BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland – DBF Report by Keith Delderfield
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BADER BRAVES – Winter Wonderland Weekend: first Photos and reports coming in
Our BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend at the wonderful Calvert Trust, Kielder in Northumberland, which was held last weekend from the 27th – 29th January, was a great success as already reported. The photos and stories are beginning to come in… We are very grateful to BRAVE, Camron Hall, and his family for being the [...]
BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend – A sparkling success
The BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend, held at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland over the weekend (27th – 29th January), was a sparkling success in every way. From the frost on the ground to the enjoyment of the Braves and their carers and families. There was an excellent response to this event resulting in a lovely [...]
Sitting Volleyball – Read this if you’d like to give it a try
We received an email directed to the LLIC Website from Ben Richards, representing the Lincolnshire arm of Sitting Volleyball. As he says, it’s a wonderful sport and unique in that it can be played and enjoyed by all. Please check out the Website Link below and contact info@lincolnshiresittingvolleyball.co.uk for more information or to talk to someone [...]
DON’T MISS OUT! A Few Places Left on Bader Braves Winter Wonderland Weekend
CALLING ALL BRAVES! There are a few places remaining on our fantastic Bader Braves Winter Wonderland Weekend at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland from Friday 27th – Sunday 29th January 2012. This promises to be a wonderful experience with plenty to do for the whole family as well as presenting the opportunity to experience the superb [...]
DBF Ambassador, Phil Packer MBE, to undertake biggest challenge yet…
OUR wonderful Ambassador, Phil Packer, MBE, who chose the Douglas Bader Foundation as one of his 26 charities to represent in his Virgin Marathon in 2010 challenge, 26 Miles in 26 Hours for 26 Charities, smashing his own record in the process, is off again as you will read below. We’ll keep you updated as [...]
BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend – It’s next weekend! Last chance for a place…
A final reminder that the BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland is being held next weekend from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th January. We’ve had an excellent response to this exciting event and can just squeeze in a couple more families. It promises to be a great weekend and, with so [...]
Wheely Exciting Development! Cycling Enthusiasm Hits DBF
Two of our new Douglas Bader Foundation Ambassadors, Margaret Biggs (Maggz) a b/k amputee, and Wyn Jenkins an a/k amputee, are cycling enthusiasts who already have quite a few thousand miles – and the occasional sore bottom, I’m sure – under their belts. They are very keen to get a DBF Cycling Team together in [...]
BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Days Programme – BIGGER and BETTER for 2012!
The BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Days have been an enormous success since they became part of the Douglas Bader Foundation strategy to help children with amputations and other disabilities and their families. Last year we held 9 of these immensely popular events and this year, despite the Olympics and the Paralympics, we intend to extend that. We are [...]
DBF Starts 2012 on a High Note
THE Douglas Bader Foundation is going into 2012, the year of what will be our 30th Anniversary, on a high note. Not only have we been in existence now for almost 30 years following the charity’s inception after the death of Sir Douglas, 30 years ago in September this year (no mean feat for a [...]
DON’T MISS OUT! A Few Places Left on Bader Braves Winter Wonderland Weekend
CALLING ALL BRAVES! There are a few places remaining on our fantastic Bader Braves Winter Wonderland Weekend at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland from Friday 27th – Sunday 29th January 2012. This promises to be a wonderful experience with plenty to do for the whole family as well as presenting the opportunity to experience the superb venue [...]
Paralympics – Perseverance pays off for equestrian
MILLBROOK — The first time Donna Ponessa’s equestrian coach, Wes Dunham, saw her on a horse about two years ago, he told her to sit up straighter. Ponessa, who has multiple sclerosis and is paralyzed from the chest down, said she didn’t think she could ride unless she hunched slightly forward. “I can’t breathe if [...]
Paralympics – I’ll never stop with the Paralympics despite my Olympic dream admits Smyth
Monday, 09 January 2012 By Tom Degun January 9 – Visually impaired Northern Ireland sprinter Jason Smyth (pictured) has vowed never to turn his back on the Paralympics despite the fact that he is closing in on a place at the London 2012 Olympics. The 24-year-old from Derry announced himself to the world by claiming [...]
Paralympics – London 2012: Mallory Weggemann targets nine Paralympic golds
By Elizabeth Hudson BBC Paralympic sports reporter On 21 January 2008, American teenager Mallory Weggemann’s life changed forever. Two months short of her 19th birthday, she walked into a clinic in her native Minnesota for the third of three epidurals to help ease the back pain she had been suffering. But something went wrong with [...]
