Channel 4: Hunted winner auctions off Hunted items for Military Charity
Hunted winner Nick Cummings is auctioning his Hi-Viz jacket that he wore on the show to raise money for Military Charity Blesma, the limbless veterans.
Taunton househusband Nick, 50, was one of two people to win the Channel 4 show last month when 12 fugitives went on the run for 28 days from those top in intelligence services.
Amputee veterans and Blesma Members Kirk Bowett, from Cambridgeshire, and Jeremy Scarrett, from Taunton, also joined the fugitives on their own mission to win the £100,000 prize for the charity. Unfortunately, the team were first to be caught after an intense chase in Blackpool.
Inspired by the veteran team, fellow fugitives decided to help the pair in raising funds for Blesma.
Nick said, “Ayo (joint winner of Hunted) came up with the idea that fugitives should action off some of the clothing or items they used whilst on Hunted for Blesma. I thought it was a fantastic idea and hopefully some good comes from it.”
Nick decided to auction off the Hi-Viz jacket that he notoriously wore on the first episode whilst cycling around Birmingham lost avoiding the Hunters.
Nick will be putting the item up for auction on 10th November 2016 and bidding will end on Remembrance Sunday. Keep an eye on the following link to see when bidding begins www.ebay.co.uk/usr/tokenpom
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans is the national armed forces charity for all limbless service men and women, their widows and dependents. 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:
Nick in the Hunted Hi-Vis jacket - http://blesma.org/media/439355/nick-cummings-jacket.jpg
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 around 3,500 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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For further information on Blesma, The Limbless Veterans, contact
Jessica Mackinnon, In-house Journalist
T: 020 8548 3514