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Relatives of WWI Veteran visit Blind Veterans UK
Earlier this month we were visited by Lorraine Harrison, James Richards and Louise Ahmet – three siblings, and relatives of World War One veteran James Pardo Meighen. Lorraine had arranged the visit to the Blind Veterans UK headquarters on Harcourt Street in London to learn more about her grandfather’s cousin. James Pardo Meighen was born
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Soldier runs in Brighton Marathon in memory of fallen comrade
Shrewsbury born Captain Andrew Fox ran the Brighton Marathon in aid of Blind Veterans UK, wearing full army kit, which weighs an impressive 20 kilograms or 44 pounds, the weight of a small child. Andrew, 33, is running to raise funds for Blind Veterans UK, in memory of friend and colleague Captain Stephen (Steve) Healey, who
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Members make allsorts in our training weeks
This bracelet was made by Dorothy Shepherd age 89 who is a member of Blind Veterans UK. Dorothy made these realistic looking liquorice allsorts during her recent training week at the Blind Veterans UK Brighton centre by layering the different colours of fimo (coloured clay) and cutting them to size, piercing a hole through the soft clay and
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Lines are now open for mini abseil
Come and take part in a mini abseiling event down 12.5 metre training towers at Llangefni Fire Station’s on 13th April! If you can’t make the 13th we are also holding the same event on 27th April 2013 at Llandudno Fire Station. The abseil are particularly aimed at the younger adventurers out there who would
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St Bede’s School Supports Blind Veterans UK 75th Anniversary
St Bede’s school in Hailsham have decided to support Blind Veterans UK as their charity of the year from September 2013. A group of students are spending the day at our centre in Brighton next Tuesday 18 June for their ‘Make a difference day’ where they will volunteer at the centre doing various tasks such as;
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