2016
The Blesma News for 2016 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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A new community programme aims to inspire and motivate 1,000 pupils across the UK through engaging workshops delivered by injured veterans.
28 July 2016
Archie Naughton is standing centre stage in one of the most impressive theatres in London’s West End. The Blesma Member is in full flow as he stands under the Noel Coward Theatre’s main spotlight. “In 1976, I was injured in a car crash when the vehicle I was travelling in careered into a ditch,” he begins. “I recovered but then, later that Summer, a military helicopter I was flying in came off the flight deck, complete
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Blesma at Brentwood Festival
18 July 2016
Over the weekend, music lovers gathered at the Brentwood festival for three days of music, food, drink and laughter. The festival picked Blesma as their chosen Festival charity and the festival helped raised thousands for wounded veterans. Blesma would like to thank organisers Jason and Karen Jopson for the amazing opportunity, the festival crew for looking after all our staff and members and the thousands of festival goers who generously dug into their pockets to support us. We would also like to thank The White Horse Pub in Brentwood, owned by festival organisers Jason and Karen, f
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Double leg amputee to ride from London to Paris to raise money for Military Charity
13 July 2016
A double leg amputee is taking on the challenge of riding 300 miles from London to Paris to raise money for a military charity. John Jones, 59, who now lives in France, is taking on the four day London to Paris cycle challenge to help raise awareness for Blesma, the Limbless Veterans charity. In July 1982 whilst John was serving in the Welsh Guards and awaiting to return home following the war in the Falklands, John and eleven other men were hit by an air to air missile fired by an RAF Harrier at Stanley airfield. Mercifully no one was killed but John lost both legs from below
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Blesma Photography - Wildlife & Landscape in the Isle of Mull
11 July 2016
On the 18th June, twelve happy Blesma Members, lead by support officer Charley Streather, went to the Isle Of Mull on one of Blesma's Photography Activities. The link below takes you to the Blesma Photography website where you can read Charley's account of the week which is called, 'Pon Reflection. They had bags of fun together, improved their photography skills and completely excelled themselves physically in the wild and wonderful environment of the Isle Of Mull. You can also find a daily blog containing photographs of the places they visited each day. For more pictures
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