I think it was a couple of weeks ago that I told you about my five year old grandon doing a sponsored event for "Help our Heros". He did it last Thursday.

It was held out doors on a playing field, by his Karate Club. While the childen did their various obstacle courses and karate trainings, the retired soldier was running round the outer track, in full army gear, one by one the children put on their back packs loaded with its bag of sugar, and ran after him, they had not to get in his way but to follow round. All the children completed this challenge. The little ones doing one lap, older children doing more according to their age.

The children then went on to demonstrate "partner work", my grandson, who is a very small child (the main reason for him going to this karate club) was partnered by an even smaller four year old girl. They had to take turns in pulling each other down to the ground while holding them by the wrist. The second was to do a shoulder strike.

My daughter said it was a brilliant event, well organised and all went smoohtly. The children have to address all adults very formally, she said my grandson, when the event had finished went up to the man that had been doing the running, shook his hand and said to him "thank you for helping the soldiers Mr. Gale". My grandson raised £35.00 to go to the charity.

Another sweet thing, she was in her bathroom, she could hear the grandson talking in his room next door, she heard the words, "don't let our soldiers get hurt, Amen". So either at school, or at the karate club, they have been taught to say their prayers for the soldiers, he also now knows the word "Afgahnistan"