Paralympics – BPA return from Rio following 2016 Paralympic Games scouting mission
Thursday, 05 January 2012 By Tom Degun January 5 – Representatives from the British Paralympic Association (BPA) have returned from their first official visit to Rio de Janeiro as part of their preparation for the 2016 Paralympic Games. The delegation, led by BPA performance director Penny Briscoe, travelled to the future host city to scout [...]
Paralympics – Young amputee sets sights on Paralympics
By Ashlee Tulloch Bryall McPherson was a promising young tennis player, until circumstances forced her to hang up her racquet four years ago. Now she is making waves as a world class swimmer. If she is not in the pool training six times a week, McPherson is studying at university, hip-hop dancing or line umpiring [...]
Paralympics – Jerome Singleton set for Paralympic showdown with Oscar Pistorius
Jerome Singleton says that his 100m showdown with Oscar Pistorius will be a highlight of the London Paralympics. The American sprinter beat the South African double amputee at last year’s World Championships in New Zealand. He is now hoping to do the same again in the Paralympic final on 6 September. “It’s going to be [...]
NZ David Shearer inspired by Douglas Bader “Reach for the Sky”
From the NZ Herald Celebrity faves: David Shearer What is your favourite book? This would have to be Douglas Bader’s Reach for the Sky, the life story of the RAF pilot who lost his legs, became a POW and was eventually knighted for his work in helping others with disabilities. Why? It was the first [...]
Frostbite can lead to gangrene and amputation. Some tips…
Seasonal tips from The Mirror in case the foretold cold snap hits us. Frostbite occurs after exposure to extreme cold, when the blood flow to the exposed area stops and the affected area of skin becomes frozen. Is it serious? Yes, and it should be treated as an emergency, but there’s a first-aid routine you [...]
How donated tissue saved a woman’s leg
From JS Online The gift of donated human tissue meant that Susan Cossabone was able to avoid leg amputation and return to her passion of horseback riding following a devastating accident. Cossabone will join 27 other float riders from around the country Jan. 2 on the Donate Life float in the Tournament of Roses Parade. [...]
Double amputee Aimee Mullins responds to “but you don’t look disabled” comments
NEW YORK — People come up to Aimee Mullins (pictured) all the time and say, “you know, I have to tell you, you just don’t look disabled.” The record-setting athlete, actress and model says, “And it’s sweet because I know that they’re confused, and they’re telling me this because they know I’m missing both legs [...]
Sunday Times Disabled Sportswoman of the Year – Equestrian star Anne Dunham
By Andrew Warren – Swindon Advertiser EQUESTRIAN star Anne Dunham has been given a massive boost ahead of next year’s Paralympics after being named the Sunday Times Disabled Sportswoman of the Year. The Broad Hinton rider picked up a team gold and two individual golds at the European Para-Equestrian Dressage Championships in Belgium earlier this [...]
Paralympics – Injured soldier eyes Paralympics glory
SOLDIER Nick Beighton, who lost both legs in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan, is dreaming of Paralympic glory as he chases a place in the Great British rowing team. Captain Beighton, of Radbrook Green in Shrewsbury, was injured in a blast in the notorious Helmand province in October 2009. But after being encouraged [...]
Paralympics – Paralympic hopeful is chosen to carry the Olympic torch
TWO years ago he had his leg amputated – now he plays tennis for Britain and will carry the Olympic torch next year. Edward Holt, 19, of Waltham, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma – a rare cancerous tumour that affects teenagers. He spent a full year in hospital having chemotherapy and on New Year’s Eve, 2010, [...]
Paralympics – Ontario woman turns tragedy into Paralympic glory
When an Ontario woman was severely injured in a car crash, she returned to horseback riding as a means to recover from the traumatizing ordeal. Now Jody Schloss has advanced her passion to the equestrian world’s biggest stage as a member of Canada’s Paralympic equestrian team. “I have been riding since I was 11. It’s [...]
Paralympics – Sam and Oliver Hynd hope for London Paralympic 2012 gold glory
WITH 2012 just around the corner, two of Kirkby’s Paralympic hopefuls are busy preparing to make waves for Britain at next year’s Games. Sam and Oliver Hynd both hope to represent their nation at the London Paralympics, with both brothers under very different pressures to achieve success. As part of their build-up to what the [...]
