* Please use this link to go to the Moravia Team Website * Here are the photographs from the report – more to follow so please keep checking in. ******************** There are still spaces left on other Flying Days and, while not all our participating airfields are able to provide such a brilliant Wet Weather [...]
We are greatly indebted to the pilots, volunteers, helpers and all at the various Airfields that so kindly host our BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Days. Without their support and generosity these events simply wouldn’t be possible. It was both gratifying and poignant, therefore, to hear from Stuart Scott, one of the pilots at the thoroughly [...]
A reminder about one of our valued Bader Golf Sponsors, Tivoli Lagos’, updates for 2013. There are some great opportunities so it’s well worth checking out. While obviously a wonderful location for golfers, I speak from experience when I say that Tivoli Lagos was a great place to stay as a non-golfer so non-golfing partners [...]
I was lucky to be at the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at the West London Aero Club at White Waltham Airfield yesterday (Sunday 12th May). As in previous years, the Club, their members and their wonderful pilots did us proud and ensured that the Braves and their families had a great day out. There’s [...]
The first BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day of 2013 took place at Ulster Airfield on Bank Holiday Saturday, 4th May. As you’ll read from Keith Delderfield’s report below, we couldn’t have had a better start to the 2013 Programme. There are more photographs to follow, so please keep checking in. ******************************** Bader Braves Young [...]
Just to inform all BADER BRAVES who were thinking of attending the Young Aviators Day at the Moray Flying Club, Kinloss Barracks on Saturday 18th May that this event is now full and entries have been closed. We are very sorry for any disappointment but there are currently still spaces available on the other Flying [...]
Here is a great selection of photographs – a successful collaboration between DBF Trustee, photographer Robert Pascall, and DBF Director of Operations, Keith Delderfield (Robert took the photographs using Keith’s camera!) of the BADER GOLF Trophy held at the Royal Berkshire Golf Course on Monday 22nd April. It was a very successful day and, as [...]
After another steep learning curve I finally worked out how to upload a DVD onto YouTube and the result – eventually – is that you can now see photographer Sandra Demar’s footage of TEAM BADER, DBF Ambassadors and TEAM BADER founders, Wyn Jenkins and Margaret (Maggz) Biggs and fellow amputee cyclists, Gemma Trotter and [...]
* Calling all BADER BRAVES! * There are still a few places left on the Young Aviators Day at West London Aero Club, White Waltham on Sunday 12th May. Those of you who have attended this day before will know that it’s a great event set in a lovely location and previous Flying Days have [...]
Keith Delderfield and Robert Pascall have sent in a selection of photographs of the Douglas Bader Trophy Golf Challenge Event at the Royal Berkshire Golf Club reported below by Keith. I’ve added these as a gallery below this article so please scroll down to view the most recent pictures. More, and hopefully some film footage, [...]
We are extremely grateful to Wyn Jenkins for sending us his BLOG Part 2 following the successful and seeming even enjoyable completion of the Tandem Challenge Wales. I’m sure you’ll agree it’s a wonderful and inspirational read and I hope that, as Wyn writes, it’ll encourage other amputees to take up the sport. This, after [...]
We are very grateful to photographer, Sandra Demar, who joined us at The Mumbles for the finish of the TEAM BADER Tandem Challenge Wales, to take some photographs and video footage. This was despite feeling considerably below par having been a recent victim of the Swansea Measles Epidemic! In the Gallery below you can see [...]
We are very grateful to DBF Grant recipient, Phil Oakley, for sending us this information about what sounds to be a worthwhile, fascinating and probably very eye-opening expedition and project he and several students will be undertaking in Borneo this year. The expedition will take place in August and Phil has promised us a full [...]
Our BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Days Programme is now confirmed with an amazing 12 Events on offer at various locations in the UK. Thanks to the generosity of the Ulster Flying Club, we have 2 Flying Days at County Down this year. The event was so over-subscribed last year that we had to disappoint several [...]
TEAM BADER completed the inaugural TEAM BADER CHALLENGE, TANDEM CHALLENGE WALES, a tandem ride down the vertical axis of Wales, on Monday 15th April. The Team consisted of 4 amputees; DBF Ambassadors, Wyn Jenkins and Margaret Biggs, riding a tandem and Gemma Trotter and Colin Davies on 2-wheelers (yes – I know nothing about bikes!) [...]
