The Douglas Bader Foundation is a charity organisation, formed in honour of Sir Douglas Bader in 1982 by family and friends, many of whom had flown side by side with Douglas during World War 2.
Douglas was honoured in 1976 with a Knighthood for his contribution and work on behalf of the disabled. The mission of the foundation is to continue Douglas' work in conjunction with and on behalf of individuals with a disability.
We have been contacted by the Scottish Disability Golf Partnership “the driving force behind disability golf in Scotland” with this fantastic offer.
FREE golf lessons and training are available for anyone of any age, with a serious health problem or
disability, at the Mearns Castle Golf Academy on Saturday 10 April from 10:00.
It doesn’t matter whether you have [...]
We have a new Event. A 3 day trek along some beautiful stretches of Hadrian’s Wall starting on the 25th June. Please note that costs, times and other details are still to be announced.
Sycamore Gap – probably the most photographed tree in England. Photo by Joan Thirlaway
Please click HERE to find out more.
[ June 25, 2010 12:00 am to June 28, 2010 12:00 am. ] This is a 3 day trek along stretches of Hadrian’s Wall starting on the 25th June 2010. Costs, times and other details to be announced.
Please click HERE for more information.
Today Phil Packer who suffered severe spinal cord injuries in 2008 and has gone on to raise an amazing £1.3 million for charity, announced his plans to walk the Virgin London Marathon to support 26 charities. The Douglas Bader Foundation is delighted, extremely grateful and very honoured to be one of this truly inspirational man’s [...]
We have received the following request from Ola Papierkowska. Please do try to help her out as your input could be of benefit to other amputees.
My name is Ola Papierkowska. I am a master student in Product Design Engineering at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. I am undertaking a research study about the aesthetic [...]
You may remember that, a while ago, we published a request for readers who had experienced disability hate crime to contact Hannah Murphy from Channel 4 with a view to appearing in a film about this deeply unpleasant phenomenon.
I don’t know if any of you responded but I’ve just received this message from Hannah Murphy:
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Hello,
I [...]
Team Anglia GB, The East Anglian Regional Amputee Football Squad, has an excellent new Website.
If you were born without a limb or have suffered an Amputation or loss of use of a limb you are able to join the Region’s Elite Squad.
Compete in the Amputee National Football League. Challenge for Honours and Trophies. Meet new [...]
I’ve had a message from Anna Hedenstrom who has just moved to Sweden and has had to put her much loved adapted car up for sale.
Please click on the link beneath the photographs to see a downloadable description of the car and, if you might be interested, you can then contact Anna in Sweden at [...]
Thank you to all the companies below for their continued support.
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