CALVERT Trust Kielder is urging people to tune in to Radio 4 this weekend and pledge support when the charity goes under the national spotlight.
On Sunday, September 18 2016 at 7.55am, BBC Radio 4 will broadcast an appeal on behalf of the Calvert Trust.
The appeal is being made by Frank Gardner, and features the story of Calvert Trust guest Scott, and his mum Claire.
As well as being BBC Security Correspondent and a bestselling author, Frank Gardner is also a former guest at Calvert Trust Exmoor, having stayed at the centre in 2007 as part of his recovery programme.
Frank became a wheelchair user in 2004, after being shot six times at close range whilst reporting in Saudi Arabia.
Scott, whose story you also hear in the appeal, loved learning to cook over an open fire; his mum Claire said: “It felt very safe there. We are both more positive, with lots of ideas to try, and a changed approach to life.”
The appeal will be repeated on Radio 4 on Sunday, September 18 at 9.26pm, and again on Thursday, September 22 2016 at 3:27pm.
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