We are sorry to report that the Young Aviators Day provisionally booked for Saturday 15th June at Great Oakley will not go ahead. We apologise to any BADER BRAVES who were hoping to attend that event and for any disappointment caused but hope that you’ll be able to find another location. On a more positive [...]
Huge congratulations and sincere thanks to Team Bader and their supporters who completed their 4-day, 200-mile Tandem Challenge Wales yesterday on the dot of the predicted 5.00pm arrival at The Mumbles. (Well, it would have been if not for a last-minute puncture!) A fantastic achievement and a truly wonderful team. Just back from following the [...]
DBF Ambassadors, Wyn Jenkins and Margaret Biggs, will undertake to ride the 200 miles vertical axis of Wales on a tandem between the 12th – 15th April. The route will take Wyn and Maggz, both amputee cyclists, from Holyhead to Mumbles passing through Porthmadog, Machynlleth, Aberystwyth, Tregaron, Lampeter, Llandeilo, Annamford, Pontarddulais and Swansea en route. [...]
Herewith the itinerary for the Team Bader Tandem Challenge Wales. Please find a location on the route where you can come to cheer Wyn and Maggz on their way. They will really appreciate the support. You’ll be able to spot them as they’ll be wearing the super-cool bespoke cycling kit designed by Maggz and, if [...]
We are very grateful to Wyn Jenkins, one of the 2 intrepid DBF Ambassadors taking part in the Tandem Challenge Wales for finding time between training sessions to write this blog about his preparations for the ride. You will also find a built in itinerary with some good indications of estimated times of arrival and [...]
There’s less than a week to go before our intrepid Ambassadors, Margaret Biggs (also DBF LimbLine) and Wyn Jenkins, pedal off from Holyhead on their Tandem Challenge Wales. On Friday 12th May, the dynamic duo, both lower limb amputees, will kick off from Holyhead in a bid to complete riding the 200 mile vertical axis [...]
I was delighted to receive news about this wonderfully enabling new invention which should give more freedom and scope to wheelchair users. If you’d like to know more about the Mountain Trike, please contact Roger Crawford, whose details are at the bottom of the article. If you try out one of these great Trikes, [...]
With under 5 weeks to go before TEAM BADER Tandem Challenge Wales pedals off from Holyhead, preparations are getting well and truly under way. The intrepid DBF Ambassadors, Wyn Jenkins and Margaret Biggs who plan to complete the 200 mile Vertical Axis of Wales on a Tandem to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation [...]
The Limbless Association (LA) Research Project is closing at the end of this month so this is your last chance to have your say. Please fill in the form as your input to this project could ultimately be of benefit to all amputees and those with congenital limb loss. It will only take a few minutes [...]
We’ve been contacted by AbilityNet – a fantastic organisation whose aim is to make technology available and accessible to all. We’re very grateful to them for making themselves known to us and feel that they are definitely worth checking out. They will have a permanent link on our Useful Website Links Page. ****************************************************** “AbilityNet is [...]
Here is Keith Delderfield’s report of the wonderful Winter Wonderland Weekend (avoid alliteration always!) at Calvert Trust, Exmoor. You will also be able to see a selection of the photographs he took there as a gallery below or as a collection in the BADER BRAVES Gallery Page. You can view the images as a slideshow [...]
After many months in the offing, it’s great to be able to announce that the New Improved DBF Limb Loss Information Centre (LLIC) Website Forum has hit the world! It has been a frustrating time as, what started off widely being regarded as one of the best (primarily) Amputee Forums got overtaken by other all-singing, [...]
I was lucky enough to attend the BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Adventure Weekend this past weekend and can quite truthfully say that everyone who attended, whatever their age, size or disability, had the most wonderful time courtesy of the excellent Calvert Trust, Exmoor. I couldn’t go to last year’s Winter Wonderland Weekend at one of [...]
We were delighted to receive the following action picture taken during our intrepid Ambassadors, Wyn Jenkins’ and Margaret (aka Maggz) Biggs’ inaugural Welsh Tandem Tryout. Apparently the ride was a great success once Wyn and Maggz got the hang of it. Maggz (behind) was well protected from the cold Welsh Mountain air while Wyn had [...]
