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Falklands 40th Anniversary Fund Raising Run 26– 30 May 2022

Rachel Webster, a former Captain, Royal Military Police with 24 years’ service, 11 of which on Operations including Iraq and Afghanistan, intends to run 258 miles over 5 days to raise funds for The Not Forgotten, a Veterans Charity and the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Rachel is running 258 miles to represent the 255 service personnel and 3 civilian lives lost during the Falklands War.

A full itinerary is set out below.

If you can support Rachel in this endeavour, please donate at her Just Giving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rachel-webster258?fbclid=IwAR2C68GrJVOz9FUCn-LzrUmb5lJOM96Sge1XkinA6EIyuL6R4SFvsak_A5Y 

Itinerary

Times are when a wreath is due to be placed and are, of course, approximate

Day 1 – 56.2 miles Thursday 26 May 2022 0615 National Memorial Arboretum

Day 2 – 56.2 miles Friday 27 May 2022 1700 RAF High Wycombe

Day 3 – 54.6 miles Saturday 28 May 2022 1500 Falklands Memorial Chapel, Pangbourne

Day 4 – 44.4 miles Sunday 29 May 2022 1545 Task Force Naval Memorial Square Tower, Old Portsmouth

1645 RM Memorial ‘The Yomper’, Eastney

Day 5 – 36.1 miles Monday 30 May 2022 1500 Airborne Soldier, Princess Park, Aldershot

Day 6 – 10.5 miles Sunday 5 June 2022 London (veterans invited to join)

1000 Bomber Command Memorial

1030 Guards Memorial, Horse Guards Parade

1115 Gurkha Memorial, MoD

1200 Royal Hospital, Chelsea

 

 

 

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