Triple amputee and Blesma Member Craig Wood has successfully sailed over 1,750 nautical miles in just 17 days aboard his 41ft aluminium catamaran — with more than 5,000 nautical miles still ahead.
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Triple amputee and Blesma Member Craig Wood has successfully sailed over 1,750 nautical miles in just 17 days aboard his 41ft aluminium catamaran — with more than 5,000 nautical miles still ahead.
Read moreBlesma has introduced a powerful new addition to its Storytelling and Wellbeing Programme—sculpture workshops that help Members express personal experiences through art.
Read moreBlesma Member Susi Rogers-Hartley has won the Assisted Wheelchair Category at the 2025 London Landmarks Half Marathon with a time of 2:19:18.
Read more33-year-old former British soldier Craig Wood has officially begun his world first maritime expedition to become the world’s first triple amputee to sail solo, non-stop and unsupported 7,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean.
Read moreDiscover the history of the D-Day landings on this epic 100km adventure through Normandy.
Read moreSwim the length of one or two of the D-Day landing beaches to support injured veterans and honour those who fought in D-Day.
Read moreJohn is taking on the Camino challenge to raise funds for Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Benevolent Fund who support serving military patients receiving state of the art rehabilitation care at the DMRC Stanford Hall.
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that veterans whose mobility issues are attributable to their service can now apply for support from the reinstated Veterans’ Mobility Fund (VMF).
Read moreAfter our successful campaign to reinstate the Veterans’ Mobility Fund the Office for Veterans’ Affairs has today announced that Help for Heroes and BLESMA will be given the responsibility of administering the highly specialised programme, following our joint bid.
Read moreBlesma, the Limbless Veterans is delighted to announce the appointment of former Brigadier Vivienne Buck as the Association’s new Chief Executive, taking over from Jon Bryant in October 2023.
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