Paralympics – Rebecca’s Paralympic medal quest gets boost
A TEENAGE swimmer has received a big boost in her efforts to become a Paralympic gold medallist. Rebecca Lawes was awarded a grant from the disability charity Papworth Trust to help her train for the Rio games in 2016. The 18-year-old Impington Village College sixth-former was born with cerebral palsy and has moderate learning difficulties. [...]
Bombproof army boots to cut amputation rate
by Mike Swain, Daily Mirror COMBAT boots to save the feet of soldiers who tread on roadside bombs are being developed by scientists. The new boot would be insulated with putty to absorb then deflect the blast from an anti-vehicle mine. The impact is then directed to the shin bone which can be rebuilt more [...]
Group of Soldiers Including 4 Amputees Takes on Rehab Rowing Challenge
Soldiers injured by roadside bombs in Afghanistan take on rehab rowing voyage to the Caribbean By SIMON TOMLINSON A group of British servicemen, including four amputees, will tomorrow embark on a gruelling challenge to row the Atlantic. The six-man team – of whom four lost limbs during service in Iraq or Afghanistan – will leave La [...]
Paralalympic Athlete Regains Use Of Legs after Crash
Monique van der Vorst, 27, has completed an amazing athletic transformation from Paralympic athlete to road racing cyclist with the top Rabobank women’s professional team. Van der Vorst lost the use of her legs as a teenager in an operation to her ankle that went terribly wrong. At the time of her recovery she was introduced [...]
Leg amputated at 5, but now Britain’s answer to Oscar Pistorius is… Taking it in his stride
By JONATHAN MCEVOY Jonnie Peacock, Britain’s own Blade Runner, has already shaken Oscar Pistorius’s cage. It was on a mountainside near Christchurch, New Zealand, during the Paralympic World Championships there in January. ‘Oscar saw the rust around the cable car and he didn’t really like being on it,’ says Peacock. ‘I was shaking the car. He [...]
Paralympics – London 2012 Paralympic Games receives National Lottery funding boost
By Tom Degun December 4 – The London 2012 Paralympic Games have received a major funding boost after the National Lottery confirmed their grant of £66 million ($103 million/€77 million) for the competition as part of the overall Public Sector Funding package. As part of the public funds already agreed in the bid commitment, the [...]
Paralympics – Disabled Britons see Paralympic Games as condescending
LESS than a quarter of disabled people and just 11 per cent of Britons overall are excited about the Paralympics, a poll has shown. Apathy towards the Games is rife, according to the ComRes poll commissioned by disability charity Scope, with less than a third of disabled Britons and 18 per cent of the nation [...]
Amputee shares ‘inconvenience’ with Libertyville students
By Beth Kramer ekramer@stmedianetwork.com December 2, 2011 9:24PM LIBERTYVILLE — Having a prosthetic leg is not a disability, Mike Carzoli told about 125 fifth grade students Friday. He called it a “minor inconvenience” that doesn’t hold him back from anything — he can run, jump, play sports, go swimming and live the lifestyle he wants. Carzoli [...]
Rebel Libyan soldier’s NHS amputation
By Neil Bowdler Health reporter, BBC News Mahran Agil, 30, used to work in a perfume shop. In his spare time, he loved buying, breeding and selling pigeons. Then the uprising against Colonel Muammar Gaddafi began and he was catapulted into a bloody civil war. “Gaddafi was killing the people of my country. I had [...]
Where disabled children can take life by the reins
By Anna Tyzack from The Telegraph – 1/12/2011 Maddie Adams’s life has been transformed by horse-riding with the help of the Riding for the Disabled Association. Ever since Maddie Adams met Sam, a hairy grey pony, at a nearby stables, she has lived for her Saturday morning riding lessons. Her bedroom is filled with horsey [...]
Call for people with prosthetics – Can you help Ellie?
We have received the following request from Ellie Hoskins. Please contact her via the email address below if you’d like to help her out. My name is Ellie Hoskins, I am a third year documentary photography student studying at the University of Wales, Newport. For my final year project I wanted to look into peoples life [...]
Couple miss out on Bader Cup glory
By Steve Wilson Published on Thursday 24 November 2011 14:00 A Havant couple saw their hopes of international glory dashed, after they fell at the final hurdle in their quest for a coveted title. Hazel and Ron Quarrington secured their place at the Bader Cup international final in Portugal after coming through two qualifying rounds [...]
Paralympic star inspires Northwood students
Northwood Junior High students received an inspirational presentation Nov. 15 from one of the most decorated Paralympic athletes in the country — a man who climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair. BY CHARLES BERMAN Chris Waddell, who earned 13 medals over seven Paralympic games and World Championships in skiing and wheelchair [...]
