3 Para Charity Day - Monday 25th July

Like we have done since 2008, we will be hosting a Charity Day with the 3 Para on Monday 25th July. We are aiming for £10,000 on the day which will be split between the Afghanistan Trust and the Help for Heroes charities.


With the Regiment just returning from their 3rd Tour of Duty in Afghanistan we have decided to get all the Members involved and raise as much as we could. The feedback and support so far has been overwhelming and we are confident that the total reached will be well over our target. We have had donations from prestigious Golf Clubs like Wentworth, Brocket Hall, Ashridge, the Grove, Members have given their Villas or apartments in the UK and abroad for holidays, we even have a donation from the Ferrari dealership and Tottenham Hotspurs!


George Parsons and “Cookie” are the organisers on the 3 Para side. If some of the injured soldiers wanted to join us on the day, this would be no problem at all. But we would need to know of course so that we can plan for lunch.

Also, if you wanted to come on the day and see the whole day come together, you would be most welcome.

‘Trash for Treasure’ sale raises £900

Sam Walton (Cosmopolitan student homes at Stratford upon Avon College) raises £900 by holding the ‘Trash for Treasure’ sale over the past couple of weeks. This was done by taking donations for items left behind by many of the students, most of which are international students who leave to return home.

Robin Reynolds - Bike Ride for Trust

Robin Reynolds (Barclays Wealth) - I joined a cycle ride (with 17 other pals) last weekend, going from Munich to Prague (circa 290 miles in 4 days) and I've been collecting sponsorship these last couple of weeks for the Trust. Including the matching, gift aid and donations I'm up to about £2,200.

Members of Barclays - Jump for the Trust

2 Members of Barclays Jump with Red Devils and will raise nearly £5K

Kathryn Smith Bike Ride

I would just like to let you know about a bike ride myself and 4 friends are doing to raise funds for the Afghanistan Trust in memory of Private Martin Bell from 2 para who was killed on 25th January 2011 by an IED while trying to save the life of his friend Scott Meenagh.  We are cycling from Martins home in Bradford to his base in Colchester. This is 220miles. We will be setting off on 29th July and cycling over 3 days. We were close friends of Martin and hope to raise as much as possible for your charity.

Alan Davis Raises Money In Memory of Pte Conrad Lewis

On Sunday 8th May 2011 Alan ran the Rotary Shakespeare half-marathon in Stratford-upon-Avon in which I raised £623.00 in Memory of Pte Conrad Lewis of the Parachute Regiment who was killed on 9th Feb, 2011 in Afghanistan. Lots of events have taken place in his Memory. Family and Friends miss him very much. It was a privilege to run for him and your charity.

The Ivy Raises Money for the Trust

The Ivy raised a total of £415.00 for the Trust.

1 PARA / Deloitte Team – PARAs 10

Jon Wear has organised a team with Deloitte to run the PARAs 10 for the Trust. A four man team, Jon and 3 members from Deloitte.

Elaine Bell raises 10K in Memory of Private Martin Bell

Elaine Bell and friends have raised over 10K for the Trust in memory of Pte Martin Bell who was KIA 25 Jan 2011.

Canvey Island Raises Money

Canvey Island town council held its armed forces day last Saturday and what a fantastic day it was.

They held a night time dance with the drifters being top spot.
As the town council are not allowed to raise funds for charities, I as borough councillor held a raffle under the flag of the Canvey Island Independent Party to raise funds for the Afghanistan Trust.

We had a fantastic night, I really enjoyed myself going round mugging people for their money for this great cause. We held a raffle, then sold their entry tickets back for £1:00 for a one off draw of £100:00, also took the bucket round for all their loose change at the end of the night.

We are a small town but our residents are always behind our armed forces, and look forward to Armed Forces day every year.