Horses For Heroes

Sat 15 Oct 2011, 20:12

Tim, the Horses for Heroes, were a magical sight, going north. My parents and neighbours then saw them, up north, and too agreed. I look forward to buying the cards, to remember, and to donate. And, yes there should have been more advertising. They should do it again, going further north spreading their message for all to see, to help our heroes, with our beautiful horses and coaches, following history.

Sat 15 Oct 2011, 15:26

If you missed the 2 Horse-drawn stagecoaches on the 12th October that came to Charlbury and stopped for lunch at the Bell before continuing on their journey, you missed a great sight, as I'm sure the people who did hear about it will tell you, but it turns out the advertising could of been a lot better for it. Greeting cards of the Stagecoach's visit to Charlbury are now available for sale at Cotswold Frames, who together with VIF images will be making a donation for each card sold. The following gives you a little bit of info on the trip. Stagecoaches begin 113-mile Windsor to Warwick trip The stagecoaches made a similar trip in 2010 from London to Portsmouth
Two horse-drawn stagecoaches are embarking on a 113-mile journey from Windsor Castle to Warwick.

The 19th Century-style coaches are making the trip to raise money for Help for Heroes and The Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund.

The five-day fundraising journey will take them through Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.

In 2010 the coaches made a similar trip, 100 miles from Knightsbridge in London to HMS Victory in Portsmouth.

The English road coaches - Nimrod and Monarch - were due to leave Windsor at 13:00 BST.

On the first part of the journey, Nimrod will be drawn by four horses from the Coaching Troop of the Household Cavalry.

Monarch will be drawn by British Hackneys, which are on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust list of endangered species.

The group will make overnight stays at coaching inns along the route, which will take in Henley, Dorchester-on-Thames, Stanton Harcourt, Hook Norton and Kineton.

They are due to arrive at Warwick Castle's central courtyard on Friday