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A recovery from hell: 25 years as a beneficiary of our charity, blind veteran Steve continues to inspire

Blind veteran Steve Nixon and Louise Timms, Sports and Recreation Manager at our Brighton centre, have cycled in tandem through the South Downs. As the pair take on the steep hill towards the finish, former Royal Marine Steve recites a continuous str…

Date: 30 November 2017 17:00

Date: 29 November 2017

This month we welcome a new veteran older than our charity

Date: 28 November 2017 10:00

Gwen turns 100!

Dyke Philip in his gassed uniform during WWI

Date: 23 November 2017 15:00

The Battle of Cambrai

Mary Turton speaks of work at Bletchley Park and Germany in 1938

School days and Germany in 1938 “In the Lower Fifth, I was given the opportunity to take up a new language. I loved French, and thought another language would be great, especially as you could drop Art and Geography if you took up German, so I cheer…

Date: 20 November 2017 08:30

Blind veteran Jon Robinson marching at Cenotaph with his guide Connor Dooley

Date: 15 November 2017 11:00

Blind veteran enjoys ‘miracle march’ at the Cenotaph

Photo of Mark Threadgold on top of Mount Kilimanjaro

Date: 6 November 2017 15:00

Blind veteran Mark climbs Mount Kilimanjaro

Garry Morrison indoor rock climbing, low on wall, looking back over his sholder

Date: 3 November 2017 13:00

Blind veteran Garry is intent on climbing to incredible heights

Photo of blind veteran Ken Towsey sitting holding a photo of himself as a young man in uniform

Blind Veterans UK launches campaign for public to rethink veterans

As the country enters its annual period of Remembrance, we are calling on the public to rethink who they consider to be a veteran in a bid to reach the thousands of ex-Service men and women battling severe sight loss would could be missing out on ou…