGBT empowerment","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"February 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Giving us another reason to be proud, the UK Defence Forces have upped their ranks on the top 100 LGBT employers\u2019 list. Stonewall, a charity based in the UK, has lauded the commitment shown by the forces to keep their equality game strong. According to the media, Darren Towers, Stonewall's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Military News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Military News","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/category\/military-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"UK Defence Forces top the charts for LGBT empowerment","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/uk_defence_forces_lgbt_top_charts.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/uk_defence_forces_lgbt_top_charts.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/uk_defence_forces_lgbt_top_charts.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":431,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/prince-charles-helps-launch-military-awards\/","url_meta":{"origin":3214,"position":4},"title":"Prince Charles helps launch military awards","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"August 3, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The Royal family member has launched the 2010 Sun Military Awards.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Military News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Military News","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/category\/military-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/princecharleshelpslaunchmilitaryawards_2867_19917864_0_0_7041382_300.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":200,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/uk-soldiers-rise-to-the-sport-relief-challenge\/","url_meta":{"origin":3214,"position":5},"title":"UK soldiers rise to the Sport Relief challenge","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"March 18, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"UK soldiers embark on a gruelling challenge for Sport Relief.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Military News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Military News","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/news\/category\/military-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3214"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3214"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11522,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3214\/revisions\/11522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}