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;

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

81 year old blind veteran Terry Walker has completed 75 miles on a treadmill to mark 75 years at our Brighton building! Terry was born in 1932 and served with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME). He decided to take part in the 75 mile challenge as he has always enjoyed walking on the

79 year old Ted Pepper is a permanent resident at the Blind Veterans UK Brighton centre. He is getting into the spirit of the 75th Anniversary of our Brighton building by pedaling 75 miles! Ted goes to the gym in the centre every weekday morning and uses one of the machines to exercise his legs.  During his challenge

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

The head of the British Armed Forces – Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir David Richards GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen arrived by helicopter in the grounds of Blind Veterans UK’s Llandudno training, care and rehabilitation centre at 11am on Thursday, 2 May to officially open the centre. Following a tour of the centre,

About Me I used to be fit, I mean really fit. I played rugby for every school I went to from the age of 11 and my University and then a local club.  I also played American football for Manchester and was a big gym user. I qualified as a NABBA body building coach and

Up and Coming Events To celebrate 75 years at our Brighton building we have a number of events coming up. Make a note of the dates in your diary! Exhibition of Photographs / Audio Tour of exhibition / Private View When: Private View Fri 3rd May. Exhibition open to public 4/5, 11/12, 18/19, 25/26 May

To celebrate 75 years at our centre in Ovingdean Brighton, we’re holding a photography exhibition at our 1930′s Chapel which is open to the public, with photography from Darren Baldwin and archive images from the past 75 years. Blind Veterans UK have been in Brighton for 75 years! Come and celebrate this milestone with us

A couple of months ago we featured some of the work of blind veteran Dave Thomas on our Facebook page. One of our fundraisers, Thea Davies, who is running 415 miles for Blind Veterans UK, spotted the work and asked if any pieces were available to purchase. Kindly, Dave Thomas agreed to craft a special