I wonder if any of you remember (mentioning no names, of course – no free advertising on this Website!) the ad featuring the famous chimps and the immortal line: “Can you ride tandem?”? Well, our intrepid Ambassadors, Wyn Jenkins and Margaret (aka Maggz) Biggs are about to find out as they undertake the first challenge [...]
We are delighted and very honoured that Nathan Doidge has agreed to join our small but very select band of DBF Ambassadors. Ambassadors are selected because of their commitment to and support of the charity and for their inspirational personalitites and achievements. ****** They are all people with whom we are proud to be associated [...]
We’re grateful to VI-SA-GB for sending us their 2013 Sailing Programme, which is published here and is also available through the link below in greater detail. If you have any queries or would like more information, please contact Colin Fowler whose details are given below. ******************************* Announcing the 2013 Sailing programme for Blind and Partially sighted [...]
WINTERWONDERLAND WEEKEND at CALVERT TRUST, EXMOOR Friday 22nd Feb – Sunday 24th Feb As we expected, the demand for places at our BADER BRAVES Winterwonderland Weekend was high. All the places have now been filled and entries are closed. We hope that those BADER BRAVES attending have a wonderful weekend. We are looking forward to [...]
We’ve been contacted by Kiera Roche, an above knee amputee and founder of LimbPower, who is in training to run the 2013 London Marathon in April. You can support her or read her blog and get an idea of what’s involved in the training and preparation through the links included below. I’m sure [...]
We’ve been contacted by Anthony Michael (Mike) Stewart who is trying to find information about his father, Douglas Alexander (Doug) Stewart. Mike, who was one of the children of Doug’s first family and who was born in Jersey, had lost touch with his father who left the family when Mike was 11 and his sister [...]
We’ve received details about a couple of opportunities which may be of interest. These can be found on the LLIC Website as follows. Clicking on the links will take you to the relevant News Posts where you will find information and contact details: Talent Introduction Days and Learn to Run Workshops for Amputees 17th International [...]
After a lot of head-scratching, juggling and hard work on behalf of Keith Delderfield, we are delighted to be able to announce the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day Programme – almost in its entirety – for 2013. **** Two of the dates, Saturday 1st June (RAF Waddington) and Saturday 15th June (Great Oakley Airfield) have [...]
We are grateful to Tivoli Lagos, one of our generous Bader Cup Sponsors, for sending us their 2013 update and information. As you will see from the Sponsors’ Page, Tivoli Lagos have joined forces with another sponsor, Onyria Palmares, to create 2 Golf Tournaments this year which may be of interest to Bader Cup players and [...]
Bader Grant Recipient, PHILIP OAKLEY was selected as a leader for a 5 week British Schools Society (BSES) expedition to the Amazonian Rain Forest during July/August 2012. Phil is a below the knee amputee keen to show that it is possible to take the ‘dis’ out of disabled. His challenge is to remain an effective ‘able’ [...]
The Limbless Association (LA) is funding a Research Project that could provide information to help with assessing and securing the help and support required by amputees and those with congenital limb loss. Please take the time to fill out the form. This should only take between 15-25 minutes and could be of ultimate benefit to [...]
Hello and best wishes for a very happy and healthy New Year to all our readers and supporters. Well – another Christmas has been and gone and here we are in 2013! This is a very auspicious year for the DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION as it is our 30th Anniversary Year. We are immensely proud of [...]
We are closing the DBF offices now over the Christmas period. If you need to contact us urgently, please use the contact details on the Website and we’ll do our best to respond as promptly as possible. Either way, we’ll look forward to being back in contact early in 2013 when we’ll be publishing our [...]
As DBF Ambassador, Phil Packer, nears the end of his epic 2012 mile “BRIT 2012 Challenge” walk, he will be joined today by representatives of the Douglas Bader Foundation. * Amputee, long time supporter of the DBF and Olympic Torchbearer, Milan Novakovic, continues his inspirational year by joining DBF Chairman, David Bickers, who has recently [...]
Keith Delderfield, the DBF Director of Operations, and well known to all Flying Day veterans, is working on the Young Aviators Days Programme for 2013 and we will be publishing it shortly. Keith says that the BADER BRAVES are in for a treat with the 2013 Programme with not only more Flying Days but more [...]