Kenyan runner has feet amputated after being caught in US snow storm
A long distance runner who spent more than two days in freezing winter temperatures without winter gear has had his feet amputated just above the ankles. Marko Cheseto, 28, is one of several Kenyan runners who competed for the University of Alaska Anchorage in cross-country and track. The amputations were reported on Monday on the [...]
The remarkable Baroness Grey-Thompson could teach Sepp Blatter a thing or two
By Alan Hubbard I am not sure if Tanni Grey-Thompson has ever met Sepp Blatter – or even desires to do so – but I would like to be the proverbial fly on the wall should they ever have a conversation which embraces the FIFA poobah’s growing list of apparent prejudices. Slippery Sepp – hard [...]
Paralympics – Meet 2ft girl who dreams of winning 2012 Paralympics
Different in her own way, Jessica may be small but she is a huge inspiration… **************************************************** SCHOOLGIRL Jessica Rogers is determined to swim in the Paralympics – despite being approximately 2ft tall. The determined 14-year-old was born with a rare condition that left her with no lower spine and meant her legs had to be [...]
Bader Golf – The Bader Cup Final 2011
By Sue Spencer Algarve Property & Golf Magazine Bader Cup has raised £350,000 in 24 years Sir Douglas Bader, the British World War II flying ace who lost both his legs but went on to play single figure handicap golf, would be 101 if he were alive today. And if he were alive today he [...]
From the SDGP – An update about the FaceBook Open 2012
Members may have noted the inaugural FaceBook Open Championship at http://www.fbgolfopen.com/ recently highlighted on the SDGP website? This will take place over the prestigious Dukes, Kittocks and Torrance Golf Courses in St Andrews from Sunday 29 July through to Thursday 2 August 2012. The SDGP has been donated free playing places at this event and [...]
Paralympics – Disabled rider on target for London 2012 Paralympics
Published on Monday 14 November 2011 09:51 A DISABLED rider who trains out of stables in Papplewick has become a world and European equestrian champion — after overcoming an allergy to horses! Sophie Wells (21), who rides from the Angela Weiss Stables on Mansfield Road, now has her sights set on the Paralympic Games. In [...]
Paralympics – Demanding schedule puts Clegg on course for Paralympics challenge
By Stuart Bathgate Published on Tuesday 15 November 2011 00:00 Blind sprinter is determined to win gold SPRINTERS do not tend to reach their peak until their late 20s, but at 21, Libby Clegg is already a world champion and among the favourites to win 100 metres gold in London next summer. If she keeps [...]
Paralympics – Paralympic taster sessions prove a big hit in the Borders
DBF: This is surely what the Paralympics should be all about? PARALYMPICS: Disabled schoolchildren in and around the Borders have been enjoying recent Paralympic festivals, having been given the opportunity to try out a variety of different sports. Two events for children with learning, sensory and physical disabilities have already taken place – at Queens [...]
Paralympics – 2012 games project cash
TWO OLYMPIC-inspired events in South Holland have been awarded grant funding. The Ruby Hunt Centre in Donington and the Big Bloomers group in Sutton Bridge shared almost £300 from a cash pot set up to fund projects inspired by next year’s Olympic and Paralympic games in London. The Ruby Hunt has been given £125 for [...]
Paralympics – Wizard Wiskin has day with the stars
From the Wiltshire Times WARMINSTER teenager Jack Wiskin was the toast of Twickenham last week after being honoured for his sporting achievements in 2011 at the Aviva School Sport Matters Awards. The 16-year-old Larkrise School pupil was highly commended in the Excellence in Disabled Sport category and received his award from Paralympic gold medallist Danny [...]
Paralympics – Asda Back Matthew Wylie’s Olympic Dream
A SUPERMARKET in South Shields is backing a teenage swimming sensation as he bids to achieve his Olympic dream. Matthew Wylie, 15, is hoping to compete in next year’s London Paralympics. The teenager, who has cerebral palsy, has been selected to be part of Asda’s Sporting Chance programme – and is now its Athlete of [...]
Paralympics – Sharkey left on tenterhooks
From the Buck Free Press BEACONSFIELD goalball ace Anna Sharkey admits Britain’s participation at next year’s Paralympics is out of the team’s hands. Sharkey and her British teammates were desperate for a good performance at the recent European Championships to support their bid for a host nation place at next year’s Games. But ninth out [...]
