Well – it’s over for this year. The BT Paralympic World Cup, held over the Bank Holiday Weekend, was clearly a fantastic Event. Records strived for and some amazing sporting feats and exciting events and personal achievements on the way whether ultimately broken or not. I’d be delighted to hear from anyone who has stories [...]
I wonder how people who have had amputations through necessity, whatever the reasons, feel about this? It’d be interesting to see your comments. http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=011008&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=5170656&referralPlaylistId=playlist (Thanks to Steve McNeice for sending this link.)
Would anyone be interested in offering support of any kind to The Nairobi Sitting Volleyball Club? I’ve received this message from Moses Ondeng, the founder and coach, who is desperately keen to keep this club going and hoping eventually to travel to compete with Sitting Volleyball Teams in other countries. This is a wonderful sport [...]
Amputee, 5, is already a world beater on her bionic blades By Tamara Cohen Last updated at 7:29 AM on 19th May 2009 He has been called the fastest man on no legs. But Oscar ‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius got a run for his money when five-year-old Ellie Challis challenged him to a race on their [...]
14 May 09 By Nigel Praities Plans to give patients cash payments to purchase NHS services will go ahead next year, in the face of fierce opposition from GP leaders. The controversial direct payments will start as a pilot of 5,000 patients in up 75 PCTs with the aim of leading to a much wider [...]
By Joe Robinson Amputee Martin Heald,17, has been left devastated after the FA ruled it will not pay the cash needed to fly the national team to the finals in Brazil. The star striker, who lost his left leg to cancer two years ago, was last month selected for the Great Britain team to take [...]
I’ve been contacted by Jan Harrell about the above invention. We have featured it before as a News item but feel that it is such a wonderful mobility device that it deserved more coverage. Here is an introduction and some background information about it after which you can click on the Website link if you’d [...]
Wendy (aka, sometimes unintentionally, Admin!), is participating in an art exhibition called “Quintessentially English” at the Angel Inn, Upton Scudamore, near Warminster. Press release below: “QUINTESSENTIALLY ENGLISH” Exhibition runs from 17th May – 17th August Private View 16th May Part of the Wylye Valley Art Trail Close your eyes and think of England…What do you [...]
Would you like to take part in Wheelchair Dance Sport? The BBC is looking for Wheelchairs users to participate in a competitive sporting documentary exploring this exciting new sport. The series will consist of 6 x 1 hour programmes for broadcast on BBC3 early next year and will be a televised, non-live competition to find [...]
Would you like to take part in Wheelchair Dance Sport? The BBC is looking for Wheelchairs users to participate in a competitive sporting documentary exploring this exciting new sport. The series will consist of 6 x 1 hour programmes for broadcast on BBC3 early next year and will be a televised, non-live competition to find [...]
Thursday, May 7, 2009 Limber: Harvey joins his fellow dancers at the ballet barre This is Harvey Phillips, who lost both legs and an arm to meningitis – but that hasn’t stopped him from taking up ballet. The four-year-old had his limbs amputated at just nine months and his mother, Lisa, thought he would never [...]
devon.editorial@archant.co.uk 29 April 2009 JAILBIRDS from Exmouth and Topsham have helped raise thousands of pounds for charity after successfully completing the 2009 Dartmoor Jailbreak. George Stone and Joe Douglas, both from Exmouth Community College, walked 30 miles and hitched to Watford and Tunbridge Wells in their quest for ‘freedom’. Topsham escapee and double leg amputee [...]
Stanford Report, April 15, 2009 $20 artificial knee for patients in the developing world BY EMMANUEL ROMERO Photo: Melanie Worley Kamal used a prosthetic knee joint, developed by Stanford’s JaipurKnee Project team, during prototype testing last August. The knee joint was on display April 8 at the university’s annual Cool Product Expo. Last year Joel [...]
Please follow this link to read about Roger Lewis, an amputee and former drama teacher, who is one of 100 diabetic amputees chosen to feature in a new national awareness campaign. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/4327215.Amputee_to_star_in_diabetes_campaign/ Thanks to Steve McNeice for sending this link.
Press Release Leigh Day & Co is delighted to announce that Camilla Palmer, Joanna Wade and Melanie Thomas have joined the firm on 1 April 2009 to create a specialist Employment Discrimination Team in the Human Rights Department. The lawyers joined Leigh Day Partner Chris Benson, to provide a specialist employment discrimination practice: including race, [...]
Bike Amsterdam Cycle 18-21September 2009 London to Amsterdam In support of The Douglas Bader Foundation. This long weekend challenge from London Stansted to Amsterdam covers 300km in three days. We set off through the rolling Essex countryside, then take the ferry from Harwich overnight to Holland where we have two days on cycle paths through [...]
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.
