2020
The Blesma News for 2020 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans.
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Veterans Railcard
23 February 2020
A new railcard which will provide discounts for military veterans is set to launch later this year. Serving members of the Armed Forces and their spouses may be eligible for an HM Forces Railcard, which offers up to 30 per cent off rail travel across England, Scotland and Wales. The railcard costs £21 per year and includes savings on most first and standard fares, including off-peak travel cards in London. Cards are valid for 12 months from the date of issue. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: "This railcard will
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The Resilience Sessions
21 February 2020
The Resilience Sessions is a podcast series featuring compelling in-depth interviews, which bring to light life-changing and affirming experiences of Blesma veterans and the unknown personal struggles of celebrity guests who have fought to overcome hardship, including mental health difficulties, disability, devastating injury and bereavement. This podcast series is created in association with The Drive Project, who work with Blesma to deliver Making Generation R. We have already helped over 50,000 young people and f
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“Adaptive Grand Slam – to the summit of Everest”
19 February 2020
The Adaptive Grand Slam (AGS) project organises challenge events including taking on the explorer’s grand slam, which is an extreme endeavour to climb the highest peak in each continent in addition to walking to the North and South Poles unsupported. The organisers and adventurers of these expeditions and challenges are wounded ex-servicemen, civilian members of the disabled community, professional mountaineers, expedition leaders and our supporters. The Grand Slam is considered, amongst seasoned mountain climbers and expedition leaders, as the height of expedition a
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ADVANCE Study set to continue for another 10 years, with Blesma's support
18 February 2020
The ADVANCE Study (ArmeD SerVices TrAuma RehabilitatioN OutComE Study), a unique twenty-year study into the health of military veterans, has secured crucial funding for the next ten years. ADVANCE investigates the long-term physical and psycho-social outcomes of battlefield casualties from the UK Armed Forces following deployment to Afghanistan between 2003 and 2014. This study, costing over £1M per year to run, is a collaboration between the Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Stanford Hall, Imperial Col
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