Fife veteran to tackle Kiltwalk to raise funds for armed forces charity
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Penny Leggat, from Dunfermline, will take on the walk from April 23-25 to raise funds for the organisation.
She currently volunteers for SSAFA Fife which helps serving, reservists, veterans and their families.
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Hide AdBefore, Penny served as a Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Nursing Officer (QA) and served in Germany, UK and a two year tour with the Australian Defence Forces.


She also served with 32 Field Hospital during Op.Granby/Desert Storm.
Penny said: “After my final move and moving into my own home, I became a SSAFA volunteer here in Scotland.
“As a volunteer I have undertaken a variety of roles, as a caseworker and with the local branch committee.
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“Being a SSAFA volunteer has given me the opportunity to meet a variety of different people, helping and assisting when needed, sharing their journey and successes. I hope to raise funds with the Kiltwalk to help support my local SSAFA Fife Branch”.
Penny will be walking alongside her husband Group Captain Jim Leggat OBE RAF as well as SSAFA trustee, Graham Meacher and his wife Elizabeth.
They will be taking a socially distanced walk of 13 miles around the Loch Leven Heritage trail.
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