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07 March 2012: Fundraising.

17th March 2012: RAOB (Buffs Club), Bottesford Road, Ashby: We have a fundraising Pie & Pea Supper with great entertainment. Ticket price is £8.00 per person and the location for the evening is the Buffs Club, Bottesford Road, Ashby. Function commences at 20.00hrs. Tickets can be obtained from John Witting on 01724 278584 or mobile 07972343295, Lisa Murphy on 01724 784210 or mobile 07748 809844.

Committee Member Tony Murphy plans to make a sponsored walk over the Yorkshire Wolds National Trail from the Humber Bridge to Filey on the coast of East Yorkshire a distance of 79 miles/127km.
	To raise much needed funds Tony has talked his eldest son Wayne into joining him. The guys will be unsupported with both of them carrying packs of some 30kgs weight that will hold all that they will need in the way of their camping gear and rations for the five day trek with 16 miles/25km per day weather permitting. All of the sponsorship money will be shared between our Armed Forces event and the Jersey based “Holidays 4 Heroes” who offer free holidays for our disabled comrades or those who suffer the mental anguish and problems that result from active service by our armed forces.
	Tony joined the Royal Engineers at the age of 16 as a Boy Soldier/Apprentice in 1974 learning many skills that are part of a Royal Engineer’s duties in the army and eventually joined a unit specialising in airfield damage and repair. Asked why he joined the Engineers Tony’s response is ‘cos I got to blow stuff up’. Asked what he expects to get out of this particular walk his reply was ‘Pain, but also lots of cash. Son Wayne is also an ex Royal Engineer and he is currently a research scientist at St.Andrews University also studying for a Doctorate.
To sponsor Tony & Wayne please send donations to either Lisa Murphy at 11 Queen’s Crescent, Keadby, DN17 3DJ telephone 01724 784210 or mobile 07748809844 or to Doug Gawley, 2 Wares Way, Scunthorpe, DN15 8DU telephone 01724 357379 or mobile 07905325865. ALL CHEQUE DONATIONS SHOULD BE MADE OUT TO ‘SAFDEC’ (Scunthorpe Armed Forces Day Event Committee). If you would like a sponsorship form contact John Witting on 01724 278584 or mobile 07972343295

01 February 2012: Countdown to North Lincs Armed Forces Day 2012.

Whilst the website has been quiet over the winter, the North Lincs Armed Forces Day Committee has been busy behind the scenes preparing to make this year's event the best yet. The countdown clock has restarted and I'm sure before we know it the day will be upon us once again. Please keep visiting the site over the coming weeks for all the latest news on the the event. This year we need your support more than ever as our Event day coincides with the first day of the very popular RAF Waddingtion Airshow.