Paralympics – Paralympic and Olympic-inspired swimming gala for Sleaford
A PARALYMPIC and Olympic inspired swimming gala will take place in Sleaford next year thanks to grant funding. The University of the Third Age (U3A) has been awarded £120 to run an Olympic Swimming Gala after receiving £120 to hire a swimming pool for the event to be held in April 2012. The gala will [...]
Paralympics – Olympic torch relay will light up Larne
Larne borough has been chosen to host the Olympic Flame in the run-up to the 2012 Games in London. The flame will pass through Glynn, Larne town, Drains Bay, Ballygally, Glenarm and Carnlough on Sunday, June 3 and the Games organisers are encouraging local people to plan ahead to become involved in the UK-wide event. [...]
Paralympics – Josie Pearson aims for Paralympic Double
By Ian Morgan – Hereford Times JOSIE Pearson is making a track-and-field bid for a Great Britain place at next year’s Paralympics in London. The 25-year-old has taken up the discus and thrown just 12 centimetres short of a world record. “I started to do some throwing at the beginning of the summer and threw [...]
Tap Dancing on One Leg
This past Saturday, Montclair State University musical theatre major Evan Ruggiero posted a video on YouTube of himself tap dancing. By Tuesday night, almost 6,000 people had viewed it. No wonder. Ruggiero, a 21-year-old bone cancer survivor who had his leg amputated last year, had taped himself tap dancing with his one remaining leg — [...]
Paralympics – From death’s door to London 2012 hopeful
Published on Wednesday 9 November 2011 16:10 A FORMER professional footballer from Milton Keynes is in with a chance of making a Great Britain Paralympics football team for London 2012 – five years after suffering extensive head injuries in an horrific car crash that killed one of his friends. And he’s doing it without being [...]
Paralympics – WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL: SIMON MUNN IS STILL OUR BIG HOPE
SIMON MUNN is a big man – in or out of his wheelchair. And that is one of the main reasons why the British basketball team picked him for the Paralympics in the first place 19 years ago. As London 2012 creeps closer, Munn is now heading for his sixth Paralympic Games in a team [...]
Paralympics – Martine Wright Hoping a Sensational Circle Ends at 2012 Paralympics
“I sort of feel like I deserve to be here,” muses Martine Wright, before pausing, steeling herself and starting again. “I definitely feel like I’m meant to be here.” The conviction in her voice is arresting and a slightly fragile self-assurance makes her story riveting even in the mouth of the dullest teller. “Here” for [...]
The Freedom Chair – see this and be inspired!
Words by Jeff Schmuck Switchback Entertainment’s Mike Douglas and Jeff Thomas, producers of Salomon Freeski TV, are proud to present the short version of their critically acclaimed film, The Freedom Chair. The Freedom Chair, which just last week won Best Mountain Sports Film at the Banff Mountain Film Festival, documents the trials, tribulations and triumphs [...]
Paralympics – Paralympian launches Olympic inspired initiative for youngsters
A PARALYMPIC hero has launched an Olympic inspired programme to encourage youngsters to fulfil their potential. Be the Best you can Be! was kick started at Galleywood Youth Centre by former Paralympic champion, Danny Crates. The initiative has been developed to inspire young people to recognise and fulfil their potential and supports the London 2012 [...]
Olympics/Paralympics – London 2012 Official Posters
* Please click HERE to see a slideshow of the 12 designs * The London 2012 Olympic Committee unveiled its 12 official Olympic and Paralympic posters, created by the UK’s top contemporary artists. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) commissioned 12 artists (six for the Olympics and six for the [...]
Rare Condition That Led to Leg Amputation Now Causing Stump to Grow
Published November 07, 2011 – FoxNews.com A woman who had one of her 70-pound legs amputated claims the stump is growing, the Daily Mail reported. Mandy Sellars, 36, is suspected to suffer from a rare condition called Proteus syndrome, which caused her to be born with abnormally large legs and feet. Proteus syndrome is a [...]
Nothing stopped Lauren Woolstencroft
It’s an impressive list, agrees Lauren Woolstencroft. There’s the high-profile hockey player, the high-scoring football player, the women’s soccer star, the triathlon/Iron Man competitor and the International Olympic Committee member who fought the war against performance-enhancing drugs. All of them, including Woolstencroft, will be inducted here Tuesday into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. But the [...]
Paralympics – The 2012 Paralympics Medals Offer Inspired, Tactile Interpretation Of Victory
Jewelry designer Lin Cheung evokes Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, with textured imagery. By: Belinda Lanks – Senior Editor at Co.Design Historically, Olympic medals haven’t been the medium of daring, Olympic-caliber design. Take Omer Arbel’s design for the 2010 Vancouver Games. Originally, he proposed a two-piece medal, which would be held together by concealed [...]
