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Latest news from Blesma, The Limbless Veterans
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Armed Forces Day
17 June 2014
This year's Armed Forces Day national event is being held in Stirling on Saturday 28th June and plans are well underway to create a spectacular programme of activities in the historic city, for military personnel and their families, veterans and visitors to make this a truly memorable occasion everybody can enjoy. 2014 is especially important as it’s the 70th anniversary of D-Day when troops from Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland were among those who fought their way across the beaches of Normandy to begin the liberation of Europe. The National Event will be held
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The Two Worlds of Charlie F
9 June 2014
A group of soldiers have been wowing audiences across the country with their real-life stories of courage. After a tour that has taken in 14 stages across the UK and Canada "The Two Worlds of Charlie F" is coming to an end. The project was the conceived by Theatre Royal producer Alice Driver after a chance meeting. “I met a surgeon in Birmingham who introduced me to a military patient,” she explains. “He told me that when you get injured, you lose your purpose – but you also lose your voice. I thought it made sense to create the first theatre recovery project for wounded, injured a
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‘The Two Worlds of Charlie F’ Review
5 June 2014
By Bryony Stevens, Communications Assistant. The powerful play explores the real life stories of injured service personnel performed, not by hired actors, but people with real-life experiences of injury, amputations and theatrical aspirations. I am not usually the theatre-going type. There are certainly plays that catch my eye, but I wouldn’t say I was a regular! I’m even less of a theatre critic so you’ll have to excuse
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How to organise a successful fundraising event
30 May 2014
In May 2014 a group from Banchory Academy in Aberdeenshire cycled and walked over 500km across Scotland and raised £19,000 for Blesma. We joined up with the group to find out how they went about raising this amazing amount and hear their top tips! KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE! Set yourself a target - it will keep you motivated. This can be either financial, or just about spreading information on what Blesma does. Colin Nicoll, Depute Rector at Banchory Academy who arranged the trip. "We picked a cycling and walking r
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