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Make A Smile Lottery
5 July 2019
Blesma are proud to be partnering with Make A Smile Lottery to provide a fun and easy way to raise funds and support us. Make a Smile which is owned by St Helena’s Hospice in Colchester, Essex. St Helena’s began their own lottery a number of years ago and now manage the Make a Smile lottery not only for themselves but also for many other hospices across the UK. In 2017 they opened up their Make a Smile Lottery to non-hospices and were awarded the Institute of Fundraising’s Award for Most Innovative Product. The goal of this new partnership is to raise £500,000 o
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Where to find Blesma this Armed Forces Day 2019
28 June 2019
Armed Forces Day (Saturday 29th June 2019) is a great opportunity to celebrate our service personnel, veterans, reservists, cadets and all those who support them on duty and at home. As communities come together to celebrate the men and women who keep us safe around the clock and around the globe, there are more than 300 events taking place this weekend. This year's Armed Forces Day national event is being held in Salisbury with a whole weekend filled with spectacular events.
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Mind Over Matter make history at Race Across America 2019!
27 June 2019
This week, Mind Over Matter became the first British all-female wounded, injured and sick team to complete the World’s toughest bicycle race, the Race Across America. The team and support group together after training at Lee Valley Velodrome at The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Founded and led by Major Sally Orange RAMC, Mind Over Matter consisted of eight r
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The Charles Russell Speechlys Omnathlon 2019
26 June 2019
The Charles Russell Speechlys Omnathlon was the biggest of four fundraising events put on by the company to raise money for Blesma so far in 2019. With Blesma becoming their charity of the year for 2019, the firm has pledged a full calendar of fundraising events and challenges to raise money for Blesma. Two brave sailors flying the flag for Blesma down the Thames Path. On the weekend starting
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