Pincher Thanks Everybody Who Have Knitted Hats for Our Troops

Christopher Pincher launching the campaign in April 2012

Christopher Pincher, Member of Parliament for Tamworth, has offered a heartfelt thanks to everyone that has knitted a beanie hat in aid of local troops from 3rd Mercian battalion (The Staffords).

So far, nearly 400 hats have been generously knitted and donated by individuals and sewing circles to Mercian troops to wear under their Kevlar helmets during training and deployment.  The helmets can be very uncomfortable in high or low temperatures so a knitted beanie hat worn inside the helmet helps enormously.

Commenting, Christopher Pincher said, “The generous effort of our volunteers is fantastic.  This goes to show the profound respect and regard in which local people hold our brave soldiers.  So far 400 hats have been knitted.  If we can reach a target of 750 hats knitted by October 2013, we can ensure that each soldier on deployment to theatre from both 3rd and 4th battalion will get a beanie hat.

“Thank you to everyone involved in this project.  If you would like to help, or know someone else that might, please call my office on 01827 312 778.  We really want to see every deployed soldier receive a hat.”

The 3rd Mercian battalion will be deployed to Afghanistan in October 2013.  Mr Pincher will take names and addresses of everyone who helps and will invite each to take part in a “big handover” of the beanie hats to commanders of the Mercian Regiment later in 2013.