Monday, April 5th, 2010

CHARLEY AND LAURA’S VIETNAM FUND-RAISING TRIP
I’m very proud and delighted to report that Charley Bickers, step-grandson of  Sir Douglas Bader, will be undertaking an exciting and ambitious fund-raising adventure to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation.
On the 22nd May, Charley and his girlfriend, Laura, will set off to Vietnam and follow in the footsteps [...]
Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Had he lived, our eponymous inspiration would have been 100 today. We acknowledge his Centenary Year and feel sure that he would be proud of the new initiatives and Events that we have in place to honour it. BADER BRAVES, launched on the 10th February is now up and running with several Events already in [...]
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
2010, Sir Douglas Bader’s Centenary Year…
…is a very important year for the Douglas Bader Foundation. We have several exciting developments planned to mark this auspicious year. One is our first venture into licensing: we have agreements with collectible company 288 Group under their Westminster Press and Casco divisions, agreements with Bradford Exchange and with former [...]
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Please click on the link below to read about Stephen Clifton who will receive his “Wings” on Sunday. Stephen learnt to fly thanks to the charity Flying Scholarships for the Disabled which was set up in memory of the World War II fighter pilot Sir Douglas Bader who flew despite losing both his legs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8157347.stm
(Thanks to [...]