Walk the WallBirmingham Airport to Alrewas
June 5th 2011
On 5th June 2011, fourteen members and friends of BHX Combined Services Veterans Association will walk from Birmingham Airport to the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas to raise funding for HomeFront Forces. They will cover 23 miles, many carrying a full army pack weighing 35 pounds. On their arrival children will lay a wreath at the Basra Memorial Wall.
HomeFront Forces was established in December 2009 to support the estimated 175,000 children in the UK with a parent in the armed forces.
In October 2011 Britain will have had troops in Afghanistan for ten years. A generation of children has grown up with parents on frequent operational tours. The effects of separation have been shown in recent studies to cause a range of anxiety and behavioural problems. HomeFront Forces service is being developed to enable children to be in control of communication with their deployed parent.
Lee Bradshaw Honorary Secretary of the BHX Combined Services Veterans is marching with the veterans and has given support and encouragement to HomeFront Forces since following them on Twitter.
Anna Matthews, founder of HomeFront Forces says “Lee has been an amazing supporter of HomeFront Forces and has already helped at a number of events. We are overwhelmed by the support of Lee and all the BHX Veterans. We are reliant on funding to develop the project further”
http://www.justgiving.com/HomeFrontAnna
