Carmarthen horsewoman Julie Oliver has helped raise more than £470 for the Healing The Wounds charity.
Julie and her horse Fakima completed the eight-mile trek from Bwlch Newydd to Carmarthen town centre last November.
She decided to support Healing The Wounds as her son Timothy Smith is serving with 2 Royal Welsh and has recently returned from a tour of Afghanistan.
Julie said: “I wanted to do something to help our Welsh soldiers and to make the time go faster while Tim was away in Afghanistan.”
Julie has another ride planned for the spring to raise funds for Healing The Wounds and the charity’s work to fund treatment of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) in Wales.
Healing The Wounds founder Kevin Richards joined Julie and her son Tim at his surprise 30th birthday party in The Railway Club in Carmarthen.
The event was attended by friend and fund-raising coordinator Bethan Walters and Tim’s friend Simon Bartley. The cheque totalled £470.75.
Simon will be leaving for a tour of Afghanistan on Wednesday 23rd February. He is wished all the best and a safe journey by his family, friends and the Healing The Wounds charity.
Donations can be made –
By post:
To make your donation by post, please send a cheque payable to Healing The Wounds, together with your name address and post code to enable us to claim gift aid, to Healing The Wounds, 22 Abbey Road, Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, CF33 6HF.
Give in person:
At Barclays Bank. Call into any branch of Barclays and pay your donation into this account:
Healing The Wounds
Sort code: 20-84-41
Account number: 90516929
The charity’s website is at http://www.healingthewounds.co.uk/
Contact numbers for charity officers – 01656 744880/07518063566/07714622328
