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Military Harley hogs the limelight to raise money
6 July 2018
A serving soldier's dad is using his military-themed Harley Davidson to raise money for Blesma. Mike Hollis from Hampton, bought his Harley-Davidson in 2012 and decided on the military design in honour of his son, Simon who serves in the Army Air Corps. The bike’s artwork features poppies, a Lynx helicopter and a dog handler with his dog, as well as camouflage and patches. “I wouldn’t be able to run a marathon or climb a mountain, but I’m always attending memorial rides so I thought I could ride my bike to raise awareness for Blesma,” said Mike. “A few
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Forces Money Plan
1 July 2018
Introducing Forces MoneyPlan – free, confidential financial guidance Effective and relevant member support is at the heart of what Blesma seeks to deliver. Our team of Blesma Support Officers already offer advice and assistance in the War Pension and Armed Forces Compensation Scheme as well as a whole range of other allowances including disability and sickness benefits, out of work benefits and carer benefits. However, some of our members require and could benefit from more general financial guidance, to ensure their long term financial security and wellbeing.
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Photographers were racing amateurs – but not furlong!
29 June 2018
Blesma’s photographers were given the rare opportunity to showcase their work to the public in March. The exhibition, which was shown during the Grand Military Day at Sandown Park racecourse was organised by the Jockey Club following two photography events they held for Members in 2017. “We were delighted to work with Blesma to bring this project to life. The participants attended two race days in September and were given some photography tips from our racecourse photographer before they spent the afternoon captu
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This Is Not For You
21 June 2018
A group of injured veterans are preparing to take part in a series of epic outdoor performances this Summer to mark the centenary of the end of WWI. The piece, entitled This Is Not for You, is an on and off the ground performance paying moving tribute to Britain’s wounded war veterans, whose contributions to history often go unnoticed. It chronicles veterans’ fight for respect and remembrance, told with heft, beauty and wry humour, with audio description and sign language in integral parts of the production. Among the Blesma cast performing are amputees, wheel
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