A blind former Royal Engineer has marked his 63rd wedding anniversary by completing a Captain Tom-style challenge in Stowmarket - and raised nearly £4,500.
Ex-Royal Engineer, Colin Hawkins, who was "grieving for his eyesight" after going blind last year has been raising money for veterans with a Captain Tom-style walk in Stowmarket.
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Ronnie Whelan’s homecoming during the tumultuous summer of 1981
The young, former Home Farm midfielder was part of an eventful Dublin stay. By Kevin Brannigan Monday 28 Dec 2020, 8:00 AM Dec 28th 2020, 8:00 AM 20,871 Views 7 Comments
Ronnie Whelan in full flow for Liverpool in 1983.
Image: EMPICS Sport
Image: EMPICS Sport
WITH A HEADLINE screaming ‘HUNGER STRIKER NO. 10 DIES’, the Evening Herald hit the capital’s news stands just in time for the after-work rush.
It was Thursday, 20 August 1981 and having gone 60 days without food, Michael Devine, a 27-year-old member of the INLA, was the 10th and final of the H-Block Hunger Strikers to die.