Local pub organises a family fun day for the troops

14 August 2013

Pub owners look forward to their first charity fundraiser for military charity supporting injured military personnel on Saturday 17 August.

The Crown Inn in Llwyndafydd Llandysul is organising a summer party for the entire family to raise valuable funds for one of the oldest charities supporting injured members of the military Blesma, The Limbless Veterans.

Pub owners and couple Monique Shaw-Davis, 35, and Rob Dellow, 36, are planning a day for the entire family and their dog with a host of activities such as wine tasting, mouse-racing, donkey rides, shoe-making demonstration and exciting raffle prizes. There will also be local stalls of cakes, books, crafts, wood carvings, quilts, handmade gifts and many other items to tickle your fancy.

Besides face-painting, parents can hope to keep children occupied with an animal area with ponies, ferrets, ducks, chickens, sheep, rabbits, guinea pigs and pigmy goats.

Monique Shaw-Davis says: “I am very excited about the event at our pub this Saturday. We have done some charity events before but with interesting activities like donkey rides, mouse-racing and some very exciting prizes to be won this weekend’s event promises to be bigger and better!

The team at Blesma, The Limbless Veterans have been incredibly supportive and we look forward to putting up a fantastic show for them. With my brother in law an ex SAS, I wholly appreciate the efforts undertaken by those in service for their country. So come along to The Crown Inn and, let’s together, make a difference to the injured military community.”

All visitors can enjoy the barbeque and the hog roast whilst being entertained by live music from a local band Whiskey Business.

10% of all the proceeds from the stalls will be donated to Blesma, The Limbless Veterans.

Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is the national charity for all limbless service men and women, their widows and dependants. It was formed in the years following the First World War and became a national charity in 1932.

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Notes to Editor

Hi-res images can be downloaded from the links below

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About Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is the national charity for all limbless serving and ex service men and women, their widows and dependants. It is a membership organisation which helps wounded service men and women rebuild their lives by providing rehabilitation activities and welfare support. Their membership includes those who have lost the use of a limb, an eye or the sight of an eye.

Blesma was formed in the years following the First World War and became a national charity in 1932. Blesma today has over 4000 Members and widows. The Membership consists of men and women who have served during the Second World War and the many subsequent conflicts and peacekeeping operations since, including the Falklands, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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