Under blazing sunshine, a gallant group of cyclists from APS Group took part in a 60-mile ride from Salford’s Media City to Blackpool – and all in aid of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.

British Weight Lifting (BWL) and SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity have partnered to create a unique event to benefit the Armed Forces community in Scotland: The Big Scottish Lift Up.

The amount of time that Simon O’Brien spends in the saddle raising funds for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity he could be called an unofficial “spokesman”.

The sight of a Star Wars Stormtrooper brandishing his DLT-19 Heavy Blaster Rifle (which looks nothing like an MG 34) at a railway station might seem a little unusual…

Two local women joined forces to lay on a fundraiser in their local pub, the Corporation Arms on Freeman Street in Grimsby, in aid of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity with a total now standing at £317.59.