Paralympics – USOC initiative sends OTC Paralympic cyclist on London tour
November 07, 2011 5:27 PM BRIAN GOMEZ THE GAZETTE Allison Jones sat on the track of the velodrome that will be used for the 2012 Paralympics in London. For a few captivating moments, she saw herself at the starting line, she heard the roar of the frenzied crowd and she got a glimpse of herself [...]
Paralympics – Paralyzed local athlete training for 2014 Paralympics
by Sharon Sullivan GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — After his girlfriend died, Chris Jefferson took off in his wheelchair pushing and pushing his chair into the next county for 35 miles, before stopping. Then, he turned around and pushed his way back home, knocking out 70 miles altogether. “It built my stamina, my endurance,” Jefferson said. [...]
Paralympics – Adaptive Snowboarders Fight for the Right to Compete for Gold
Written by Shannon Quirk 1998 set precedent for snowboarders worldwide when it landed a spot as an Olympic sport. Over ten years later, the fight today is by a select group of athletes trying to prove their worthiness of a medal, in the Paralympics. Over 600 million people worldwide struggle with physical disabilities — it [...]
Paralympics – Moorhouse picking the javelin over sprinting at London 2012
By Ryan Bangs, Sportsbeat SCOTT Moorhouse fell literally flat on his face during his first competitive foray into sprinting - but he has no shame in concentrating just on the javelin from now as a result. The 22-year-old took to the 100m starting blocks for the first time ever at the CP National Championships last [...]
Paralympics – Aussie Wheelchair Rugby Team Ready to go
Not much startles the Australian wheelchair rugby team – that helps when playing a sport affectionately known as “Murderball”. But the side dubbed the Steelers were left feeling very anxious indeed when Qantas grounded their fleet, threatening to turn their Paralympic dream into a nightmare. Much to their relief, their flight to Seoul on Wednesday [...]
Adaptive Rowing 2012 or 2016 Paralympics? Do you have what it takes?
We have received this information and Flyer from Helen Blamey, the newly employed Talent Identification coach for adaptive boats. Her role is to identify new individuals who can increase our medal wining potential, and widen participation in the sport of Adaptive Rowing. She is looking to promote the sport to as many potential new athletes [...]
Insulto Annus – A film about a little-known disability
We are very grateful to Jack George, a brilliant young film maker and student of modern languages and who was born with limb deficiency, for sending us this film about disability. In 2009 Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi set up a charity for people with Insulto Annus Disorder. This is a rare condition that is suffered by [...]
AGAINST ALL ODDS-U.S. Paralympic Ski Team member, amputee speaks to students
By Beena Raghavendran From participating in the U.S. Paralympic Ski Team to writing a best-selling memoir, Josh Sundquist hasn’t let the amputation of his left leg define his life. At the age of 9, Sundquist was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, which caused the need for an amputation. While doctors predicted he had [...]
Weather beats Braves yet again in North Wales
Sadly the final Bader Braves Young Aviators Day scheduled for 8th October at Caernarfon Airport in North Wales has, for the third time this year, fallen victim of poor weather. With drizzle and high winds forecast for the day the organisers had little choice other than to call of the event. Paul Asbridge, CFI at [...]
New Event – London to Paris Bike Ride 2011
Another exciting Event for your calendars. This time you will be benefitting amputees through 3 charities working together. And you will hopefully have fun doing it! Join our team of amputees, healthcare professionals and friends on this long weekend challenge linking two great European cities, London and Paris. Encounter historic towns, sleepy villages and rolling countryside [...]
Bader Golf – The Bader Salver Final 2011 at Abbotsley Golf Hotel
A report by Keith Delderfield, Douglas Bader Foundation Director of Operations (You will find a link to the Bader Salver Final Results page underneath the article and photographs) ************************************* Abbotsley is “Abs Fab” for 2011 Ladies Salver Final. Finalists from throughout the UK gathered on Friday 16th September at the magnificent Abbotsley Golf Hotel near St [...]
Spitfires wow the Goodwood crowds
(By Simon Toft Published on Monday 19 September 2011 08:37 by Portsmouth News) TENS of thousands of spectators and competitors at the Goodwood Revival were transported back to the dark days of the war when 10 Spitfires took to the skies for a memorable flypast. The iconic fighter planes scrambled en masse yesterday at the [...]
