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Sandhurst hosts football tournament to promote international camaraderie
7 July 2025
Two Blesma Members teamed up with limbless Ukrainian veterans for a football tournament at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to promote resilience and international camaraderie. Lisa Johnston and Nick Grey were at the heart of the action as their combined team took on opponents fromArsenal, Brighton & Hove Albion, and RMA Sandhurst in the event, which was organised by Tackling Matters,a charity that builds pitches for injured, amputee and PTSD-affected soldiers and civilians.
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2025 Symposium - Compassion in Action: From Support to Strength
4 July 2025
Registration Now Open for the Order’s 2025 London Symposium The Order is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 London Symposium, taking place on
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Do you fancy climbing to the top?
3 July 2025
The cliff face of the climbing wall at the Big Depot climbing centre in Leeds may not be snow-capped, but it probably feels like Everest for Blesma’s plucky novice ‘mountaineers’. The sport of indoor climbing, or bouldering, where participants climb their way up a jagged wall using moulded hand and foot holds, is enjoying something of a boom in the UK. More than one million people now regularly test themselves at climbing centres, which are quickly becoming a feature in towns and cities across the country. So, obviously Blesma Members are going to give it a go!
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GB News viewers have helped Craig Wood hit his fundraising target of £50,000!
1 July 2025
A triple amputee veteran’s record-breaking solo sail across the Pacific Ocean has provided a massive boost to fellow injured soldiers. Craig Wood, who covered 7,506 nautical miles from Mexico to Japan in his non-stop, unsupported voyage, has seen his fund-raising soar after being interviewed on GB News’ Breakfast programme by presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ellie Costello. The 33-year-old former rifleman told how the charities Blesma, the Limbless Veterans and Turn to Starboard, gave him hope for the future after he lost both legs and his left hand in a IED ex
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