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Bristol veteran completes 265km mountain race
Retired Bristol soldier Martyn Bird has completed a 265km race in the punishing heat and altitude of the Portuguese mountains of Estrela National Park.
The 57-year-old is a former Major with the Royal Military Police, and has taken part in several ‘ultramarathons’ (read: hardcore), but this could be his last, he says.
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Martyn is raising money for the charity Community Self Build, an organisation which helps people in need of housing to build their own homes, and who piloted a project for ex-servicemen and women in Bristol in 2011.
The project, which took a year, saw ex-service personnel build 10 units on West Street, Bedminster to be occupied by ex-service. The charity continues to support projects across Bristol, Bath and Weston-super-Mare.
Martyn says: “I’ve seen first-hand the selfless dedication to duty of the men and women of our Forces serving their country but now finding themselves in need of support.”
He has already raised over £2000 on his Just Giving page, but he hopes his efforts will raise the profile of the charity.
Visit Martyn’s Just Giving page here: www.justgiving.com/communityselfbuild