2020
The Blesma News for 2020 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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Blesma Member and Support Officer Paul Findlay is riding for 48 hours for Blesma and the NHS
1 August 2020
Paul Findlay is all set to take on a 48-hour cycling challenge for NHS Heroes and War Veterans. Former Royal Signals Corporal, Blesma Member and Support officer Paul Findlay is attempting a two-day cycling challenge this weekend, starting on Saturday at 8am.Taking inspiration and motivation from Captain Tom Moore and five-year-old double amputee Tony Hudgell, who both raised millions for the NHS, Paul will be raising funds for the NHS Charities together and Blesma, both of which have been instrumental in his recovery. In 2009 Paul was deployed to Afgha
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Blesma at Home workout (Seated Session 5)
31 July 2020
Gregg Stevenson has devised a weekly home workout especially for his fellow Members, to help us keep our mind and bodies healthy during lock-down. Former Royal Engineer Gregg lost one leg above and the other below the knee after triggering an IED while on patrol in Afghanistan in 2009. During his rehabilitation he gained weight, and at the same time was looking at how he could improve his situation. It was a long road to recovery, but he decided the answer was to throw himself into fitness. With a little help from Blesma, Gregg has since gained qualifications
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Remembering those we have Lost: Elizabeth Bartlett
30 July 2020
WWII Women’s Land Army Veteran Elizabeth Bartlett passed away on 15 April due to coronavirus. She was 99 years old. Elizabeth was just 21 years old when she gave up her job in a Sheffield steelworks in October 1941 to join the war effort. She was one of 80,000 women who signed up for the home-based force to take farming and industrial jobs to help the war effort, and was sent to work on a farm in Kent. On her first day, she fell into a threshing machine and sustained a devastating injury that resulted in the loss of her right leg. “I had worked on
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Blesma has been shortlisted for the Charity Times Awards 2020
29 July 2020
The shortlist for the 21st annual Charity Times Awards has been announced – and Blesma Connects has made the list! The awards reward excellence in the Charity Sector across over 25 separate categories. The best individual charities and charity leaders are celebrated, alongside the best examples of specific areas of management including fundraising, communications, campaigning, use of technology, and more. This year Blesma has been nominated for ‘The Best use of Technology’ Category, due to the fantastic success of Blesma Connects. Since the App launched in ear
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