The sister of one of Huddersfield’s Afghan heroes is to embark on a final round of fundraising for soldiers’ charities.

Gemma Frampton, whose brother Anton was killed in the Afghanistan conflict, is planning a number of events over the coming weeks.

But she admits it’s time to change and move on, and her plans come on the eve of the third anniversary of the death of her brother and five other troops.

Pte Frampton and the five other soldiers - including fellow Huddersfield soldiers Cpl Jake Hartley and Pte Daniel Wilford - died when their Warrior armoured vehicle was blown up in Helmand Province on March 6, 2012.

Anton Frampton
Anton Frampton

Since then Gemma has raised thousands of pounds for military charities and has often worked alongside relatives of other Afghanistan victims.

Her latest efforts will see her raising cash for ABF The Soldiers Charity, who provide financial and practical assistance to all soldiers and their families when in need.

She is planning a coffee and cake morning on March 7 - the day after the anniversary of the soldiers’ death.

It will be at Marsh Conservative Club in Abb Street from 10am to 2pm, and Gemma will be helped by Caroline Whittaker, who lost her son Gareth Thursby in the Afghan conflict.

The pair also teamed up to do a bag-packing weekend at a Sainsbury's supermarket and, helped by others, managed to raise more than £1,500.

Gemma said: “The Marsh event comes very close to the anniversary and I hope people support it. There will be face painting for the kids and small businesses selling products.

“Caroline and I are so grateful to the help we have had, especially from the staff and customers at the bag pack.

“Six of us are also planning to do the Caterham Yomp in June, which is a 54-mile walk to be completed in just 24 hours. We are excited and are training as hard as possible with the help of Russell Shaw, who climbed Ben Nevis with us last year and is the father of Golcar soldier Graham Shaw, who also died in Afghanistan.

“I’ve been fundraising for various soldiers’ charities now for three years and have taken the huge decision to make this my last year. It’s too emotionally draining and I need to get my life back, and live for me and for Anton.

“But I won’t stop there as I’m passionate about fundraising and I’m hoping to be involved with many more charities, starting with the Huddersfield Methodist Mission .

“I volunteer there in the evenings and I love it and want to do more”.

Relatives of the Huddersfield soldiers who lost their lives in the Afghanistan war are expected at a special memorial service on March 13 in St Paul’s Cathedral, London.

Gemma during the bag-packing weekend at Sainsbury's