2026

The Blesma News for 2026 covering news, activities and fundraising events for limbless veterans. 

• Blesma plays its part at Remembrance parade

  26 January 2026

  Blesma Members were once again out in force at the National Service for Remembrance Sunday parade at The Cenotaph in November. A total of 53 Members took part in the event in central London – 21 of whom used the now familiar bright-red scooters – creating a real impact for the thousands lining the streets and the millions of TV viewers around the world. Jackie Cross (right) and her husband Tim, former military musicians with the Territorial Army and the Duke of Edin

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• Bringing memories to life

  23 January 2026

  The Blesma Storytelling and Wellbeing Programme helps Members tell their personal stories using much more than just words. The latest hands-on event even helped Members relive forgotten memories. With an array of blunt scissors, leaking glue pots, wonky positioning and dog-eared corners, homemade scrapbooks were the ultimate symbol of childhood devotion to football teams, pop stars, hairstyles and hobbies. They faded from popularity under the deluge of digital capabilities brought abo

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• “Being part of Blesma shows you what you continue to be capable of”

  19 January 2026

  Blesma activities are all about having fun, stretching your comfort zones, and finding new hobbies. So come and try horse riding; there’s always more to a Blesma activity than you think.

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