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Christmas Candle of Hope Appeal 2009 |
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| Wherever you may be please take just a moment this Christmas Day to join us at 2pm and light your candle in honour of our Servicemen and women away from home. If you'd like your details adding to the list below please send your name, location and your Christmas message to - candle@supportoursoldiers.co.uk
For our Servicemen and women away from home this Christmas As Christmas approaches Support Our Soldiers invite you to join with us once again and to light 2009 has been a particularly difficult year for the British Forces serving in Afghanistan, over 100 lives lost and many more injured. At 2.00pm on Christmas Day we ask you to light a candle and to take just one minute to pause and think... ...of all our servicemen & women away from home, wherever in the world they may be and to hope for their speedy and safe return. ...of their families, apart at this special time, and to hope they find strength in knowing that they will soon be re-united. ... of those injured and to hope they make a full and speedy recovery ... and to remember those who have lost loved ones and to hope they may find comfort Please join with us and encourage the nation, at least for a moment, to unite in 'A Christmas Candle of Hope' Wording and Image subject to Copyright © Support Our Soldiers 2003 to 2009 Not to be reproduced without express permission Joining in our Christmas Candle of Hope - I will be lighting a candle at 2pm and thinking of all our armed forces in afghan. I am very proud of you and hope that your Christmas is as safe as it can be. Keep your heads down and your chins up. Hello to Cfn.Rob White. Chris Turnbull& family, Bromsgrove Merry Christmas To You All, You Are All Heros, Peace Be With You All To all our soldiers in Afganistan I send my love to you all & think you are so brave but think its time you came home. I have recently brought the soldiers album & it is brilliant. God bless you all & hope you all come home soon. Happy Christmas & new Year. All my love Rachel To all the Brave Soldiers that are away from home at this special time We hope you have time to have a good Christmas dinner with out any interruptions. You are doing a wonderful job, KEEP SAFE, we think of you, we pray for your safety, we are so proud of you, and we will light a candle, and have a minutes thought for you all, thank you for what you do for our Nation Best Season Wishes to you all. Ray and Ellen Robbins Portsmouth supporters (SOS) Constantly thinking of all our service people away from home this holiday time Davis family Bramley Rotherham Sally and Steve Jowitt, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Remembering all of our brave men and women who are no longer with us. Also thinking of all of you who are away from your loved ones at this special time of year. We will light our candles and spend a moment thinking and praying for you all. Stay safe and God Bless you all. Joy Dearden, Bob and Julie, Agnes and Keith, Donna,Mick,Josh and Kimberley, Pay and Philip, Wendy and Sandra - Barnsley, South Yorks Wishing all our servicemen and women a very happy Christmas and a safe We love you all so much and we are so proud of you. Thinking of you all at christmas :-) xxxxxxx Leanne Bartrip, Peterborough On behalf of Support Our Soldiers and The People of The South West of England, please may I extend to you with open arms, our kindest compliments, warmest wishes and blessings to you all. Let us light a candle in our hearts and together with all of our prayers, send the love, the peace, the light and the warmth to the people of the world. The love of the common people is always with you and our good wishes are sent out to you with all of our blessings, along with all the sincerity of our hearts. Peter Bond, Exeter The Walton family in Wardle just want to wish each & everyone of our service men & women a Peaceful, Safe and Merry Christmas. Come home safe & well. On a personal note, Our thoughts are with you WO2 Steven Walton, REME. I’m proud of you Bro. Love & Best wishes from Ray, Jeannie, Lilie Rose & Baby Ben Walton. Wardle nr. Rochdale, Lancashire We will be lighting a candle at two on christmas day for all our troops serving abroad. Keep safe. We are very proud of you. Kevin, Sheena, Caitlin and Megan, Edith Weston Rutland will light our candle at 2 and pause to think of you all Thinking of you all today Jacqueline and David McClarty, London A very peaceful Christmas and New Year to all of you brave men and women who are spending the festive season away from home, especially our son James. We shall be lighting a candle on Xmas day at 2 o'clock to remember all of our brave soldier lads and lasses fighting for us in Afganistan. Lets hope you all have a safe return very soon and that the present conflict comes to a good conclusion. Our friends and family will continue to send you shoe boxes in 2010 so you will know we are all still thinking of you. Anne & Gordon Loader, Merstham, Surrey. I would like to wish all the service men and women a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. All the hard work you are doing is very much appreciated and I just wanted to show my support to you at this time of year as I can imagine it will be hard for you all away from your loved ones. Please keep up the amazing work you are doing Best wishes Caroline Wilkinson age 22 Liverpool God Bless you all and come home safely. You are constantly in our thoughts and we hope you have the best Christmas possible wherever you are. We shall think of you especially at 2.00 pm on Christmas Day - but remember, you are never out of our minds and