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Armed Forces Day 2020
27 June 2020
Armed Forces Day is a chance for everyone in the UK to show their support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community: from currently serving troops to Service families, veterans and cadets. Though the situation with Covid-19 has meant that the many events which normally mark Armed Forces Day have now been cancelled, there are still many ways for people, communities and organisations across the country to show their support and get involved. Blesma has put together an at-home schedule of activities, which may give you some ideas on how you mi
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Blesma at Home workout (Seated Session 3)
26 June 2020
Gregg Stevenson has devised a weekly home workout especially for his fellow Members, to help us keep our mind and bodies healthy during lock-down. "My name is Gregg and I am a Blesma Member that works at SMRC Preston (the prosthetics centre gym). We focus on the benefits that strength, fitness and mobility can bring to amputees and wheelchair users. I intend to develop several fitness sessions for you to try at home, with minimal equipment. I have been inspired by other Blesma Members, cracking on at this difficult time, and feel it would be beneficial for us all to
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Isolated Blesma Widow inundated with cards and gifts on her 99th birthday
25 June 2020
Birthday cards and gifts from Blesma Members have helped to raise the spirits of a 99-year-old isolated Blesma Widow. Lilian Almond was discharged into a nursing home away from family and friends in North Wales after spending some time in hospital, following a fall at home. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, and a shortage of care workers to assist her, Lilian could not return home and was instead moved to a nursing home near Llandudno. Despite her hospital visit being non covid-19 related she was forced to self-quarantine in her room, and away from other reside
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Reserves day - Jamie's Story
24 June 2020
It's Reserves Day. Blesma Member and Special Forces Reserve Jamie Hull tells his story;Jamie was building up to go to Afghanistan but was injured while learning to fly solo.“In 2007 I was part of 21 SAS and an active young officer in the Thames Valley Police. I wanted to learn to fly, so I signed up for a course in Florida. One day during training, when I was flying solo, the plane I was in had an engine fire at an altitude of 1,000ft. The flames breached the cockpit and, as I made a conc
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