The Regional Finals of the 2010 Bader Cup, now recognised to be Europe’s largest National Mixed Golf Tournament, have just started and the first results are in. We will publish results as they arrive so please keep checking the results page for updates. Congratulations to Pamela and Howard Chamberlain from Pleasington who won the Regional Finals at [...]
Nick Vudicic was born without arms or legs. His attitude and his message can be an inspiration to us all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4HGQHgeFE&feature=player_embedded
BADER BRAVES is an initiative of the DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION (Charity Commission Registration Number:800435) The BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Day at the West London Aero Club, White Waltham, took place on Sunday 18th July and, as at the same venue last year, was a wonderful event thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. “Just wanted to say [...]
Dear Disabled Sailor It is not too late to book an exciting sail with the Gwennili Trust this season. We still have a few opportunities available as follows: Sun 8 to Sun 15 August – a 7 day cruise, weather permitting to the Channel Islands, on the 39ft conventional yacht Outreach II. While not suitable for a wheelchair [...]
A new charity which has some connections to the Douglas Bader Foundation has recently been launched. David Bickers, Chairman of the Douglas Bader Foundation and John Simpson, founder of The On Course Foundation, first met and became friends when the both worked at IMG. John, who was born with polio, also openly acknowledges the part [...]
We’ve been contacted by Hannah Frankel from the Times Educational Supplement with a request for interview volunteers. The TES is looking for teachers or former teachers who have lost a limb and who would be willing to talk about their experiences for a regular TES column called “The Day My Life Changed”. This looks at [...]
The National Amputee Golf Association announced this year that it was opening its national championships to men and women with disabilities other than a major joint amputation. Blind golfers and golfers with various physical challenges or mobility limitations can now compete as associate members of the amputee association. The national championship and senior championship are [...]
By Peter Lewis Battle of Britain pilots would take to the air sick with fear – but their bravery and skill were all that denied Hitler victory Scramble!! There is no other word like it for reviving the sensations of the Battle of Britain just 70 years ago. For RAF fighter pilots it was the [...]
The weekend for the next Amputee Games has been announced. It will be held on the 14th-15th August at Stoke Mandeville Stadium. As before, The Games is aimed at primary amputees (people who have undergone an amputation within the last 1-4 years) and will give them an opportunity to experience a wide variety of sports, [...]
An Update: Anna is now happily settled in Sweden but her much-loved little car is still unsold. It seems a shame that somebody else can’t benefit from the thought and expense that has gone into the adaption but, sadly, if there are no enquiries, it will be unadapted and sold through the normal car trade. [...]
Congratulations to Team Bader who have completed another British 10k London Run in aid of the Foundation. A great achievement all of you. Here is a report by Keith Delderfield, himself the veteran of several runs, who was there supporting his wife, Jess (who has the distinction of having competed in all ten of the [...]
We are grateful to Margaret Biggs for bringing the following great opportunity to our attention. The Scottish Disability Golf Partnership are offering free golf training for anyone with a disability, serious health issue or mobility problem, and their coaches. They are offering their second FREE training day at Mearnes Castle Golf Academy on Saturday 17th July. Places are [...]
ERIC LOCK was so short that his fellow RAF pilots nicknamed him “Sawn Off Lockie”. But that was before his stunning achievements during the Battle Of Britain. After that, they thought Eric was ten feet tall. The fight above the skies of southern England – which started 70 years ago today – was perhaps the [...]
The Press Release for Art To Fly, a unique fundraising Website developed by Pat Barnard to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation’s Disabled Children’s Flying Days, has just gone out to various Aviation Magazines and National and Local Daily and Weekly Press. You will find a link to the Website underneath the editorial: ART [...]
Newspaper articles: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1293468/The-unsung-plane-REALLY-won-Battle-Britain.html?ito=feeds-newsxml http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/our-forgotten-freedom-fighter-why-the-unsung-hurricane-is-the-true-ace-of-the-battle-of-britain-2022105.html And some film clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzVTwlDEueg&feature=related (A film biography of Douglas Bader) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OENkOFoOnas&feature=related ( Meet Roy Asser, the creator of a new book called The Battle of Britain:The Camera’s View. featuring personal memorabilia and giving a rare and further insight into the pilots who defended Britain in 1940) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3mdMlC7BAA (Douglas Bader talks about life as [...]
The Battle of Britain began 70 years ago today. Kanika Datta talks to one of the leading authorities on this struggle for air supremacy: a British ex-policeman named Dilip Sarkar For most Calcuttans, Red Road along the Maidan is one of the few remaining links with World War II. Then a red-clay strip, from which [...]
Please follow the link below to a BBC interview with Douglas Bader World War II fighter pilot ace Douglas Bader discusses his fame and why it is so important to mark anniversaries of major historical events such as the … www.bbc.co.uk/archive/battleofbritain/11406.shtml
AN inspirational squaddie who lost three limbs in an explosion on his first patrol in Afghanistan returned to a huge hero’s welcome yesterday when his home town threw a massive surprise party in his honour. Brave Scots Guard Gary Jamieson was stunned when he turned into his street to be met by a pipe band [...]
The latest Newsletter from Team Anglia GB. Please do support this excellent organisation if you can and, if you can’t get involved yourself, please spread the word to those who might be interested. If you have any queries, please contact Simon Johnston via the Website below. http://www.teamanglia.ukcentre.com Press Release 5th July 2010 Please note that [...]
The Douglas Bader Foundation is very proud to announce the launching of a unique fundraising website www.ArtToFly.org in this the 100th anniversary of Douglas’ birth and the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain in which he played a part. It’s not an ordinary commercial website, as you will see! ART TO FLY features a [...]
We have received the following request from Alex Hovden and would love to be able to help him find the female crew he needs to achieve his dream of a Sailing Gold Medal in the 2012 Paralympics. You can find plenty of information about Alex from the links below. Please contact him if you’d like [...]
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.
