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  • “My role is to deliver what Members want”

    Ian Johnson     28 August 2024

    Having worked at the RAF Benevolent Fund for almost a decade, Ian Johnson is bringing a wealth of military charity experience to his new role at Blesma.  The Association’s new Director Independence and Wellbeing Ian Johnson was given the perfect introduction to Blesma when Members’ Weekend took place within the first weeks of him joining. Ian, who has extensive experience in the military charity sector, was able to see the camaraderie that underscores the Association’s ethos. “I loved the positivity of the weekend and it was a fantast

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  • Mark Ormrod Star's In Blesma's First TV Commercial

    Mark Ormrod, triple UK veteran, changing a baby’s nappy     27 August 2024

    Blesma, The Limbless Veterans, is excited to announce our first TV commercial showcasing our continued support for veterans. 

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  • It’s time to take on the Channel. Again!

    A Blesma member is captured mid-training in open water, wearing a white swim cap and dark goggles.     24 August 2024

    A group of determined Blesma Members is gearing up to take on the English Channel once again. These veterans are set to repeat their record-breaking cross-Channel swim in September, marking the tenth anniversary of their original achievement. Back in 2014, Conrad Thorpe, Jamie Gillespie, Craig Howorth, and Stephen White made history as the first all-amputee team to swim the 25-mile stretch from England to France. Now, nearly a decade later, they’re preparing for another attempt. In late May, they successfully completed the mandatory qualifying swim in Dover Harbour, a key milestone i

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  • This is home for me

    Blesma member in a wheelchair at Erskine     21 August 2024

    Scottish charity Erskine began its journey as a hospital for limbless veterans. Today, its purpose-built campus offers a care home, assisted living, and independent living options. For much of the early twentieth century, the cacophony from the shipyards along the River Clyde would drift to the quieter Kilpatrick Hills, where a different kind of revolution was underway. The shipyards were producing a significant portion of the world’s vessels and Britain’s naval fleet during WWI. Mean

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