Blesma News
Latest news from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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Bake for Blesma in the month of May!
1 May 2022
Join us for Bake for Blesma in May and help support our injured veterans! Host your own Bake for Blesma event in May, invite your friends over for tea and cakes and fundraise for us by selling your baking creations or asking for a small fee to attend your tea and cakes afternoon. You could put on a full afternoon tea spread for your friends and family or even organise a bake sale. Whatever you decide to do, sign up below to get your Blesma cake toppers, bunting and fundraising pack. We will also include our Members favourite recipes from around the UK!
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Remembering the Falklands War: Denzil's Story
27 April 2022
Remembering the Falklands War: Denzil Connick's Story Former Paratrooper Denzil was a 25-year-old Lance Corporal in an anti-tank platoon during the Falklands War. He lost his left leg at the hip and severely damaged his right leg when he was hit by a mortar round on 13 June 1982. This is his story. Denzil grew up in Chepstow the eldest of four brothers. He joined the Army as a Junior Leader at the age of 15 and then served for 12 years with 3 Parachute Regiment. He was a 25- year-old Lance Corporal in an anti-tank platoon in the Fal
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Nine Decades of Dedication
24 April 2022
Back in 1932 a new house would set you back in the region of £750, while some properties in central London were on the market for £95. At that time you’d have to pay three pence for a pint of bitter and about the same for a loaf of bread – it’s fair to say that life was very different in 1932. But one element has remained constant: the need for an association to champion the welfare of limbless veterans. The origins of Blesma stretch back to the aftermath of WWI, when more than 40,000 British Service personnel returned home with lost or damaged limbs. With pinned-up trouser le
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Luke Takes to the Tarmac to mark a Special Birthday
22 April 2022
RAF veteran Luke Delahunty, who was paralysed from the chest down in a road traffic accident in 1996, has planned an epic year of cycling in support of Blesma and The Back-Up Trust. “After my rehabilitation, Blesma helped me in a number of ways – with grants that made my home life easier and activities such as photography, scuba diving and hand cycling,” said the 49 year old. “The Back-Up Trust helped me adjust to life as a paraplegic and showed me it was still possible to be active. This year, I aim to give back to the two organisations as they have had a hug
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