Moving Forces: Bolton @MovingForces
MFB aims to provide free sporting and exercise activities to Military Veterans and their Family. Keeping active and providing peer support. By Vets, for Vets! Bolton Joined April 2022-
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On the train back to Manchester following our walk from 🇩🇪 retracing WW1 POWs journey home. Thanks for the tickets @AvantiWestCoast even saw @GNev2 would love a pic ⚽️
Less than 7 days before the team head off to begin our 850 mile journey home from 🇩🇪to🇬🇧 We plan to visit Paderborn (Boltons twinned town) to be welcomed and hosted by the local Mayors office before we head off to Munster to set off for Blighty! justgiving.com/crowdfunding/m…
A nice team bonding session, all round for a BBQ and a glass of ‘water’ in the sun! All buzzing for the start of our 850mile 🇩🇪 to 🇬🇧 walk. Anything you can spare to a fantastic cause, supporting the work of Walking With The Wounded justgiving.com/page/david-car…
We have confirmed the final leg of our 🇩🇪to 🇬🇧walk - retracing returning WW1 POWs journey home. The team will set off on Sat 24th from Manchester to Bolton - Come & Join us! @BoltonFM @KeepBoltonMovin @PH_Bolton @OfficialBWITC @boltonnhsft @WWTWNorthWest @boltongpfed
Great support shown by one of our local GP practices @WesthoughtonPCN supporting local veterans on our 850mi journey retracing Boltons returning WW1 POWs on their way back from Germany. Have also had huge support from @haystravelwesth @AvantiWestCoast @Dangerclosec
We’ve been very quiet on here due to personal circumstances but have quietly continued with our WW1 planned walk from 🇩🇪 to 🇬🇧raising money for @WWTWNorthWest Huge support today from @AvantiWestCoast on donating our return train tickets justgiving.com/page/david-car…
Looking for contacts or support in sponsorship for train fare, London to Manchester following our return back to Blighty. This will symbolise what the WW1 Tommies received after such a journey we hope to emulate! 🇩🇪 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 @POferries @dfds_uk @BoltonNews
In search of local firms to support with our mammoth endeavour! Looking for support with UK train fares and channel ferry crossing! Get in touch and we can send you a detailed proposal, a great PR event for any firm! @WWTWNorthWest @BoltonHelp justgiving.com/crowdfunding/m…
Huge thanks to @haystravelwesth supporting local veterans and helping us with flights for our WW1 POW German to Bolton journey. If you know a local firm who’d like to get involved, please get in touch! @WWTWNorthWest justgiving.com/crowdfunding/m…
Happy New Year to all our supporters. Full steam ahead back providing our regular exercise and sporting opportunities for our local vets and families. Thanks to a grant from Sport England we hope to add on extra opportunities. Onwards with our German to Bolton expedition 💪🏼🇩🇪🇬🇧
Had a lovely drive up to Yorkshire to the home of Altberg, custom fitted handmade boots to help us ready for our sponsored walk next year, 🇩🇪 to 🇬🇧 850mi. Huge thanks to the Altberg team for their support! Give them a visit for quality British handcrafted custom fitted boots!
Looking for a Bolton based design and printing company to help us put together some t-shirts for our German - UK expedition, any recommendations would be great? @manbassadors @BoltonCVS @ActiveBolton @KeepBoltonMovin @PH_Bolton @SportinBolton
June 2023 our team of 4 aim to travel 850miles across 4 countries, retracing the footsteps of our great grandfathers journey home after the armistice of WW1. Looking for business support to help share in this fantastic PR opportunity! @ArmedForcesDay theboltonnews.co.uk/news/23123548.…
Looking for a warm welcome back to the UK on our return, someone special to present our token £2 and train ticket home, in nod to WW1 soldiers, what say you @KensingtonRoyal theboltonnews.co.uk/news/23123548.…
Here’s a great little link for MH support, accessing the ‘your mind plan’ is very useful for some personalised information. We’ve done some work with the team behind this and received a small grant to support us in our work. Please take a look 👍🏼 nhs.uk/every-mind-mat…
Looking for Bolton businesses who may be interested in supporting us in achieving our latest venture. Please share and contact for more details, would love to discuss 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 @SportinBolton @boltontory @boltoncouncil @BoltonFM @OfficialBWITC theboltonnews.co.uk/news/23123548.…
Our JustGiving page is finally up and running. Receiving some great interest from local businesses to back and get involved in this. All proceeds split between MFB and @WWTWNorthWest 💪🏼👍🏼🇬🇧🇩🇪 justgiving.com/crowdfunding/m…
Something I’ve always been passionate about promoting across my area. There’s been great progress but still more to be done….let’s make it more clear to our younger veterans that they can come forward, we can relate and understand and ultimately support! 47 suicides this year!

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