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Cycle2Basel 2009 – ordinary people making an extraordinary journey to help improve lives of equally ordinary people in Africa

Help for Heroes has become, in the words of the Prime Minister, a ‘National Institution’ and it is hard to believe that they only started this in October 2007. Since then, they have raised £1 million a month to help support our wounded servicemen and women injured in the current conflicts.

They have only achieved that with public support. This has really been something very simple, a group of friends who wanted to do something to help, that message communicated to others who have joined in and made this the success it so obviously is. It is a community project in the very widest sense of the word - and something which is in line with the spirit of Radio Bracknell.

This is not about politics, there is no need to criticise or complain, why moan about it being dark when you can light a candle? The small group of ordinary people who established Help For Heroes may have started something but thousands have joined them to make this what it is today. This is about ordinary decent people wanting to to do their bit to help, to raise money by joining in and so creating something that has become rather wonderful.

Radio Bracknell will be supporting this worthwhile charity along with our local charities striving to improve our community.

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This charge includes call out, diagnosis, labour, all parts and a professional safety check. Plus all work is guaranteed for three months.