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Please pass this on to all your friends and colleagues - Let's see candles lit across the world on Christmas Day for our brave Servicemen & women.

Names of those joining us are shown at the bottom of the page so please do scroll down.  If you would like your name to be added please send an email with your name and location to our webmaster

We're delighted that candles will already be lit throughout the UK and also in Germany, Gibraltar, Madeira, USA, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Trinidad, Zambia, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Iraq and Afghanistan!

 

For our Service men and women away from home this Christmas

As Christmas approaches Support Our Soldiers invite you

to join with them once again and to light

‘A Christmas Candle of Hope'.

 

2007 has been another difficult year for the British Forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for their families and friends at home

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.

... and to remember those who have lost loved ones and to hope

they may find comfort

Please forward this to as many of your friends as possible.  If news spreads far enough, and we hope it does, then candles will be lit across the world throughout the day and our lads and lassies will know how much they are cared about.

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 2007

Not to be reproduced without express permission

Those joining us and lighting their candles are:

Karen, Nick, Becky & Sammi, Bingley, West Yorkshire

Kat, Nicky, Josh & Sophie, Bingley, West Yorkshire

Agnes, Scott, Heather & Steve, Ayr

Michael, Heather and Rosie from Leeds 

Cherie, Harvey & Colin Fay, Eastbourne East Sussex 

Mel, Blackpool

Kathy Dragon

Colin, West Yorkshire 

Lynn Liddell Dickinson Lancashire 

Joanne Smith Chesterfield Derbyshire 

Emma Fleming, Gibraltar

Faith Barker, Gosport, England

Mary Francis, Walsall, West Midlands

 Amanda, Leicester

Sheena Hampton, Perth Scotland

Wendy, Birmingham

Lynn Dickinson

Steph Ball - Tidworth

Daphne Sheppard, Germany 

Nickie Graham, Donnington, Shropshire!

Tracey Elliott from Widdrington Northumberland for her son Jamie Elliott

Jane Reavey, Elgin, Scotland

Jo Rodley,  Saudi Arabia 

Helen Rodley, Cambridgeshire

Derek Bergin, Cambridgeshire

Val Watson, Worthing

Mark Moorcroft

Nettie Bengtsson

Janie, Mike, Isabelle and Taya, Middlesex

Gill Beasley, Gibraltar

Karen Hall

Malcolm Jefferson  ,  Hightown

Pat and Bill Papenbrock, OH, USA

Louise & Tony Whittaker

Emma Dickson, Greater Manchester

Angela Manchip, Germany

Liz Scott, Germany

Sharon Hall, germany

Debra Rhodes Germany

Jane Warner, Northants

Violet Claydon, Stratford upon Avon

Michael Claydon, Stratford upon Avon

Abby Cornish, Kent 

Jenny Benson, Ternhill

Steven Benson, Trenhill

Hugh Benson,  Ternhill

Hughie Benson, Ternhill

Kim Benson, Ternhill

Sam Benson, Ternhill

Charlene Benson, Ternhill

Carole, North Elmham, Norfolk

Colin G  Lancashire

Di G, Lancashire
Chris G, Lancashire
Neil G, RAF
Victoria G, RAF

Mary Streeter, Hitchin

Kirsty, York

Karen, Central London

Pauline Stephenson, Washington, West Sussex

Adrian K Carlile North lincs .

Margaret Carlile North lincs.

