ONCE again I request your assistance to thank the people of York, and the many visitors, who were so generous at the street collection conducted by the York branch of the Parachute Regimental Association.
On Saturday, June 9, we collected a total of £1,317.90.
This money, which goes to the Airborne Forces Security Fund in Colchester, will help to assist those soldiers and families who have suffered as a result of action in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Additionally, the fund aids those conscript Paras and glider men who served in the Second World War and did not receive a pension.
The survivors are now in their 90s and many need a helping hand. We aim to do that.
Donald Marshall, Chairman, the York Branch of the Parachute Regimental Association, Woodthorpe, York.
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