Please follow the link and watch the video at the bottom of the page to see this incredible new invention that can help amputees and others to get (very!) mobile. We’d love to hear from you if you’ve ever had the opportunity to try one of these amazing Glide Cycles. Are they as good as [...]
Amputee Veterans Battling Back By Frank Gardner BBC News in Bavaria Tom Neathway cuts an unusual figure, 6,000ft (1,829m) up in the Bavarian Alps. With one arm and both legs amputated above the knee, the 25-year old Parachute Regiment corporal is skiing in a “sitski”, effectively a wheelchair without the wheels, mounted on a single, [...]
Margaret, aka Leggz, who many of you will know from the Forum has suggested a transport sharing scheme. In these days of financial gloom and carbon footprint awareness, what could make more sense? Also, as she points out, apart from the economy aspects, a great way for people to meet and (hopefully) enjoy time together [...]
Margaret, aka Leggz, who many of you will know from the Forum has suggested a transport sharing scheme. In these days of financial gloom and carbon footprint awareness, what could make more sense? Also, as she points out, apart from the economy aspects, a great way for people to meet and (hopefully) enjoy time together [...]
Profile: Bonnie St. John, champion skier, author by Terri Finch Hamilton | The Grand Rapids Press Sunday March 15, 2009, 5:33 AM Courtesy photos Inspirational: Bonnie St. John was the second-fastest woman in the world on one leg in 1984 and the first African-American to win Olympic medals in ski racing. Bonnie St. John is [...]
By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:45 AM on 11th March 2009 He has short ones for sitting and climbing and long fancy ones for when he wants to run really, really fast. Cody McCasland was born without a working set of legs – but now has pairs for just about any occasion. The [...]
2:36pm UK, Tuesday March 10, 2009 The world’s first elephant fitted with a prosthetic leg is growing so fast that she has had a larger one made for her. Mosha, now three, was only seven-months-old when she lost her right front leg after stepping on a landmine. Close to death, she was rescued and brought [...]
You’re special to us you know! So we thought you’d like a more personal service for more specific advice or maybe to make a 1-2-1 contact with another amputee.
Just email Leggz at leggzhelpline@hotmail.co.uk
THE BADER CUP was started in 1987, and is now widely recognised as the largest National Mixed Greensome Stableford Golf Tournament in Europe.
John Southwick founded the Tournament to raise funds for The Douglas Bader Foundation. He still organises the competition.
Please see the Bader Golf Page and the nested Bader Cup pages on the left hand menu bar.For more information, a brochure or to enter and help to raise money for a good cause, please visit John Southwick's dedicated Website:
www.thebadercup.co.uk
Art to Fly, a specialist aviation artwork Website, was created by Pat Barnard, long-time friend of Sir Douglas, as a way of supporting the Douglas Bader Foundation disabled children’s Flying Days.
You can find out more about Art to Fly and the aviation paintings and drawings, aircraft prints and books – all signed by famous WW11 pilots and carefully selected and attractively priced for aviation art collectors - by visiting the Website:
www.arttofly.orgAs Art To Fly is a non-profit organization, 100% of the profits of any sales go to help disabled children experience the joy of flight through the Douglas Bader Foundation’s “Bader Braves” Flying Days programme, details of which can be found on this Website.
