2018
The Blesma News for 2018 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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Member Clive becomes honorary townsman of Market Drayton
7 July 2018
Blesma Member Clive Jones has been awarded the accolade of Honorary Townsman of Market Drayton for his unselfish and successful dedication to charity and the local community in which he lives. Clive was presented with the honour by the Town Mayor at a reception at the Town Hall in March. Market Drayton, which is a small market town in north Shropshire, thrives on the contribution that is made to its community life by its citizens. The Town Council took part has the right to bestow the award of Honorary Townsman upon those whose accomplishments are considered to be ou
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Military Harley hogs the limelight to raise money
6 July 2018
A serving soldier's dad is using his military-themed Harley Davidson to raise money for Blesma. Mike Hollis from Hampton, bought his Harley-Davidson in 2012 and decided on the military design in honour of his son, Simon who serves in the Army Air Corps. The bike’s artwork features poppies, a Lynx helicopter and a dog handler with his dog, as well as camouflage and patches. “I wouldn’t be able to run a marathon or climb a mountain, but I’m always attending memorial rides so I thought I could ride my bike to raise awareness for Blesma,” said Mike. “A few
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Forces Money Plan
1 July 2018
Introducing Forces MoneyPlan – free, confidential financial guidance Effective and relevant member support is at the heart of what Blesma seeks to deliver. Our team of Blesma Support Officers already offer advice and assistance in the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme as well as a whole range of other allowances including disability and sickness benefits, out of work benefits and carer benefits. However, some of our members require and could benefit from more general financial guidance, to ensure their long term financial security and wellbeing.
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Photographers were racing amateurs – but not furlong!
29 June 2018
Blesma’s photographers were given the rare opportunity to showcase their work to the public in March. The exhibition, which was shown during the Grand Military Day at Sandown Park racecourse was organised by the Jockey Club following two photography events they held for Members in 2017. “We were delighted to work with Blesma to bring this project to life. The participants attended two race days in September and were given some photography tips from our racecourse photographer before they spent the afternoon captu
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