Greg (Slogger) Scunny,

Jed Stone, N Wales

Bob Pearce Jacksonville, FL USA

Stefan Walmsley, Blackburn 

Jill Forsten, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear

Mandy U'Rreilly, Oxfordshire

Morag Burt, Oxfordshire

Sara Burt, Fife

Colin Burt, Fife

Sheaghna Greenslade, Fife

Phil Bearton 

Joyce Taylor, Katy , Texas

Bart St.Germain, Gonzales, Louisiana

Sheree Lee, Michigan

Linda Bishop

Gary Mann

Pauline Dawson, Stoke-on-Trent

Tracey Davies, Stoke-on-Trent

Jamie Johnstone Ont. Canada

Brenda Beamish Ont. Canada

Omer Bhatti Bradford

Sarah, West Yorkshire

Jayne, Coseley, West Midlands

Donna, larkhill wilts

Chris, Lakhill Wilts

Si, Devizes Wilts 

Eric Foddering

Jean Ware

Wendy Gibson, Rugby

Rebecca, York

Chrissy, Edinburgh, Scotland

Nancy Harvey

Jacqui Baker, North Yorkshire

Bernie

Dawn, West Yorkshire

Carol, West Yorkshire

Rod, Pim

MarieSmith,Chester

Carole Courtney-Cox, Coleraine, N. Ireland

Tam Wood (TWIGGY) Nottingham

Karyn Yeomans - Canterbury

Paul Yeomans - Wolverhampton

Simon (Pim) Hogben - Sennelager Germany.

Lynne Bishop, Hampshire

Jan Marlowe, Oxfordshire 

Alli B, Wales.x 

Will Rollins OP Herrick 7  

Andy Hales

Chris, Chepstow

Heather, Pontypridd

Alison Naas

Anne & Denis Everett

Karen Wood, Swindon

Alec Streeter – In memory of those who haven’t come home to Canada

Karol Spurling

Doreen Winton

Lisa Bailey, Gibraltar

Yvonne Holmes, Yorkshire

Marilyn Ali. Trinidad

Marilyn Ramdath-Ali 

Trudy in lancashire

Ruth in Lancashire

Celia in Lancs

Dorothy in Lancs

Ruth Burgess 

Beryl Entwistle

Jayne, Coseley, West Midlands

Nik Frampton

Ken Blore ... Iraq

Caroline Abbott, Middlesborough

Tracy Pfaff, Madeira, Portugal

Mike & Lynne Pfaff, Madeira, Portugal

Lauren Leach, Madeira, Portugal

Pauline Ashley-Jones in Birmingham

Victoria, from Todmorden W Yorks

Sue Ellis.  Bolton Lancashire
Sian from lancashire

Karin,Colin, Martyn, Natasha Charlotte and Nathaniel  all in Coalville Leics

Lynn, Katrina, Kimberley,Caitelynn, Emma,Adam and Jay from Leeds

Julie, Helen, Chris and Chloe Stevenage Hertfordshire

Shona & Jim Stevenson  Cumnock  

Kris, Louise & Sophie Stevenson  New Cumnock  

Cathie Geddes  Cumnock  

Jean & David Stevenson  New Cumnock

Marion Dean - Cambridgeshire

Karen Bowely and family from Leeds

Heather H, Ky and Thomas, Catterick

Janette Hall - Laughton en le Morthen, Sheffield

Glenn Hall - Laughton en le Morthen, Sheffield

Laura Hall - Liverpool

David Hall - 5GSMR, Preston

Gnr Ireland, driffield

Maria O'Ryan-Bromsgrove
Carol Wills-Kidderminster
Ann Parker-Chaddesley Corbett
Carole O'Ryan- Whittington
L/Cpl Pimlott- Op Telic
Marion and Ron Parton Langley, BC, Canada

Alexa, Nicos, Andrew and Zoë Frangeskides, Lusaka, Zambia

Debra Charles, Arlesey, Beds
David Charles, Arlesey, Beds
Irene Howard, Stotfold, Herts
Reg Howard Stotfold, Herts

