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World-record rower Lee wins award
6 August 2020
Lee Spencer has been honoured with the Endeavour Fund’s Celebrating Excellence award at a ceremony attended by Prince Harry in March. Lee was recognised for completing a solo row of the Atlantic Ocean in 2019, breaking three world records along the way. “The Endeavour Fund has played a large part in my rehab and recovery, so I was extremely humbled just to be nominated,” said Lee, who served in the Royal Marines for 24 years. “To win the Celebrating Excellence award blew me away, especially as the competition was so inspiring."
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Making Generation R wraps up another Fantastic season
5 August 2020
As Making Generation R’s 2019/20 programme draws to a close, join us in looking back at some of the many highlights from the past year! Making Generation R this year saw 15 new Blesma Members taking part in storytelling training, and 43 Members returned to the programme, continuing to inspire resilience in 89 schools across the country
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Blesma's Annual Charity Golf day was a safe success
4 August 2020
Following months of cancelled events due to the COVID-19 Crisis, and with a close eye on the current government advice on outdoor activities, it was decided that the Annual Blesma Golf Day could go ahead for 2020 at the prestigious Thorndon Hall Golf Club in Brentwood. It would prove to be unlike any previous Blesma Golf event, with Anti-Bacterial gel being passed to each participant in their goodie bags, along with their snacks and water, and the Blesma Staff donning masks and gloves as they marked people in at the registration desk. However ultimately the day would
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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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