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Blind veteran celebrates world cooking tour in new book
22 Apr 2022
One of our blind veterans has released her second cookbook, entitled ‘A cook’s tour: Baking Blind goes global’.
![Photo of Malawian home cooks and local head chef Cephus teaching Penny, centre, authentic local cuisine](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/21gpyndi/malawian-home-cooks-and-local-head-chef-cephus-teaching-penny-authentic-local-cuisine.jpg?width=432&height=286&anchor=center&mode=crop)
Blind veteran Andy to cycle London to Brighton
11 May 2022
One of our blind veterans is challenging himself to cycle 55 miles and raise money for our charity.
![Photo of Joey, left, Angela, centre, and Andy, right holding their medals, wearing Blind Veterans UK vests after finishing the Great South Run in Portsmouth](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/3vcden0m/joey-sharma-angela-and-andy-leitch.jpg?width=432&height=286¢er=0.39081997722650536,0.50652910709102594&mode=crop)
Blind baking with Alexa
16 May 2022
Our blind veterans join us for our weekly baking session, with the help of Amazon Echo's virtual assistant, Alexa.
![A photo of blind veteran Ian and his wife Mabel rolling out dough for Welsh cakes with the help of Alexa](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/y0dloz3c/ian-and-mabel-henderson.jpg?width=432&height=286&anchor=center&mode=crop)
Military Society release Falklands War book 40 years on
24 May 2022
The British Modern Military History Society commemorate the service of Falklands veterans with a third book.
![Illustration of soldiers running out from sea shore holding weapons](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/iszj5xsy/glimpses-of-falklands-war-book-cover-snippet.png?width=432&height=286&anchor=center&mode=crop)
Bringing blind and sighted veterans together in North Wales
25 May 2022
We have collaborated with Woody's Lodge to bring sighted and blind veterans together at our Llandudno Centre.
![A wood cabin, with a wooden patio and seating area with plants](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/m1rlsoze/wood-cabin-llandudno.jpeg?width=432&height=286&anchor=center&mode=crop)
Our blind veterans prepare to mark the Platinum Jubilee
1 Jun 2022
As Platinum Jubilee fever takes hold across the country, our blind veterans prepare for the celebrations.
![A collection of the many bunting designs made by our blind veterans](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/vwijpz5u/blind-veterans-jubilee-bunting.jpg?width=432&height=286&anchor=center&mode=crop)
Helping a blind Second World War veteran write his memoirs
15 Jun 2022
One of our blind Second World War veterans has written memoirs of his time during the conflict with our support.
![Blind veteran John, sitting at a desk with a large notepad, pen in hand, writing his memoirs](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/253etxkp/john-mcowan-with-writing-pad.jpg?width=432&height=286¢er=0.21334149129727728,0.39179484977619389&mode=crop)
Blind veteran climbs Ben Nevis to raise money for our charity
4 Jul 2022
Our blind veteran Peter has climbed Ben Nevis at the age of 86, in order to raise funds for our charity.
![Volunteer Chris and blind veteran Pete pictured at the highest point reached on Ben Nevis, waving a Blind Veterans UK flag](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/wt2jsca3/peter-and-chris-at-highest-point-reached.jpg?width=432&height=286¢er=0.47733075059765373,0.50005497058187254&mode=crop)
Using Microsoft Teams to support our blind veterans
12 Jul 2022
We're featured as a Microsoft customer story showing how we use Microsoft Teams to support our veterans.
![A photo of a computer screen where a group of blind veterans are using Microsoft teams](https://bvuk-prod-hya9ascgaygsathh.z01.azurefd.net:443/media/totaut3f/microsoft-teams-image.png?width=432&height=286&anchor=center&mode=crop)
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