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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
(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 [...]
(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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: Bedale Golf Club (Yorkshire) – 3/08/2011 Winners: Trudi Galloway and Steffi Hay from Belton Woods who won with [...]
A report by David Bickers who was at Tangmere Military Aviation Museum on Sunday: Great Day at Tangmere Military Aviation Museum on Sunday 7th August. ’A Tribute to Douglas Bader ‘, held just two days before the 70th Anniversary of Douglas’ last wartime active flight - based at Tangmere, he took off from nearby West Hampnett and was [...]
There have been a lot of justifiably angry responses to the article in a recent copy of the Daily Mail about Sir Douglas Bader. Here as another antidote is a link to some DBF Film Clips showing the ongoing work being done in his name by the charity. His inspiration continues for so many. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjkVtgrgoIU
Hot on the heels of the “Hole-in-One’ by Cynthia Davies of Pontypridd Golf Club at the Whitchurch (Cardiff) Bader Cup Regional Final, we have news of another… This time it was Janette Watson from Keswick Golf Club who scored a “Hole-in-One” at the Bader Cup Regional Final at Darlington Golf Club (County Durham) on Wednesday [...]
Bader Remembered 70 Years on – Tangmere Museum Tangmere Museum is holding an event on Sunday 7th August to honour the memory of Sir Douglas Bader. There is a lot going on and it promises to be an enjoyable as well as an educational day. From the Tangmere Museum Website: “The theme of the Museum’s main [...]
CHICAGO (WZZM) – Her inspirational story made international headlines three months ago. Her dream, her decision, her faith and – now – her recovery. At the age of 12, Alyssia Crook made the decision to amputate her left leg because she wanted to be free from life-long pain. In May, the Hudsonville girl’s leg was removed. The two months [...]
Bader Remembered 70 Years on – Tangmere Museum Tangmere Museum is holding an event on Sunday 7th August to honour the memory of Sir Douglas Bader. There is a lot going on and it promises to be an enjoyable as well as an educational day. From the Tangmere Museum Website: “The theme of the Museum’s [...]
The remains of a Second World War poet have apparently been found with his RAF crew in northern Italy, 66 years after their bomber was shot down. By Nick Squires, Rome 3:49PM BST 24 Jul 2011 Amateur historians using metal detectors unearthed human bones, an engagement ring and an inscribed watch at the site where [...]
All at THE DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION are extremely grateful to BAKERS & LARNERS for their support and look forward to working together in the year ahead.
All at the DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION are extremely grateful to BAKERS & LARNERS of Holt for their support and look forward to working with them in the year ahead.
July 20, 2011 9:09 PM Katie Tammen Daily News VALPARAISO — Ben Baltz is about to reach yet another milestone in his young life. He’s going to summer camp in Ohio. The camp will not only give the 9-year-old plenty of opportunity to swim and canoe, but also test his sense of adventure with zip [...]
From CBS News Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius qualified for the athletics world championships, running his best-ever time in the 400 meters Tuesday in his last race before the cutoff date. The South African — nicknamed “Blade Runner” — also moved a step closer to fulfilling his dream of competing in the 2012 Olympics after [...]
Pete and Maria Castelli stood to the side, tears streaming down their faces as their daughter, Denise, sprinted up and down an indoor turf field at New York’s Chelsea Piers. It took one clinic for Castelli to run again. One session, after needing two months to learn to walk again. One session, after a year [...]
A Turkish air force pilot won the top flying award at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford in the UK. The top award is the King Hussein Memorial Sword – presented in memory of the late HM King Hussein of Jordan, Patron of the International Air Tattoo (1983-1989) – and is awarded for [...]
FORMER POW Leonard Bradbury’s starting to make his mark as an artist – at the age of 88. Gemma Ryder reports. It’s never too late for one new old master THERE are several words you might use to describe Leonard Bradbury. Survivor is one. Determined is another. He is also a successful businessman, a talented [...]
BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day: Sunday 17th July at the West London Aero Club, White Waltham Airfield I’ve just received the following notification of the postponement of the above event from Keith Delderfield, the Douglas Bader Foundation Director of Operations (known to most of you already, I’m sure!). Please note the proposed new date. “I [...]
