Saturday 8th January 2022 • Promotional Content Care for veterans


Run 10k on VE Day 2022 to support disabled veterans


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his year, challenge yourself and honour armed forces personnel, past and present.


Take part in the VE Day 10k virtual challenge on Sunday 8 May 2022. All proceeds support Care for


Veterans to provide care and reha- bilitation for disabled ex-service personnel and their families. VE Day on 8 May 2022 marks 77 years


since the end of the war in Europe. World War Two veteran and Care for Veterans’ resident Len Gibbon recalls the day: “I was a despatch rider on my way to Hamburg, riding my motorbike along the autobahn. T e woodland that ran alongside the motorway was alight. Suddenly, a Spitfi re was fl ying above me — it came right down, then fl ew back up and did a loop! T e pilot shouted down to me with thumbs up, shouting ‘victory!’ T en I knew it was over. I stood up on my bike, arms in the air, cheering!”


Join Poppy Ride 2022


Ride with veterans at the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Ride on Sunday 19 June 2022


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Help support disabled veterans facing their toughest challenge yet. Registration costs £15 and includes a medal. Visit careforveterans.org.uk/veday10k or call 01903 218444


irst-time event riders or spor- tive enthusiasts can enjoy routes that wind through the


picturesque Shropshire country- side. Choose your distance from 35km, 88km or 148km. All three routes start and


fi nish at the Battle Back Centre, a specialist recovery facility that supports wounded, injured and sick service personnel to either return to active duty or make a smooth transi- tion to life outside the Armed Forces. T is really is a ride not to be missed.


Sign up today, search Poppy Ride, or visit rbl.org.uk/poppyride T: 01622 717172


Reduced entry fee of £28 for


readers with code POPPY22. Off er valid until 28 February 2022


Charity challenges New Year, New You 55


DEBRA UK London Marathon


DEBRA is the national charity that funds research and healthcare to support individuals and families aff ected by epidermolysis bullosa (EB)


Run for DEBRA in 2022 and help #FightEB


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Take on an Ultra Challenge in 2022


Take on an Ultra Challenge in 2022 and help give hope to grieving children. Take on 25km, 50km or 100km and walk, jog or run — complete your challenge your way


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inston’s Wish has been supporting bereaved chil- dren and young people since


1992 and the charity continues to lead the way in providing specialist child bereavement support services across the UK. Winston’s Wish provides emotional and practical bereave- ment support to children, young people and those who care for them. Its expert teams off er one-off and ongoing bereavement support, as well


as online resources, specialist publi- cations and training for professionals.


he charity’s vision is of a world where no one suff ers from the painful genetic skin blistering


condition EB. DEBRA funds specialist health-


care, lifelong support and pioneering research into vital treatments to improve quality of life and ultimately a cure for this devastating condition.


Leah’s story “I’m 41 and in October, I ran the London Marathon for the second and last time. I say last. I never say never. “I ran for my daughter Hollie, who


came into this world in March 2004. T at evening our lives changed for ever — life was never normal again. “Hollie was born with a little


known genetic condition called epidermolysis bullosa; EB for short. T e only way I can describe it to people is that her skin is missing the ‘glue’ that sticks her skin to her body. T is causes her skin to blister with the slightest bit of friction and it’ll literally come straight off with any harder force. “So, she’s the reason, I ran for the


charity DEBRA. “DEBRA is there for us for all our


Find out more at winstonswish.org events.winstonswish.org/ultra-challenges/


needs — it’s researching into fi nding treatments and will hopefully one day fi nd a cure, which is what we all hope so desperately for.”


Leah at the 2021 London Marathon


Scan the QR code to sign up now and join the fi ght against EB debra.org.uk


A CHARITY REGISTERED IN ENGLAND AND WALES (1084958) AND SCOTLAND (SC039654).


Leah and Hollie Fairbank


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