hearts. Carole Gibbs and friends from the Black Country To all our boys and girls, sending you blessings, stay safe and well, we are thinking of you 24/7..Pauline from SOS, my friends, my sons, my family. xxxx Wishing you a happy and safe Christmas and 2010. You and your families will be in our thoughts and prayers this Christmas. Keep safe and God bless. Tony and Christine, Croydon Keep safe. Shona, Jim, Kris, Louise, Sophie Stevenson, Scotland Cathie, Jean, Janice,Sam, Scott, Megan, Scotland Alexa, Andrew, Zoe, Zambia Wishing you all a Happy and Safe Christmas out there, and wishing your families all the very best whilst you are away. Brent & Guy Knox-Holmes, Market Harborough, Leicestershire Merry Christmas to all our troops, and Best Wishes for a safe & happy New Year. Our love & thanks go out to you all. Lorraine, Birmingham Our candle of hope will be lit on Christmas day for our darling Sacha and all our brave troops who are away from home and loved ones. Mary, Craig, David and family, Walsall, West Midlands I wish you all a happy and peaceful Christmas Keith North Hi Everyone as we approach this christmas season, May i on behalf of our group the Dorcas group, here in Prescot community church on merseyside.may we send to you all , both our troops, and all their families, the Blessings Of Christmas ,may you all be granted peace in your times of worry ,strength, in your weakness,and hope for your future. we send you our love and our support and our blessings ,,,this christmas time and always.. Irene Bibby on behalf of our Dorcas group.. Edwina , Karen .Cheryl . Pat. Chris. Julia & Julie Thank-you to all our armed forces - you are doing a fantastic job, in very difficult circumstances, and we really do appreciate all of your efforts. Robert Burt Melton Mowbray. May God Bless all and keep you safe Forever in our thoughts and prayers. God bless you all and a safe and speedy home. Dot, Baz and family from Mansfield, Nottingham Lynn, Ron, Sophie and Jake Gabriel, Birmingham. Thinking of you all, not just at Christmas. Stay safe and come home soon to your loved ones. Happy Safe Christmas and 2010 to you all. Thank you so much for risking your lives for the rest of us you are more appreciated than you will every know. Pat & Gary Best, Nottingham Thoughts with all those serving over the festive period and their families. Stay safe. Amanda ,Colin,Aimee and Jack Crowden Leicester Dee Garrett Leicester Margaret and Billy Stretton Leicester May God Bless you all Marion Brindley-Ford, Leatherhead Good Luck to all our young men away from home and their loved ones. I wish you all Health, Good Luck and A Very Happy Xmas and New Year. Tony and Pam Meacham Claire Gapper, Wainscott in Kent. Merry Christmas to all the troops. Our thoughts are with you over Christmas and the New Year. Thank you for all your effort; it is much appreciated. Stay safe and keep up the good work. Best wishes and many happy returns for 2010 from Horley Pathfinder Windsor Cub Scouts. The Quinn family, are thinking of you all wish you a very Happy Christmas and hope that the new year brings you home safely to your loved ones We would like to wish all our servicemen and women and all their families waiting at home for them a very merry christmas and hope that they all return home to their families safe and sound soon. Elaine, Tim, Leo and Joe Powell . Didcot - Oxfordshire To all the service men and women away from home this Christmas know that the nation appreciates your braveness and we are all thinking of you. Safe return to you all. Lynn & Liam O'Brien XX Merry xmas to all our troops and thoughts with Joe Murphy's family who was sadly killed in afghan love and best wishes from Sonia, John, Aaron, Daniel and Natalie or wigan lancashire As a parent of a Rifleman in Afghanistan I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and to let you know that many people will be thinking of you. Keep safe Gaye Hooker, Morden, Surrey Merry Christmas to all our troops. Thank you for the wonderful job you are doing . With special love and best wishes to Richard and all his mates. God keep you all safe lots of love Jackie, John and all the family xxxxx Liz Irving and family will be lighting a candle for all those apart from loved ones this Christmas To All our service men and women who will be away from home this Christmas, Keep safe we are all so proud of you. From Lynn Terry, Kevin, Emma, Katrina, Caitelynn, Adam and Jay from Leeds. Liz Cox and Genevieve Ferris, Cornwall Sue Robinson and Gareth Owen, Cornwall Rachel and Matthew, Houghton-Le-Spring, Tyne and Wear Hi From Michaela, Chris, Nick, Lisa, Jo-Ann, Adam & Sheri Turner.
Wishing all our servicemen and women a Very Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year... stay low, move fast and stay safe.. come home soon... God bless you all bravehearts... stay strong and keep up the good work.
Our candle will be shining brightly on Christmas Day, you will be in our hearts and thoughts always.
Love and hugs
The Turner Family xxxx Julie, Steve, Zoe & Adam, Stevie & Lotty, Ingrid, Gran'ma and all the family, for Danny and all the Troops in Afghan. x x x Michelle and Jenny Burgess, Wirral Lewis and Lily Greenough,Wirral Pauline & H and family. Tean, Stoke-on-Trent. Thinking of you all out there and sending grateful thanks for all you are doing. xx Hazel Hunt, Dudley West Midlands June, John & David Still from Northampton Carole a/c for Chesterfield will be lighting a candle on Xmas day along with her family Mel Mullen, Blackpool SOS, Lancashire Jo Austin, Doncaster, South Yorkshire UK Thinking of you all today and everyday Karen, Nick, Becky & Sammi, Bingley, West Yorkshire xx
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