by Jenny Minard BBC Berkshire Reporter Of all the Battle of Britain pilots, the name that is still the most famous is Sir Douglas Bader. He destroyed 22 enemy aircraft and was a larger than life character – which alone made him a well-known name. But that he overcame losing his legs in a flying [...]
The SDGP’s Golf Festival weekend is nearly upon us and I understand that there are still a few places left… This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone with a disability or serious health problem to try golf or to improve your game and ALL FOR FREE!! Please read the latest message from Jim Gales re [...]
How’s this for an inspirational story? A fantastic achievement, Philippe, you have the Bader spirit in spades. Your courage will inspire many – amputees and non-amputees alike. Frenchman Philippe Croizon, who lost both arms and legs in an electrical accident in 1994, successfully swam across the English Channel yesterday in just under 14 hours, using a [...]
Please click HERE to see the Summer 2010 (Issue 10) Newsletter from PACE Rehabilitation. (The Douglas Bader Foundation is grateful to PACE for their ongoing support)
Three people fainted and one person had a seizure after watching a horrific arm amputation scene in Oscar winner, Danny Boyle’s, latest film, 127 Hours. Click HERE to see the article with a pretty action-packed trailer.
Almost 70 years ago to the day, Squadron Leader Tony Pickering’s Hurricane plane was shot down by the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain. But thankfully he survived and lived to tell the tale. The 90-year-old war veteran was the special guest at RAF Cosford Museum’s 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain event [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron has met heroes of the Battle of Britain in central London at the start of a week of commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the RAF’s historic struggle with Germany’s Luftwaffe. He met four of the people wartime PM Sir Winston Churchill called “the few”: Spitfire pilots Geoffrey Wellum, 89, from [...]
We have just received a new selection of photographs kindly taken and sent by Richard Bickers. These were taken at the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Day hosted by the West LondonAero Club at White Waltham on Sunday 18th July. They certainly give a feel of what these wonderful Flying Days are all about. They can [...]
Posted By SEAN CHASE in The Canadian Daily Observer The images on the screen presented a frightening prospect to the startled radar operators manning their station high on the Dover cliffs. Multiple tracks revealed waves of enemy aircraft inbound from the French coast. Since the evacuation at Dunkirk in the spring, Britain held out as [...]
The Battle of Britain Anniversary Please click on the link to see Sir Douglas Bader, who experienced many, talking about the Dogfight and its place in “modern” warfare. http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist/BHC_ITN/1966/04/27/X27046603/?setlng=true&save=Save&v=0&a=1
Dear Friends I’m hoping to organise, subject to there being sufficient interest, a day sail for individuals on Spirit of Scott Bader on Fri 24 Sept. This will probably be the last such opportunity this season. If you have previously sailed from Port Solent on the wheelchair accessible catamaran Spirit of Scott Bader you know what to expect. If you [...]
On Saturday, 4 September, 22 disabled youngsters will get the chance to take to the air for flying lessons at a family open day for the Eagles’ Wings Trust at the Dinas Dinlle airfield. The charity’s founder, former school teacher and flying instructor Paul Asbridge, is working with the Douglas Bader Foundation and Aerobility to [...]
THE BADER CUP is now recognised to be Europe’s largest National Mixed Golf Tournament and, thanks to the hard work, dedication and support of those involved, annually raises a considerable amount of money for the Douglas Bader Foundation. For more information, please visit The Bader Cup Website. You will find a link at the bottom [...]
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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.
