Well – it’s over for this year.
The BT Paralympic World Cup, held over the Bank Holiday Weekend, was clearly a fantastic Event. Records strived for and some amazing sporting feats and exciting events and personal achievements on the way whether ultimately broken or not.
I’d be delighted to hear from anyone who has stories or reports [...]
I wonder how people who have had amputations through necessity, whatever the reasons, feel about this?
It’d be interesting to see your comments.
http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=011008&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=5170656&referralPlaylistId=playlist
(Thanks to Steve McNeice for sending this link.)
Would anyone be interested in offering support of any kind to The Nairobi Sitting Volleyball Club?
I’ve received this message from Moses Ondeng, the founder and coach, who is desperately keen to keep this club going and hoping eventually to travel to compete with Sitting Volleyball Teams in other countries. This is a wonderful sport for [...]
Amputee, 5, is already a world beater on her bionic blades
By Tamara Cohen
Last updated at 7:29 AM on 19th May 2009
He has been called the fastest man on no legs. But Oscar ‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius got a run for his money when five-year-old Ellie Challis challenged him to a race on their bionic feet. [...]
14 May 09
By Nigel Praities
Plans to give patients cash payments to purchase NHS services will go ahead next year, in the face of fierce opposition from GP leaders.
The controversial direct payments will start as a pilot of 5,000 patients in up 75 PCTs with the aim of leading to a much wider rollout.
The [...]
By Joe Robinson
Amputee footballer, Martin Heald
Amputee Martin Heald,17, has been left devastated after the FA ruled it will not pay the cash needed to fly the national team to the finals in Brazil.
The star striker, who lost his left leg to cancer two years ago, was
last month selected for the Great [...]
I’ve been contacted by Jan Harrell about the above invention. We have featured it before as a News item but feel that it is such a wonderful mobility device that it deserved more coverage. Here is an introduction and some background information about it after which you can click on the Website link if you’d [...]
Wendy (aka, sometimes unintentionally, Admin!), is participating in an art exhibition called “Quintessentially English” at the Angel Inn, Upton Scudamore, near Warminster. Press release below:
“QUINTESSENTIALLY ENGLISH”
"Beach Hut with Steps"
Exhibition runs from 17th May – 17th August
Private View 16th May
Part of the Wylye Valley Art Trail
Close your eyes and think of England…What do you [...]
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