We are delighted to announce a brand new Event for BADER BRAVES. Following the success of our Winter Wonderland Weekend in Kielder, we’ve joined forces with the excellent Calvert Trust again but this time at their state-of-the-art Centre in Exmoor. CALVERT TRUST EXMOOR is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the edge of [...]
After another successful year under the skilled organisation and management of John Southwick, The BADER CUP Grand Final has been played out in Portugal. The Finalists arrived on the 4th November and left on the 8th and played some exciting golf in between. We have just received the following report and photographs. Many congratulations to [...]
HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY TO THE DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION! (Sadly, due to computer problems, published a day late!) Sir Douglas died in September 1982 and, following literally sackfulls of letters from amputees and other disabled he’d visited and inspired over the years, begging his family not to let his inspiration die with him, the Douglas [...]
32 year old Nathan Doidge, born with cerebral palsy, is described as the ‘most profoundly disabled Pilot in the World’. Nathan recently gained his Private Pilots’ Licence, funded and supported by the DBF Grant Scheme and trained by Aerobility at Blackbushe, and has flown over 14 hours solo. Chris Evans met Nathan and was so taken [...]
We’ve heard from Kiera Roche from LimbPower about the 2 following exciting opportunities. Learn to Run Workshops are free running clinics where leg amputees can learn about running along with relevant information, and Talent Intro, is where those of you who can already run might be spotted as Paralympians of the future… As Kiera says: “Not [...]
By David Bickers – DBF C.E.O. With the generous assistance of our sponsors, NASS’ fourteenth Annual Steel Industry Dinner took place at the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull, on 11th October. More than 340 guests enjoyed the showcase evening and were addressed by NASS President, Ian Harding. Principal Speaker, Lord Digby Jones Kt. was warmly received [...]
Here’s a report from our own David Bickers who was at the Junior Amputee Games held at Stoke Mandeville on the 15th/16th September. Apologies for the late appearance of this post. ************************* Dear All – This was a great weekend and well attended. Approx 60 children over the two days. Mentors from different sports were [...]
(From Enable) LimbPower held the inaugural Junior Amputee Games on 15th/16th September at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, and the lucky young participants were cheered on by their heroes Stef Reid and Gemma Collis fresh from their Paralympic success. Over the two days, 54 children aged between 6 and 18 years old were able to try a [...]
Holidays can be anything but for the disabled if the right facilities aren’t there for them so we’re very grateful to Amanda Crosby, Director of Wish a Holiday, for bringing this new venture to our attention. To quote from their Website: “Wish a Holiday is designed to support disabled people to access facilities within the [...]
Following the terrible disaster in April 2010 when the Deepwater Horizon oil well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico a consortium of oil producing companies (Exxon Mobile, Shell, Conoco Phillips & Chevron) came together in the shape of Marine Well Containment, to develop a plan and create specialised emergency equipment designed to deal with a [...]
Our BADER BRAVES Flying Day Programme for 2012 has now been successfully completed despite the worst the weather and the Olympics could throw at us and we are very grateful to the following participants for their feedback. We always love to hear from you and, of course, to receive any photographs you are happy to [...]
John Southwick, organiser of the Bader Cup, has kindly brought to my attention a television programme about Sir Douglas Bader, which is due to be scheduled next Thursday, 20th September on Channel 5 at 8.00pm. Apparently Channel 5 are doing a series of programmes on heroes and Sir Douglas will be kicking it off! It [...]
From The Daily Echo – 13/09/2012 AN EXTRAORDINARY photograph has been uncovered of RAF hero Douglas Bader on Bournemouth beach, the year before he lost his legs. The photo, taken in the summer of 1930, shows Aileen Grace Wise being held aloft by Bader on the sands. Aileen was just 17 at the time and [...]
We have just heard from John Southwick, the organiser, that there will be a change in the line-up of Regional Finalists going to Portugal on the 4th November to play for the prestigious BADER CUP, now recognised as Europe’s largest national mixed golf tournament. Sadly, the two winners from the Pitreavie Golf Club (Scotland) Regional [...]
