2020
The Blesma News for 2020 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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Reserves day - Jamie's Story
24 June 2020
It's Reserves Day. Blesma Member and Special Forces Reserve Jamie Hull tells his story;Jamie was building up to go to Afghanistan but was injured while learning to fly solo.“In 2007 I was part of 21 SAS and an active young officer in the Thames Valley Police. I wanted to learn to fly, so I signed up for a course in Florida. One day during training, when I was flying solo, the plane I was in had an engine fire at an altitude of 1,000ft. The flames breached the cockpit and, as I made a conc
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Blesma Members take on a Marketing course at the Shard
22 June 2020
Three Blesma Members have been given an exclusive lesson in digital marketing by world leading marketing agency Jellyfish. Back in March, Blesma Members Paul Findlay, Luke Morrison and Stewart Harris attended a pilot five-day intensive course run by Mike-Alpha, with training provided by Jellyfish at the Shard, London. Through the course, which has been backed by Facebook, Mike-Alpha aims to educate the UK Armed Forces community in marketing theory, strategy and planning. Military veteran and hea
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Happy Fathers Day! Jonny's Story
21 June 2020
Happy Fathers Day to every single one of the many amazing Dads that Blesma supports, and to those that support Blesma! Jonny Holloway was on duty in Afghanistan when the vehicle he was travelling in drove over an improvised explosive Device. “My fellow soldiers got me to safety but the blast had mangled my leg and had given me a brain injury, It has affected my shor
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Blesma Virtual All levels Yoga- Session 4
19 June 2020
This is the final instalment of Lizzie Croxford's Virtual All-levels Yoga classes. During these times it is so important to focus on both physical and mental wellbeing. Yoga is the perfect balance of the two. As such, the Activities Team have worked with an amazing PT and Yoga coach, Lizzie Croxford, to bring you a yoga session that is suitable for all our Members. Lizzie has worked with Blesma in the past on the Couples fitness and lifestyle course, which took place in Mallorca last year with her husband and Blesma Member, Stu Croxford. Lizzie will be sharing with us 4 works
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