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Norwich businessman sends shirts to the troops

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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 9 Dec 2009 02:50

Sadly we lost another Viking yesterday.....another family heartbroken and for whom Christmas will never be the same!

Lizx

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust***

***Julie*Ann***.sprinkling fairydust*** Report 8 Dec 2009 17:09

thats brilliant that someone give support in this way

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 8 Dec 2009 17:04

Great that people are helping, there's a link to finding out how we can help at the end of this report from my local paper.

Lizx


The businessman father of a soldier serving in Afghanistan is sending 2,000 free t-shirts to Helmand Province.

Martin Greenland, whose son Dan, 20, is serving with the 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment, known as the Vikings, supplies corporate clothing to businesses in Norwich and Norfolk through his company LogoWear Ltd, based at Hellesdon Park industrial estate.

Mr Greenland said: “We became aware through a good friend of a way we could help the troops. When troops are admitted to hospital with a major injury, their kit has to be removed.

“The soldiers keep all their personal kit at the forwarding bases from which they operate. But due to the environment it is not always possible to get their own personal belongings to them for a number of days. We wanted to supply some form of clothing for the injured soldiers to wear.

“The t-shirts were donated by the Blue Max Group Ltd, which supplies clothing to the UK school, leisure and corporate wear sectors. When I contacted the Fawcus family, the owners of the group, they were delighted to help out. I had a target of 200 t-shirts and was totally blown away when 2,000 were pledged without hesitation.”

Dan Greenland, who was deployed to Helmand Province in October, is on his second tour of duty and has been involved in fierce fighting with the Taliban since 2007. Two years ago the regiment lost nine lives and more than 100 injured in the conflict.

Mr Greenland added: “He's fighting for his country and proud to be doing it. We can't be with him but we can show our support by finding ways to help the troops out there. It is our way of doing our bit.”

Mr Greenland and wife Sue, from Sheringham, are members of an online support group for families whose loved ones are serving with the Vikings in Afghanistan.

The Viking FSG (Viking Family Support Group), was set up by Alison Burgess, from Bury St Edmunds, whose sons Daniel, 21, and Nicky, 22, are in Afghanistan. Currently 400 soldiers from the regiment are serving in Afghanistan.

As reported in the Evening News, mums and girlfriends of Norfolk soldiers serving in Afghanistan, who belong to the group, met up in Norwich on Remembrance Day for the first time. They have since met up in Bury St Edmunds and plan to meet again in Norwich in January.

The t-shirts are now with SOS (Support our Soldiers), a non-political charity, and will be despatched to Helmand Province with the next load.

For more information about the online support group visit:

www.vikingfsg.co.uk