The Douglas Bader Foundation BADER BRAVES had a day to remember at Sleap Aerodrome on Saturday 8th September. A report by Keith Delderfield follows but, as these Young Aviators Days are very much your days, BRAVES, we’d love to receive any reports, stories and memories you have of the day. We’re also always delighted to [...]
The BADER BRAVES had a great day to mark the first Young Aviators Day in Northern Ireland on Saturday, September 1st. A report by Keith Delderfield follows but, as always, we’d love to receive your own reports and photographs if you’re willing to share them. These Flying Days are very much your days, BRAVES, and [...]
The BADER BRAVES had a wonderful day at Pembrey Airport on Saturday July 28th. Here is a report on the day by Keith Delderfield. We’d very much like to hear your own reports or stories and, as always, to receive any photographs you or your families or carers may have taken on the day to [...]
I can’t help but feel delighted about Oscar Pistorius’s victory in the Men’s 400m T44 Final last night. I actually confess to feeling nervous before the start, which is when I realised how much I personally wanted him to win. The original “Blade Runner” has been such a fantastic ambassador for the Paralympic movement and [...]
By: “Gayle Falkenthal for Communities at WashingtonTimes.com” South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius provided the grand finale to a glorious 10 days of competition at the 2012 London Paralympic Games Saturday with a world record winning time in his signature event, the men’s 400 meter T44 final. It’s been a dream Games for Pistorius, the unofficial [...]
By Cole Moreton for London 2012 The thrilling achievements of the Paralympians have caused us to see them as role models, not victims. They have changed our lives. I was on my feet in the Olympic stadium, yelling at the top of my voice, when I thought of her. Sharon, a friend from a long [...]
by Barry Gibson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner – Sep 7 2012 IT was refreshing to discover that Paralympians are not saints. They are amazing athletes who have often overcome tremendous problems to find the motivation to compete at the highest level, but they are also human. One of the Great Britain seven-a-side football team, who furiously [...]
From The Mirror – Sport ‘Britain’s Usain Bolt’ blitzed past his rivals, including South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius, to roars from the capacity crowd. Golden boy Jonnie Peacock sprinted into the history books last night when he won 100m gold. The 19-year-old – dubbed Britain’s Usain Bolt – blitzed past his rivals, including South Africa’s Oscar [...]
We had a message via the LLIC Website from Samantha Brown from ‘betty’ of Channel 4. They are looking for ” inspirational single people” who might be interested in taking part in the new series of The Undateables. The first series was apparently a huge success in both ratings and critical acclaim and Samantha feels [...]
By Jacquelin Magnay – Olympic Stadium Jonnie Peacock was so stunned when he crossed the finish line of the Paralympic amputee 100 metres final he looked immediately to the scoreboard for confirmation. Had he really just demolished a class field including the former world record holder Oscar Pistorius, young gun Blake Leeper and the 200m victor [...]
From The Wall Street Journal – September 4th LONDON—Standing outside the Paralympics table-tennis arena at the ExCel Centre here Sunday, spectator Andrew Ure said he’d been enjoying the games, but also had “a lot of questions about it in my mind.” For instance, what’s the difference between class 32 and 34 in athletics? In the [...]
Here is a link to the San Francisco Chronicle for an amazing selection of images showing highlights from Day 4 of the Paralympic Games including this cracker of Australia’s Kelly Cartwright competing in the Women’s Long Jump F42/44. These links tend to be short-lived so please let me know if you hit a blank page!
From CBS News Having spent years fighting for the right to race his own blades, Oscar Pistorius is now complaining about a rival’s artificial limbs after a stunning loss at the London Paralympics on Sunday. The “Blade Runner” had never been beaten over 200 meters in Paralympic competition until Brazilian sprinter Alan Oliveira came storming [...]
I confess to being bamboozled by some of the categorisation used in the Paralympics so, for those as confused as me, here is the BBC Sport A-Z of Paralympic Classification with more information thrown in for good measure!: The 2012 Paralympics in London involves 20 sports but not all disability categories can compete in each [...]
By: Laura Smith-Spark for CNN – 2/9/2012 London (CNN) — A day after setting a world record in the 200 meters qualifying heat, South African double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius goes for the gold in the event final at the London Paralympics on Sunday. He’ll face a number of capable challengers, including other top qualifiers Brazilian [...]
