2018
The Blesma News for 2018 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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Limbless Veteran Owen Pick thrilled to fulfil his Paralympic dream
21 March 2018
Flying the flag for Team GB Getting an athlete to the start line of a race at the Paralympic Games takes more than just one person. For an individual to reach the pinnacle of world sport, a largely unseen support team must be in place. There are the relatives and friends who spark an interest in the sport, the coach who hones their talent, the sponsors who pay the bills, the loved ones who provide a shoulder to cry on when it’s not going right, and the fans who cheer them on. For the casual observer, it’s easy to over
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Limbless Veteran Owen Pick to carry Great Britain's flag at the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony
8 March 2018
Para snowboarder Owen Pick will have the honour of carrying the flag for ParalympicsGB when the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Games begin on Friday. Pick, who served in Afghanistan with 1st Royal Anglian Regiment (Vikings) of the British Army, was chosen to receive the honour by the Chef de Mission. The 26-year-old makes his Games debut in PyeongChang where he and teammates James Barnes-Miller and Ben Moore will become the first British athletes in hist
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25 injured veterans will perform in an epic theatre production as part of Blesma's WWI Centenary Commemorations
2 March 2018
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Three military charities come together to relaunch late Army surgeon’s fundraiser for injured veterans
16 February 2018
Three military charities are coming together to relaunch the D-Day 44 Challenge, an event first run by Lt Col Mike McErlain, a serving Army surgeon who changed the lives of many injured service personnel for the better. Mike, his wife Jo and his brother-in-law Giles Barnes set up the run in 2009 but tragically Mike collapsed and died while doing the run himself in 2013. Now with Jo’s blessing the event returns in 2018, the 74th anniversary of the D-Day landings, to continue its important fundraising work, with the three chosen charities being Blesma, The Limbless Veterans,
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