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November 2009

  • 9th Haywards Heath Guides Thank The Forces!

    Posted Sun, 11/29/2009 - 17:39 by Suzanne.Smith

    The 9th Haywards Heath Guides have been very busy, collecting lovely Christmas treats for the British Forces serving in Afghanistan. The Guides decorated and filled masses of gift boxes that have been sent to our brave heroes well in time for Christmas.

    The 9th Haywards Heath Guides are pictured above with their gifts and messages

    Well done girls!!

  • A BIG Thank You to Hastings Law Courts - Staff and Associates

    Posted Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:57 by Suzanne.Smith

    Staff and associates at Hastings Law Courts, Sussex collected a huge wagon load of gifts and treats to be sent via Thank The Forces Charity to British Forces serving in the conflict in Afghanistan.
    A great big thank you to all at Hastings Law Courts.

     

    Pictured above with the large amount of Christmas gifts and treats from left to right

    David Satchell- former WO2 in the RRF, Sue Dash former - WRAC, Sue Jenkinson, Sue Smith TTF, Dean Jinks and David Harrington former Royal Engineers Quartermaster

  • Felbridge and Copthorne W.I Thank The Forces

    Posted Tue, 11/17/2009 - 09:40 by Suzanne.Smith

    Members of the Felbridge W.I collected a large amount of sweets, treats and Christmas goodies to be sent to British Forces serving in Afghanistan.
    Sue visited the Felbridge W.I to find a huge array of lovely gifts for  our British Troops.

    The collection started after Jean Blakeston the treasurer of the W.I group who meet at the Village Hall in Copthorne Road, met Sue on a stand in East Grinstead.
    Jean bought a Thank The Forces pin badge and then decided to ask the members of the Felbridge W.I if they would like to collect Christmas treats our brave Forces Personel.
    Thank you very much to the Felbridge and Copthorne W, I group for their generosity and support.


    Molly Judd and Jean Blakestone  are pictured with just some of the lovely goodies that have been packed and wrapped and are now well on their way to Afghanistan

     

  • Sussex Police Property Fund Helping to Support Thank The Forces Charity

    Posted Fri, 11/13/2009 - 00:15 by Suzanne.Smith

    The Sussex Police Property Fund has recently donated £1,000 to a Hailsham based Charity called Thank The Forces, Registered Charity - 1126366.
    Pc Liz Keenan DK125 is based in Hailsham, and attended the offices of Thank The Forces Charity at Swan Business Centre, Hailsham, Sussex.
    Pc Keenan met with Charity founder Sue Smith and presented the £1,000 cheque from the property fund made payable to Thank The Forces Charity.


     
    Chair of Trustees for Thank The Forces Charity, Sue Smith said

    ' This is such a large and generous donation to Thank The Forces Charity. The Charity exists solely on the goodwill of the public and as the sole Founder I am determined that money donated by the public, for the troops, must be spent on gifts for the troops and nothing more. That said, we are in desperate need of a colour photocopier to assist with promoting the Charity and also to print out our quarterly newsletter that is sent  out to our kind donors and supporters.
    This cheque from the Sussex Police Property fund means we will be able to buy a colour copier and print out professional colour leaflets and posters that will inevitably produce more donors and supporters for the Charity.
    I would like to thank Pc Keenan and all involved with the property fund project very much'

     

  • The Rt Hon Lord Ashdown KBE Supports Local Charity Thank The Forces

    Posted Tue, 11/03/2009 - 10:47 by Suzanne.Smith

    On Tuesday the 13th October 2009 The Rt Hon Lord Paddy Ashdown KBE took time out of his very busy schedule to meet and chat with local Charity worker Sue Smith. Sue is the Founder and Chair of Trustees for Thank The Forces Charity that is based on Polegate.
    Lord Ashdown was in Eastbourne for the annual Lib Dem dinner.
    Local Liberal Democratic Parliamentary Candidate Stephen Lloyd is an unpaid volunteer for Thank The Forces Charity and Lord Ashdown expressed great interest in the Charity. Stephen offered to arrange a meeting and Charity Founder Sue Smith was delighted to attend the Lib Dem offices in Seaside, Eastbourne for the meeting.

    After meeting Lord Ashdown Sue said ‘I was delighted and honoured to meet Lord Ashdown KBE who is one our brave and honourable Forces Veterans. He has served his country with dignity and pride and I felt very humbled to hear him thanking me for the work I am doing for our Forces currently serving in Afghanistan. We had a lovely chat and Paddy talked about his time in active service in Borneo. I am very grateful to Stephen Lloyd for giving me such a wonderful opportunity’

    Lord Ashdown says: "Having being in the Royal Marines more years ago than I care to remember and having served in a war zone I've always been well aware of the importance of troop morale. The work Sue Smith and her superb team of volunteers do for the charity 'Thank the Forces' is wonderful. Thousands of parcels have already been sent to our brave men and women in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last few years. Such generosity from local people is incredibly important because it confirms to our Forces that the British people really do care about them".

    Stephen Lloyd said “When I asked Paddy Ashdown to meet with Sue Smith and hear for himself about the fantastic work 'Thank the Forces' do for our troops on the frontline he was very happy to do so. His visit to Eastbourne was pretty hectic to say the least but Paddy has, quite rightly, always known what his priorities are."
     

    Pictured from left to right- Stephen Lloyd, Sue Smith, Lord Paddy Ashdown KBE

    Thank The forces Charity is approved and backed by the MOD and BFPO (British Forces Post Office) and Sue Smith has worked tirelessly to make the local Charity a great success.
    Lord Ashdown is himself a British Forces Veteran and served as a Royal Marines Officer and saw active service as a Commando Officer in Borneo and the Persian Gulf. After Special Forces Training in England in 1965, he commanded a Special Boat Section in the Far East. Lord Ashdown then went to Hong Kong in 1967 to undertake a full-time course in Chinese, returning to England in 1970. He was then given command of a Commando Company in Belfast.

     

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