The soldiers serving in Afghanistan want bike magazines to read!  Details below of what to do. This is a genuine request that has been confirmed by a serving officer. "I am currently running a camp in Helmand Province in Afghanistan and I would like to get as many people as possible to send my blokes (many are very keen bikers) your read bike mags. I apologise for the direct approach but due to having to cater for everyone's tastes bike mags are not delivered as part of our Operational welfare package. The postage is free( upto 2kg), all it would cost is the envelope.The postal address is you would like to help is:QM, TFH, Lashkar Gar, BFPO 715 Any help will be greatly appreciated and all mags will be read multiple times.ThanksMajor Andy Lothian"                                                                                                                                                                             

they are welcome to mine if i can get them sent freepost, got some old heat magazines under the sofa too                                                                                                                                                                             

better not say what mags I have under the sofa anyone else tried this link yet?????                                                                                                                                                                             

Updated the original post to make this topic a bit neater. Will also try and verify it myself, cos if we dont and we start sending un-stamped mags overseas then our forces may get a big bill for it.                                                                                                                                                                             

If anyone attendinding the end of year camp has any bike mags that are no longer required please bring them along and I will glady post them off along with mine.................cheers.....craig                                                                                                                                                                             

Sorry sir that was me again wasnt it .......... passes Matt my last Rolo as a creeping tactic for making him work ................ i checked with the guys at the MOD were i work and was given a big thumbs up for it ................ will double check tomm and hopefully be able to get a free post addy for anybody interested in sending stuff 

my ex  was in  Iraq   and  you can send  big envelopes  with stuff in free as long as you don't go over  the  weight  !                                                                                                                                                                             

The BFPO number should determine if its free post or not,,,,if its not i'll gladly pay for any collected and sent.................                                                                                                                                                                             

if the troops  are " in theatre"  as the military call it the  post is free                                                                                                                                                                             

I can't see this major's name anywhere online except bike forums.  No news articles with him in etc. Sounds pretty legit like, but there's so many hoaxes like this                                                                                                                                                                             

  ALL B.F.P.O addresses are usally free, well they were when I was married to the force. I posted something to my son the other week and that went free, but like I said previously it has to be under 20 kg                                                                                                                                                                             

Oops free post addy already on there

for those not as thick as me please look above

* points upwards at addy in post by Matt

For anybody going to camp next weekend or brum nite i'll happily collect mags off you and send them on

the lads  and lasses out  there would  be greatful for anything  like that  trust  me. I even sent  seeds  for  my ex  to grow outside his med centre                                                                                                                                                                              

I send a parcel of stuff once a month as i know some of th etroops never get any mail and for 3 unlucky ones i even write to em lol

yes i know i hear you all saying must take them weeks to read my drivel but hey keeps em amused whilst there on the loo or sumat
                                                                                                                                                                             

print off the drivel topic for them, help them sleep at night lol                                                                                                                                                                             

that's not as daft  as it  sounds  !                                                                                                                                                                             

  print off the drivel topic for them, help them sleep at night lol   any topic will do, they nearly all descend into drivel anyway                                                                                                                                                                              

****BUMP****

What a lovely thing to do to support our troops...I'm sorting mine out now to send...
                                                                                                                                                                             

Bugger Bugger Bugger - I've just thrown away a LOAD of Top Gear mags (not bike mags, but they're just as funny lol) & the green bin got emptied earlier this week!!                                                                                                                                                                              

  I used to donate magazines to the doctor's surgery but since the Swine flu outbreak they've got rid of all the magazines and replaced them with that awful alcohol stuff.    I was a bit miffed cos I'd only just took my Gut Trust magazine to the surgery, there's nothing like it in the surgeries, cos it had loads of helpful info for people with I B S (Irritable Bowel/Bladder Syndrome)