The organiser, Tim Richards, secretary of Falmouth Toc H, explained. "I was protesting on the eve of war with a placard saying 'More time for Inspections', when a couple of gents who had been celebrating came and gave us a mouthful, pointing to someone who had a son serving in the Gulf. As an old TA soldier, I am not anti-forces and Toc H itself emerged from the carnage of WW1, so I wanted to do something to bring some healing to the divisions that the war has caused both here and abroad. Therefore the money raised will be divided between SSAFA Carrick who are doing good work with Gulf War syndrome, of which I fear there will soon be more cases because the same injections have been given, and the rest to Oxfam for Iraqi relief work."