Story
8 years after our 1st 160mile ride to Ypres, when we raised £56k for BLESMA, Great Dunmow Round Table have reassembled the team & will be cycling back there on 9th September 22. A bit older & some a little greyer, but just as determined to raise as much money as we can for this great charity. We are again being joined by some current Service personnel, but also have the privilege of a few BLEMSA members riding with us. If you would like to donate and help us raise funds for BLESMA, then please click my JustGiving link below.
The Limbless Veterans, is dedicated to assisting serving and ex-Service men and women who have suffered life-changing limb loss or the loss of use of a limb, an eye or loss of sight. We support these men and women in their communities throughout the UK and overseas. We work tirelessly for our Members when the conflicts that have affected their lives are no longer a focal point in the nation’s media. Since 1932, we have been the only national Service charity that supports limbless veterans for the duration of their lives. Our Members range from the youngest amputee veterans to those who fought in WWII, some having lived with limb loss for more than half a century. Modern medicine transforms the physical injury, but it is a complicated process to treat the emotional trauma and related lifelong health problems. Blesma provides a network where Members not only enjoy support from our professional Welfare Team, but where they have the opportunity to engage with others who have similar injuries and backgrounds to themselves, building an important fellowship with each other to overcome everyday battles.