UK:Combat Stress Charity Gets Help From Louise Williams

Louise's help for the troops



Louise Williams is collecting at her
market stall to help a
little-known services charity
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By Paul Derrick

A SCARBOROUGH market worker is raising funds and awareness for a charity, which helps former servicepeople suffering from psychological injury.

Louise Williams, 34, says she wants to help Combat Stress, The Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society, because not enough is being done to raise awareness for the charity.

She is running a collection box for the charity at her children’s clothes stall, Lucky Imps, in the Market Hall and has nine other boxes available for people if they want to do their own fundraising.

Miss Williams, of Herdborough Road, said: “Combat Stress is very important for a lot of troops at the moment. There needs to be more help for them so they can get the right treatment and support.

“I just want people to learn a bit more about the charity and see what’s going on with the Forces and what they have to deal with.”

Her partner John Chidlow, 37, was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder after serving as a Royal Engineer in Iraq, Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Sierra Leone and went to Combat Stress for help.
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