Tangmere Museum is holding an event on Sunday 7th August to honour the memory of Sir Douglas Bader. There is a lot going on and it promises to be an enjoyable as well as an educational day. From the Tangmere Museum Website: “The theme of the Museum’s main summer event this year is ‘BADER REMEMBERED 70 [...]
THE BRITISH 10k LONDON RUN Sunday 10th July 2011 Just a few of the 2,700 runners who took part in 2010 You’ve still got some time to get fit and join TEAM BADER for the British 10k London Run! Each year we have had Douglas Bader Foundation supporters running the 10k and raising funds for the charity [...]
The sponsors of the Bader Cup have put together two tournaments for 2011, The Gala Golf Tournament and the New Year Mixed Pairs, which are for golf clubs and their members who support the Bader Cup. Both will take place at the wonderful Tivoli Lagos Hotel and Monarch Airlines have kindly arranged some group flights [...]
Zoe Gibbs, the Lakeland teenager whose lower left leg was severed in a watercraft collision April 24 on Lake Gibson, faces further amputation because of a persistent infection. Zoe, 14, received a muscle graft on the wound site last week. Doctors at Tampa General Hospital discovered Wednesday that the implanted muscle, taken from under her [...]
CHICAGO — Alyssia Crook emerged from successful surgery here Thursday to amputate her left leg, an operation that revealed “fascinating anatomy” and will allow her to face a life finally free of the pain and suffering that has plagued her all of her 13 years. Showing bravado beyond her age, the little basketball player whose [...]
Paddy Shennan reports on a landmark anniversary for a much-loved Liverpool school THIS year marks the 50th anniver- sary of the opening of Sandfield Park School in West Derby. And next Saturday, May 21 – between 11am and 3pm – the school will mark its first half century with a reunion for past and present [...]
A Fife cricket club dating back 175 years has been forced out of action by the state of its clubhouse and a lack of players. By Cheryl Peebles Published in the Courier : 16.05.11 Published online : 16.05.11 @ 11.29am Cupar Cricket Club has been providing an outlet for fans of the game since 1836, [...]
A widow is pleading with a local council not to call time on a rural pub where some of “The Few” drowned their sorrows during The Battle of Britain. Developers want South Cambridgeshire District Council to give permission to turn The Plough in Shepreth, Cambridgeshire, – a village in Conservative Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s constituency [...]
THE BRITISH 10k LONDON RUN Sunday 10th July 2011 Just a few of the 2,700 runners who took part in 2010 You’ve still got some time to get fit and join TEAM BADER for the British 10k London Run! Each year we have had Douglas Bader Foundation supporters running the 10k and raising funds for the charity [...]
Had he lived, our eponymous inspiration, Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, would have been 101 today. We salute his birthday and feel sure that he would be proud of the charity set up in his name and with the new initiatives and Events that we have in place. BADER BRAVES, a Douglas Bader Foundation initiative [...]
The Douglas Bader Foundation apologises to its supporters for the recent absence of its Website. As you can see, the Website had been refreshed and largely redesigned and we hope you’ll agree it’s a lot better for it! We are especially pleased with our brand new BADER BRAVES pages and extremely grateful to the excellent [...]
We were privileged to receive this moving endorsement from the Prime Minister following the sad death of his father last year.
The Douglas Bader Foundation and latest Bader Grant recipient, RAFT (The Restoration of Appearance and Function Trust), have joined forces to create an original and exciting Challenge for 2011. The “Fiery 3″ Challenge trek will take you up Italy’s 3 iconic volcanoes; VESUVIUS, STROMBOLI and ETNA. This is a demanding trek but, if previous challenges are anything to go [...]
In October 2009 Wyn Jenkins, a recent above knee amputee, received an invitation to summit Mount Kilimanjaro with a group of civilian amputees to raise funds for LimbPower. His initial feeling that it was a “wind-up” quickly turned to determination and, after following a rigorous fitness regime, he set off on the 14th October in [...]
The Bader Cup 2010 Grand Final has been played out on the Alamos Golf Course in windy but sunny and spring-like conditions. Many congratulations to the eventual winners, husband and wife team, Denis and Kate Thompson from Bedale Golf Club. Thanks to them and to all the finalists for taking part and for making the [...]
“Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.” “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you [...]
The GERRARDS CROSS Cinema is celebrating its 85th Birthday! To celebrate this achievement – unusual in cinema history with so many cinemas closing or changing their use, it will be showing “Reach for the Sky”. If you are or could be in the Gerrards Cross area on Tuesday 12th October, you could combine an enjoyable [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
ALEX HURRELL Menus signed by some of the Battle of Britain’s bravest pilots, including men who served with distinction on Norfolk RAF bases, have turned up unexpectedly on the eve of the conflict’s 70th anniversary. The wife and five daughters of the late Air Vice Marshal Freddie Hurrell, including two who live in Norfolk, were [...]
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 [...]
THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY! Would you like to join the Douglas Bader Foundation, Limbless Association and Limb Power on this great adventure? We need 30 people to ride alongside a team of amputees, healthcare professionals and friends. As well as getting fit and having a thoroughly enjoyable and challenging ride (with a great location at the [...]
Last weekend, on the 14th August, we took my mother, Joan Bader, to the Eastbourne Airbourne Airshow. We had gone by a curiously circuitous route, having been initially invited by Ian Mantel who had organised my mother’s travel insurance to South Africa in February and had asked if her name “had anything to do with [...]
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 [...]
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 on the Results Page. [...]
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 on the Results [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
A write up following the excellent BADER BRAVES FLYING DAY at Goodwood Aero Club on Sunday 13th June where a (very) good time was had by all and, again, we were extraordinarily lucky with the weather. As always, we are extremely grateful to everyone involved for all that went into giving the Braves and their [...]
New Tring Mayor Elected Cllr Roxanne Ransley, elected as Tring Town Mayor on May 10th 2010, (Tring is the home of the HQ of The Douglas Bader Foundation), has pledged her support to our charity throughout her year of office. The Foundation will benefit from a number of the Mayors fund raising intiatives that will [...]
News from the Douglas Bader Centre Pupil Referral Unit in Coltishall Pupils at Douglas Bader Pupil Referral Unit in Coltishall, Norfolk have been learning circus and capoeira skills to help get more out of physical education. Douglas Bader Centre Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) has been exploring the enquiry question “How can we make our pupils’ [...]
We have added a new “GENERAL INTEREST” Page to the Website. Here you will be able to read stories and information relating to Douglas Bader and the Douglas Bader Foundation. We already have a fascinating article on Colditz Castle, where Douglas was held prisoner of war by the Germans, written by Steve McNeice (only the [...]
PETER CLOSE, a very gifted sculptor, has generously donated a bust of Douglas Bader to the Douglas Bader Foundation. With Peter’s blessing, we will use the bust to raise funds for the charity at a future dedicated fund-raising auction and are deeply grateful to him for this wonderful opportunity. Peter, who works from his studio [...]
The BADER BRAVES Flying Day at Caernarfon Airport was a fantastic success and a wonderful day out for all the children and their families. We hope that the following will give you a flavour of what the Flying Days are all about and encourage you to attend of our other Flying Days, which still have [...]
Congratulations to the inspirational Phil Packer who crossed the Finish Line of the Virgin London Marathon after an exhausting 25 hours and 55 minutes beating his 2009 London Marathon time by 13 days. Phil had come up with the amazing concept of “26″; 26 Miles for 26 Charities in 26 Hours, and the Douglas Bader [...]
♦ 26 MILES FOR 26 CHARITIES IN 26 HOURS ♦ The Douglas Bader Foundation is very honoured to have been chosen as one of Phil Packer’s 26 beneficiary charities for the forthcoming Virgin London Marathon 2010 on the 26th April. Each of the 26 charities in Phil Packer’s “26″ project have been asked to choose a [...]
Exhibition: Sir Douglas Bader Centennial Exhibition, Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, until March 31 2010 The RAF Museum in Hendon has launched a Douglas Bader centenary exhibition, celebrating the inspirational pilot and disabled campaigner’s life with a selection of rarities from the RAF archives. As an added bonus, Sir Richard Branson has recorded a podcast [...]
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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.
