Walk being planned for the ABF fund
Titled ‘Forward March’ the event is being hosted by Cllr Doug Beattie MC.
The walk is from The Meadows Car Park, Portadown, to Scarva (Park Inn).
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All proceeds will go to The ABF-Soldiers Charity.
For more details on the walk contact Captain Doug Beattie on 07545 527 257.
ABF give a lifetime of support to soldiers and former soldiers from the British Army, and their families, when they are in need.
The Army Benevolent Fund came into being on 15th August, 1944.
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