Woman to cycle 300km from London to Paris for DBF and others
(From the Crawley Observer – Monday 19th September) A WOMAN who has had her leg amputated from above the knee is taking part in a three-day London to Paris charity cycle ride. Gemma Trotter, 29, from Smallfield near Horley, will be taking part in the 300km bike ride with 19 other amputees. She is hoping [...]
Bader Braves Young Aviators Day – Caernarfon: Sadly a Rain Off…
Another Caernarfon Climatic Calamity!! There cannot be many occasions when one wakes in the morning praying that it is pouring with rain when you pull the curtains back …… for me Saturday 3rd September was one!!! On what was a glorious Friday afternoon driving up to our Saturday venue I took a call in my [...]
Bader Braves Young Aviators Day – White Waltham
Braves have a Wonderful Day At White Waltham Thank goodness Sunday 28th August provided much better weather for our Bader Braves Young Aviators than Sunday 17th July had when torrential rain and high winds forced the abandonment of the event. Although not a blisteringly hot or particularly sunny day, weather conditions were pretty good for flying [...]
Bader Braves Young Aviators Day – Goodwood
Braves Golden Day at Glorious Goodwood Once again Goodwood Aerodrome provided not just a superb venue for our Bader Braves Young Aviators Day on 21st August but also great weather, maybe not quite as hot as last year but sunny and bright, just right for a very successful flying day. Youngsters were again treated to flights [...]
Adam Layer – New Ambassador of the Douglas Bader Foundation
“I am very proud to be an ambassador of the Douglas Bader Foundation. I have been drawn into the world of aviation head first, and have felt first hand the ecstatic feeling of being in the air above the earth, and taking control of a light aircraft. By giving young people in difficult circumstances the [...]
Bader Beauties in Adidas Womens 5k Challenge.
Among the 15,000 women who lined up at the start of the Adidas Womens 5k Challenge at 11.00am on Sunday 11 September in Hyde Park, London, were six brave beauties who have so far raised over £600.00 for the Douglas Bader Foundation. Bader vets, Jess Delderfield and her sister Jill Jeffery, along with two of [...]
Bader Golf – The last 2 Bader Salver Results from Pitreavie and Edenmore
We now have the final 2 results to complete the Regional Finals for the Bader Salver 2011. Wendy McNay and Dale Christie from Banchory won at PITREAVIE GOLF CLUB on the 1st September with 43 pts (24 B9) and Stephanie Watson and Karen Legrand from Edenmore won with 40 pts at the Regional Final played out [...]
Bader Golf – The last Bader Cup Regional Final Results from Pitreavie
The last Bader Cup Regional Final competition for 2011 was played at Pitreavie Golf Club on 31st August. Congratulations to the winners, Christine Clarke and John Plunkett from Deer Park who won with 44 pts and will be joining the other winners for the Grand Finals in the Algarve. Many thanks to all the participating [...]
Bader Golf 2011 – Bader Cup Regional Final Results from Ely. A Lucky Break for Sue and John!
The Regional Finals of the prestigious Bader Cup are being played and we have some more results. All the results will be added to the Bader Cup Results Page so please keep checking in. You will find the direct link to the page below. The Winners will travel to the Algarve to battle it out [...]
Bader Golf 2011 – Bader Cup Results from Newbury and Crookham
The Regional Finals of the prestigious Bader Cup are being played and we have some more results. All the results will be added to the Bader Cup Results Page so please keep checking in. You will find the direct link to the page below. The Winners will travel to the Algarve to battle it out [...]
Woman tells of leg amputation after it kept on growing
From: The Mirror (25/08/2011) Remarkable Mandy Sellars remains upbeat despite having one of her legs amputated – because it kept on growing. She suffers from a condition similar to Proteus Syndrome, which was the same illness that affected Elephant Man Joseph Merrick. It means all of her fat is stored below her waist and in [...]
The Aptly Named Adam Starr Nominated for “Courage in Sports” Honour on CBS
MINNESOTA GYMNAST ADAM STARR NOMINATED FOR “COURAGE IN SPORTS” HONOR ON CBS * Voting Open Now Until August 28 at www.Facebook.com/CourageInSports * 2011 America’s Choice Honoree Announced on CBS Nov. 13 CHICAGO – St. Olaf College senior Adam Starr, a lifelong gymnast and All-American high school diver who lost his leg to cancer in 2009, [...]