Here, courtesy of Huff Post Sports, The Internet Newspaper, is a wonderful selection of images taken at the London 2012 Paralympic Games inclucing this gem of Richard Whitehead celebrating after his amazing victory in the men’s 200m T42 Final. Please click HERE for the link to see more. (You’ll need to scroll down the page [...]
When the faces of the people who died in the 7 July bomb attacks in London were broadcast the world over, during the Olympic Opening Ceremony, Martine Wright could have been forgiven for shuddering. She came closer than most to being in that sad roll of honour. On that day seven years ago she had [...]
Allowing for the worst wet weather during Spring and Summer we have now completed the twelve regional finals of the Silver Jubilee Bader Cup and the twelve finalists will be looking forward to the Grand Final in Portugal where they will be staying at the Tivoli Lagos Hotel from Novemer 4 to 8 and playing the [...]
With the results now in from the Regional Finals held at Ely City Golf Club, Cambridgeshire, on the 28th August, all Regional Finals of the BADER CUP have now been played and all results are now recorded. Ely City was actually the penultimate competition as Pitreavie was the last to be played but these results [...]
Well – we’re off! They’ve started. After a phenomenal Opening Ceremony the London 2012 Paralympic Games is under way. We’d love to hear your thoughts about the ceremony. What did you think? How did it compare to the Olympics Opening Ceremony? Here, courtesy of CNN, is a link to some pictures from the ceremony for [...]
We’ve just received the results from the BADER CUP Regional Finals played at Pitreavie Golf Club in Scotland on the 29th August. The winners were Nina Morrison and Graham Howarth playing for Pumpherston who won with 41 points – many congratulations to them – with the 2nd and 3rd placed couples both achieving 40 points [...]
The last Regional Finals of the prestigious BADER CUP, the largest National Mixed Greensome Stableford Golf Tournament in Europe, have been played and results of the 2 last competitions will be published later today. However, before we get to them, here are the results of the Regional Final played at Newton Abbot (Stover) Golf Club [...]
We now have the results from the Regional Finals of the prestigious BADER CUP (now recognised as the largest national Mixed Greensome Stableford Golf Tournament) from Bransford Golf Club, Worcester, which was played out on the 21st August. The winners were Isobel Robertson and Dale Robertson playing for Cold Ashby who finished with 43 points [...]
The results from the latest Regional Finals of the prestigious BADER CUP ( now recognised as the largest national Mixed Greensome Stableford Golf Tournament) have come in from Whitchurch (Cardiff) Golf Club where the Regional Final was played on the 22nd August. There have been several very close competitions this year and Whitchurch was another [...]
The Regional Finals Results of the prestigious BADER CUP are still under way and we’ve just received the results from the Regional Finals at Birchwood Golf Club in Cheshire, played on the 20th August. Again it was a close finish with the winner being decided by B9 points but in the end Milly Eaton and [...]
Dear BADER BRAVES and families, It was with great regret that, thanks to decidedly inclement weather, the decision was made to postpone the Young Aviators Day at Bodmin Airfield, Cornwall, on Saturday 18th August. So – I’m afraid that, yet again this year, we have been beaten by the weather. However, all is not lost [...]
We have received more Regional Finals results from the prestigious Bader Cup. The latest are from Newbury & Crookham Golf Club where the Finals were played on the 13th August when a very close competition was won by Jane Brackenbury & Stuart King playing for The West Berkshire. Many congratulations to them. The top 3 [...]
The Regional Finals for the prestigious BADER CUP, a mixed Greensome Stableford Competition, are being played and we’ve just received news of a “Hole-in-One”! Many congratulations to Sue Evans from Les Mielles Golf Club in Jersey (Channel Isles) on this excellent achievement, accomplished during the Regional Final at Piltdown Golf Club in Sussex. Sue Evans [...]
We’ve just received more results from The Regional Finals for the prestigious BADER CUP, a mixed Greensome Stableford Competition. North Downs Golf Club (Surrey), which played their finals on the 7th August and Piltdown Golf Club (Sussex), which followed on the 8th August. Many congratulations to the winners: Sheila Forster and Roger Forster (Prince’s), who [...]