Mary and David ,Anne Kennedy from Ely Cambridgeshire

Lisa Williams Worksop Nottinghamshire

kylie thomas southampton

vaughan thomas,a serving soldier southampton

Piers Harrison  Stoke- on-Trent

Mrs Christine Tierney Southampton

Karen Bowley and Family from Leeds

Yas Harrison  Bristol UK

Kim Al-Timimi  Bristol UK

Jean Al_Timimi  Bristol UK

Sophie,Chester

Peggy and Richard Hall - Gillingham, Kent

Sam in Essex

Alicia Siminiak, Croydon

Demos & Vera Demou - Zimbabwe

Phil, Joyce and David Walker Lossiemouth Scotland

Graham, Julie, Trevor and Kevin – Lusaka Zambia

Steve, Sue, Nathan & Alicia Roe, Nottinghamshire

charlotte muirhead    stratford upon avon  

simon muirhead       stratford upon avon  

sarah jones            stratford upon avon  

jackie crump          stratford upon avon

siobhan jones          stratford upon avon

Bernard and Heather, Clayton-Le-Moors, Accrington Lancashire

Lisa Sutherland, Brompton kent

Suzanne Evans, Dulwich

bobbie kelsall, south yorkshire

Sarah,Paul, Kerrie-Ann & Ciaran London

Jane Pollard & family, Darwen, Lancashire

Darren Harber - Folkestone

candice benger SOUTH WALES

Hilary Dugan from Portsmouth U.K

Anne &Rex Thomas, Canterbury, New Zealand

Greg and Ginny,
and Charlotte (5), Rebekah (3) and Megan (6 months)
callie hopkins & hopkins family bristol

Gail Storey  Morton, Derbyshire

Kim and Christopher Blythe, Newcastle -upon-Tyne

Ted and Jen Bennett, Alsager, Cheshire

Tara & Jessie Dugan, Gillingham, Kent

Angela Manchip, Germany

 Liz Scott, Germany

Sharon Hall, germany

Debra Rhodes Germany

Jayne Davies Wales 

Iris & John Reilly
Linda & Dave Horton

Vicky and family in Tranent

Arthur Reavey (RAF) Elgin

Laura Reavey, Elgin

Caitlin Reavey, Elgin

Patrick Watts, Cambridgeshire

Liz Robertson, Elgin

Louise,Littlehampton,West Sussex

Clair and Jamie Simon, West Midlands

Debbie, Darren, Ryan and Shana Fitzpatrick, Liverpool

Anne & Bill sos nan Liverpool

Andrea and Family/Belfast

Sandra, kevin and the boys: Wakefield

Trish & Neale Raven Stockport.

Sharron Kev & Callum  from Dorset   Kyla & Ken from Bracknell

Audrey G, Lancashire
Jimmy G, Lancashire

Karen Cooke, Sunderland

Michelle,Rod and Jennifer Burgess,Higher Bebington,Wirral

Gemma , Manchester

Claire and family, Crewe, Cheshire

pauline wheeler from lancashire

ann in manchester

Marina   Livingston Scotland

Allen and Sarah Woodrow, Weston-super-Mare

Rob (Duggie), Weston-super-Mare

Ruth, Weston-super-Mare

Emma, Weston-super-Mare

Andrea Austin from Essex

Nicola Reuker and all the family, USA

The Lovell Family, Somerset

gwen , alex, danny, amy, and olivia from wigan lancs

Nickie Graham

Steph Ball - Tidworth

Jane collins -Larkhi;l

Mike collins -larkhill

Zara Collinslarkhill

Joel Collins-larkhill

Samuel Collinslarkhill

John Gouldson-birkenhead

Irene Gouldson-birkenhead

Clare Gouldson-liverpool

Mattia Strachen-liverpool

Alex Strachen-liverpool

Mat Strachen-liverpool

 John Gouldson-wirral

Maureen Collins - Wirral
Sandra, Sam, Vickie,Jenna & Joshua, Telford, Shropshire & Adrian, Afghanistan

Danni and Justyn, Ipswich

Diane Roper

Dianne Lake and Rob Pilgrim in Plymouth

Jane and Andy Reddy, Peacehaven

Jo in Northamptonshire

Lt Clark…Middlesbrough

Dawn, Adam, Iain, Shane and Jade-Dee Stevenson, Essex

Louise Cater in cambridgeshire UK

Mick and Viv Lewis

Debra Phillips-Machin   Great Torrington, Devon.

Lynda and Nigel, Caister, Norfolk

Carol Sykes Leicester

Jane Warwick-Hall, Surrey

Susan, Ryan, Nikki and Keith Thornton from Mayfield

Granny Bell from Newtongrange

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