Blesma News
Latest news from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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Team Brit: From Anglelsey to Le Mans
12 July 2018
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Fundraising total soars at hottest-ever marathon
10 July 2018
Blesma's runners took on the hottest-ever London Marathon in April to raise more than £20,000 for the Association. With temperatures rising above 23°C, more than 40,000 runners completed the gruelling race, which was started by Her Majesty The Queen from the grounds of Windsor Castle. Blesma’s nine brave runners all made it to the finish line, with Ed Allsop leading them in with an impressive time of 3 hours, 24 minutes and 41 seconds. Former Royal Engineer Matty Bale, 28, from Cornwall, ran for Blesma to thank the Association
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The Blesma Community Programme is recruiting
10 July 2018
We are thrilled to announce that we are now recruiting for the next Blesma Community Programme! We are looking for individuals who are overcoming adversity who would like to share their story with the wider community through public speaking and delivering workshops with the aim to reach 30,000 students by the end of 2019. When is it? You will need to be available for the week of Monday 17th-Friday 21st December 2018. What is the Blesma Community Programme? The Bl
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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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