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Brecon landlord Les Rees didn’t have to resort to the long arm of the law when charity wristbands went missing from The George Hotel in Brecon. Some speedy work on social media publicised the fact the Help for Heroes/Welsh Guards wristbands had been taken from the bar area. “We have you on closed circuit TV (CCTV),” was the message from Mr Rees to the culprits. Within 24 hours the wristbands were returned to the hotel. “They were returned with an apology and a suitable donation to charity,” said Mr Rees, general manager at the Evan-Evans Brewery hotel. “I’d like to think that it was a bit of a prank which went wrong. “Whatever the case, they have been returned to the bar area and we can continue our fundraising efforts.” Mr Rees said he was very proud of the wristbands appeal at The George. “Over the last three years we have raised nearly £2500 with our wristband appeal for Help the Heroes and the Welsh Guards. “We are very proud of the fact that we have on display in the bar a frame...

There's a Colossal Cake Sale planned for Narberth on Saturday, April 27. Colossal Cake Sales are being held throughout the UK for Help for Heroes charity in April and May. The Narberth one is scheduled for the old school playground and RAOB club in the car park in Narberth from 10 am - 5 pm on April 27.  One of the organisers is Carol Peett and she said: "We want to make lots of money for this brilliant charity helping our wounded soldiers. "We need all of West Wales to get baking so we have loads of cakes to sell and we also need people to come and buy them!" The Help for Heroes charity has produced a guide for those planning cake sales - Check out the Help for Heroes Guide to a Colossal Cake Sale for more information and some fantastic recipe ideas Last year, 700 cake sale enthusiasts nationwide donned their aprons, grabbed their wooden spoons and baked up a storm to support the charity. Help for Heroes website - http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/bake...

A gala dinner is being planned in Carmarthenshire for the Help For Heroes charity. Dena Lloyd Waterford is the County Coordinator for the Help for Heroes. She writes - As a coordinator, I cover the whole of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. Every year I hold a gala dinner for the charity. It is being held on Saturday July 14 at The Ashburnham Hotel, Pembrey. Guests will start to arrive around 6pm. We have in attendance the Mayor and Consort of Royal Wotton Bassett again this year. The ticket price is £25 per person, where you will have a drink on arrival, a three course meal which includes, Vegetable soup, Turkey Dinner, Strawberry Cheesecake or Ice Cream then Tea or Coffee. There is also a vegetarian dish available, if required. During the evening there will be a raffle and an auction. This is a Black tie event. We have individual tickets available or tables of 8 or 10 if anyone would like to make a table.. Contact - Dena Lloyd Waterford 75 Station Road Kidwel...

Healing The Wounds, the Welsh charity dedicated to helping victims of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has received another snub from the Help for Heroes charity. Help for Heroes has turned down a grant request from the Bridgend-based charity. “We probably shouldn’t be too surprised,” said the founder and executive director of Healing The Wounds, Kevin Richards (pictured above). “We have had plenty of discussions with Help for Heroes before about the way funds are allocated to Wales and our hopes were fairly slim when we submitted the grant application. “There is a major identity problem within Wales over what the two charities do and I have known some people to get us confused with Help for Heroes. “We are a very different type of charity. “Help for Heroes operates on a UK-wide level and only pays lip service to Wales. It also works closely with the Ministry of Defence, which means it is often filling in gaps in MoD requirements. “Help for Heroes, as a charity, also draws the lin...

The Welsh charity dedicated to servicemen and women has won an important battle in its campaign to win more investment for Wales. Healing The Wounds has been waging an important fight with the Help for Heroes (H4H) charity. And today Healing The Wounds welcomed the decision by H4H to change its policy to ensure cash raised in Wales is spent on Welsh Armed forces. “It’s no secret that we have been having something of a fight with H4H over the way money is allocated to Wales,” said Kevin Richards, Director of Healing the Wounds, the appeal fund which aims to provide a facility within Wales for the treatment of PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and a convalescent home for the Armed Forces. “Our focus as the Healing The Wounds charity is to raise money within Wales so that it can be spent in Wales, to make sure that our brave servicemen and servicewomen are treated close to home. “The H4H charity has built up a huge charitable fund-raising effort in recent years and we have tried very ...