Event raises money for Help for Heroes
AN event held by Salisbury’s Royal British Legion Club helped raise more than £1,000 for forces charity Help for Heroes.
The fundraising event, held over the August bank holiday weekend, raised £1,110 for The Band of Five, a group of friends who are due to climb Mount Kilimanjaro this month for the charity.
The club handed over a cheque to two members of The Band of Five on Saturday and raised a further £117 on the night through a raffle and auction.
Many musicians performed during the weekend for free, and 57 businesses and individuals in the Salisbury area donated 114 raffle prizes.
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