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Adele's help for her comrades


HUGS FOR HEROES CAMPAIGN See page 2 IN HOLIDAY ON


20 m ______ by Natalie Cox


^ returned safely from her first tour of duty in Afghanistan wants to help her


A YOUN G Clitheroe soldier who has


fellow heroes. During her six-month overseas mission Pte


Adele Wilkinson, a dog handler in the Koyal I Army Veterinary Corps, was stationed at


Camp Bastion. Despite re tu rn in g to th e Ribble Valley


unscathed, Adele (23) has seen some of her col­ leagues wounded in a c tio n . Her mum, - Michelle Storrier, a local driving instructor, said: “She has seen some people wounded


[ while she has been on duty. “She has opened up a lot about what hap­


pened while she was there. She has told us that she was quite near an lED (improvised 1 explosive device) tha t went off and clipped


the back of an armoured truck when she


I was on patrol, which was a close shave. Some of her colleagues have come home


I injured.” Now Adele and Michelle have decided to


' raise money for Help for Heroes - a charity which supports wounded soldiers and their .families........ ............ On Wednesday night the duo will be


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j attempting to swim at least a mile - or 64 lengths - of Clitheroe's Ribblesdale pool to raise funds for the good cause. Michelle


MICHELLE STORRIER (S)


said: “If the armed forces can do what they do out there, I can certainly swim a mile.” She added: “While Adele has been away


' H U G ^ for heroes


we have a had a lot of support from friends and colleagues because i t is tough on the


'family and you don't know until your son or daughter goes out there just how diffi­ cult it is. You dread the telephone ringing. “I am proud of Adele, but it is hard when


yom- children go on a tour, but you have to keep strong for the rest of the family. Other faniilies won't be as lucky as us.” Michelle continued: “For Adele to come


back in one piece I just feel blessed, hut on the other hand there are other familes close to us^whose sons and p a r tn e rs are just going through what we have been through while Adele was away. We are incredibly proud of what she does.” In a bid to raise as much money as possi­


ble for Help for Heroes, news of Michelle and Adele's sponsored swim is being publi­ cised through The AA driving instructors online site and via the local independent driving instructors association BADDIA. • Anyone wanting to sponsor Adele and


Michelle can either pledge their support by filling in a sponsor form a t St James' CE P r im a ry School, in Greenacre Street,


. Clitheroe, or by contacting Michelle by telephone on O'??! 9857774 or via e-mail to: micheUestorrier@yahoo.co.uk ■ • See Page 2 for our new Hugs for


Heroes campaign which aims to bring a lit­ tle Christmas cheer to our servicemen and women.


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