Bader Golf 2011 – Bader Salver Regional Final Results from Southwell
The Bader Salver is back with new sponsors, the Abbotsley Golf Hotel, who will be hosting the Finals. (A treat in store for the finalists…) We’ve just received the latest results from the Bader Salver Regional Finals: SOUTHWELL GOLF CLUB (Nottinghamshire) – 23/08/2011 Winners: Chris Cooper and Shelley Cooper from Mickleover who won with 39 [...]
A Very Good (Bader Braves Young Aviators) Day at Goodwood Flying Club
We’ve just received the first photographs from the hugely enjoyable BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day that was held at Goodwood Flying Club on Sunday 21st August. You can also see a short film featuring young amputee, William, by clicking on the link: Goodwood Flying Video At the Bader Braves Flying Day at Goodwood, he first used [...]
Bader Golf 2011 – The Bader Salver: Regional Finals Results from Okehampton + Update
The Bader Salver is back with new sponsors, the Abbotsley Golf Hotel, who will be hosting the Finals. (A treat in store for the finalists…) We’ve just received the latest results from the Bader Salver Regional Finals: OKEHAMPTON GOLF CLUB (Devon) – 19/08/2011 Winners: Jenni Hutchinson and Mary Keir from Okehampton who won with 34 [...]
Bader Golf 2011 – The Bader Cup: Regional Finals Results from Newton Abbot (Stover)
The Regional Finals of the prestigious Bader Cup are being played and we have some more results. All the results will be added to the Bader Cup Results Page so please keep checking in. You will find the direct link to the page below. The Winners will travel to the Algarve to battle it out [...]
Bionic glove could help golfing prodigy, 10, go professional despite only having ONE HAND
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER A 10-year-old boy born with one hand is being tipped to become a professional golfer after having a special bionic glove made for him. Leo Millar has already learnt to master the game using just one hand after the birth defect left him without fingers on his right hand. The schoolboy, [...]
Bader Golf 2011 – The Bader Cup: Regional Finals Results from Birchwood
The Regional Finals of the prestigious Bader Cup are being played and we have some more results. All the results will be added to the Bader Cup Results Page so please keep checking in. You will find the direct link to the page below. The Winners will travel to the Algarve to battle it out [...]
Bader Golf 2011 – Golfing Holiday Update
We have just received this update from John Southwick, organiser of the Bader Cup and the Bader Salver. BADER – GOLFING HOLIDAYS The Tivoli Lagos Hotel one of the sponsors of the Bader Cup where the grand final takes place have put together two excellent golfing holidays. We don’t think you will find any better [...]
Bader Golf 2011 – Bader Salver Regional Final Results from Petersfield
The Bader Salver is back with new sponsors, the Abbotsley Golf Hotel, who will be hosting the Finals. (A treat in store for the finalists…) We’ve just received the latest results from the Bader Salver Regional Finals: PETERSFIELD GOLF CLUB (Hampshire) – 15/08/2011 Winners: Ursular Symes and Jisu Ahn from Southampton Ladies who won with [...]
Bader Braves Young Aviators Day at Seething – Brilliant New Photographs!
Simon Finlay, a professional photographer, has kindly allowed us to publish photographs he took at the excellent Bader Braves Young Aviators Day at Seething Airfield, a previous World War 2 Bomber Station, on Sunday 7th August. There are quite a lot of images so we’ve split them into 3 separate Galleries. They are on the [...]
Bader Golf 2011 – Bader Salver Regional Finals Results from Epsom
The Bader Salver is back with new sponsors, the Abbotsley Golf Hotel, who will be hosting the Finals. (A treat in store for the finalists…) We’ve just received the latest results from the Bader Salver Regional Finals: EPSOM GOLF CLUB (Surrey) – 12/08/2011 Winners: Rosamund Gee and Judy Salman from Reigate Hill who won with [...]
Bader Golf 2011 – Bader Salver Regional Finals Results from Benton Hall
The Bader Salver is back with new sponsors, the Abbotsley Golf Hotel, who will be hosting the Finals. (A treat in store for the finalists…) We’ve just received the latest results from the Bader Salver Regional Finals: BENTON HALL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (Essex) – 10/08/2011 Winners: Lynne King and Bridget Hendry (Menzies – Cambridgeshire) [...]
Super Seething Bader Braves – Young Aviators Day
A Super Day at Seething Despite warnings of poor weather for our Bader Braves Young Aviators Day at Seething Airfield, a previous WW2 bomber station that had been home to 63 B-24 Liberator aircraft of the USAAF 448th Bombardment Group (Heavy), Sunday 7th August dawned bright and sunny and continued in that mode throughout the [...]
