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Grand Prize Draw winners 2021
3 February 2021
The lucky winners of the highly anticipated Grand Prize Draw have been announced. The winning numbers were: 1st prize winning £1000- ticket: 34772 2nd prize winning £250- ticket: 60321 3rd prize winning £200- ticket: 43917 Prizes were sponsored by... 1st prize -£1000- Cento PLC 2nd prize- £250- Bolt Burdon Kemp 3rd prize - £200- AQ branding
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A huge thank you to West Ham for raising awareness and raising spirits!
1 February 2021
Over the last five years West Ham United have partnered with Blesma. This week, they raised awareness for the charity by wearing in Blesma shirts, and their players met with a Blesma Member and West Ham Fan. In the lead up to the armed forces charity’s awareness fixture and as part of West Ham United’s Players’ Project, earlier this week Ble
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Brian's FAQ's
30 January 2021
BRIAN’S FAQsWhat does Service-attributable amputation mean? Amputation is classed as Service-attributable if it was the result of military service. Examples include blast injuries on operations, accidents during military training or exercise, or any other incident whilst ‘on duty’ that results in an amputation. The amputation may occur at the time of the incident/accident or some time after, perhapsfollowing years of surgical procedures. Proof that amputation is Service-attributable can come in a War Pension or
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Cycle challenge goes like a dream for Henry Deamer
30 January 2021
Henry challenged himself to break the 200km barrier after seeing a school friend complete a charity fundraiser in his garden. “Henry comes from an Army family,” explained Martin, Henry’s father. “I served in the Adjutant General’s Corps for 22 years, Henry’s grandad completed 35 years in the military, his great grandfather served in both World Wars, and his great great grandfather was killed in WWI.”
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