South Thanet MP and Vice Chair of the Labour Party Stephen Ladyman has joined Prime Minister Gordon Brown and 100 other celebrities and military servicemen and women to help cook up the perfect fund-raising book for the Help for Heroes charity.Food For Heroes is the cookery book equivalent of the X Factor chart-topping single Hero. Published by Accent Press on June 26 2009 to coincide with the first official Armed Forced Day, all profits from the book are being donated to the help for Heroes charity to help wounded military personnel.
Steve was invited by the book’s author, Squadron leader Jon Pullen, to join the ranks of political leaders, world famous celebrities and servicemen and women who were asked to contribute. Local author Jane Wenham-Jones first put Jon in contact with Steve.
They were all asked who their hero is and why plus what they would like to cook for them.
For Steve it was Donald Campbell – the only man to set land and water speed records in the same year – who he would serve Tex Mex Spicy Balls with Tomato Salsa.
Other well-known contributors include political leaders Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg, celebrities Ewan McGregor, Fern Britton, Bruce Forsyth, David Jason, Ross Kemp and Judi Dench, sports personalities Ricky Hatton, Colin Jackson and Steven Redgrave and top chefs Paul Gayler, Anton Mossiman, Ainsley Harriott and Brian Turner.
Steve said, ‘I chose Donald Campbell because as a boy he was the ultimate hero for me. When it dawned on me after the Bluebird crashed on Coniston Water that he was mortal like the rest of us, my admiration for the way he lived only increased’.
He added: ‘I was honoured to be asked to take part in such an important fund-raising book and be featured alongside so many household names. I hope my small contribution will enable Jon and Help for Heroes to reach their £100,000 target and continue the great work they are doing to help our wounded’.
The book can be purchased from the website http://www.foodforheroes.co.uk/ and all good booksellers priced £14.95.
For more information contact;
Stephen Ladyman MP;
Address: 28-30 Newington Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6EE.
Tel 01843 852696
Email: http://www.stephenladymanMP@souththanetlabour.org.uk/
Web: http://www.stephenladyman.info/
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