Champion Paralympians will not be featured on individual stamps as their Olympic counterparts have been, the British Paralympic Association has said. Instead, a series of six first-class stamps featuring every medallist will be produced after the Games finish on September 9. A post box in each gold medallist’s home town will also be painted gold, [...]
BADER BRAVES OLD BUCKENHAM YOUNG AVIATORS DAY POSTPONED Word has just been received from Old Buckenham Aero Club that due to “operational difficulties” the Young Aviators Day scheduled for 25th August 2012 has had to be postponed. Director of Operations, Keith Delderfield said that although everyone was disappointed at the postponement he fully understood the [...]
The Regional Finals for the prestigious BADER CUP, a mixed Greensome Stableford Competition, are being played and we’ve just received the first 3 results from Market Rasen Golf Club in Lincolnshire, which was played on the 30th July, Darlington Golf Club in Durham, played on the 31st July and Pike Hill Golf Club in York [...]
“Who Was Douglas Bader Day” FULL!! Demand for the “Who Was Douglas Bader Day” at Tangmere Military Aviation Museum on Saturday 11th August has been overwhelming and is now completely oversubscribed. Director of Operations for DBF, Keith Delderfield, said “ to be honest I have been taken aback by the interest shown by so many [...]
We’ve been contacted by Diana Appleyard who is urgently seeking somebody who suffers from Body Integrity Identity Disorder to help with an article she’s doing on this strange phenomenon for the Health Page of the Sun Newspaper. We have published an article about this disorder previously on the Limb Loss Information Centre (LLIC) Website but have [...]
Milan Novakovic, a supporter of the DBF, was one of the select few to carry the Olympic Torch. His inspirational story follows: Milan’s Nomination Story Milan’s story is one of courage and determination. He was born with “anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery”, a rare congenital heart defect which results [...]
We’ve just received the following message from David Harris at the Gwennili Trust. I should imagine that this last minute opportunity will get snapped up very quickly so, if you’re interested in taking it up, please contact Mr. Harris promptly on the telephone number given below to avoid disappointment. Dear Sailor As a result of a [...]
At the start of her first-round table tennis match against Denmark’s Mie Skov, Poland’s Natalia Partyka had a small but vocal contingent of fans from her homeland supporting her. By the decisive seventh game of her come-from-behind 4-3 victory, Partyka had won over most of the neutral fans in attendance too. It was no surprise [...]
Oscar Pistorius arrived in London for the Olympics on Friday feeling “a mixture of pride, happiness and anticipation” at the end of a four-year journey that went via sport’s highest court, several small athletics stadiums and countless of miles on the track. The South African sprinter will be the first double-amputee athlete to compete at [...]
A reminder to all BADER BRAVES and their families that Saturday 11th August offers the opportunity to spend the day at Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. You will get a FREE GUIDED TOUR of this fascinating museum and the opportunity to learn more about Sir Douglas Bader, our eponymous hero. This is a wonderful complement to [...]
Just a reminder to all you BADER BRAVES and families that our Young Aviators Day at Goodwood is almost upon us. There are still a few places left but they are filling up fast so, to avoid disappointment, please register for your place promptly. You will find a link to download a registration form and [...]
You’re special to us you know! So we thought you’d like a more personal service for more specific advice or maybe to make a 1-2-1 contact with another amputee.
Just email Leggz at leggzhelpline@live.co.uk
THE BADER CUP was started in 1987, and is now widely recognised as the largest National Mixed Greensome Stableford Golf Tournament in Europe.
John Southwick founded the Tournament to raise funds for The Douglas Bader Foundation. He still organises the competition.
Please see the Bader Golf Page and the nested Bader Cup pages on the left hand menu bar.For more information, a brochure or to enter and help to raise money for a good cause, please visit John Southwick's dedicated Website:
www.thebadercup.co.uk
Art to Fly, a specialist aviation artwork Website, was created by Pat Barnard, long-time friend of Sir Douglas, as a way of supporting the Douglas Bader Foundation disabled children’s Flying Days.
You can find out more about Art to Fly and the aviation paintings and drawings, aircraft prints and books – all signed by famous WW11 pilots and carefully selected and attractively priced for aviation art collectors - by visiting the Website:
www.arttofly.orgAs Art To Fly is a non-profit organization, 100% of the profits of any sales go to help disabled children experience the joy of flight through the Douglas Bader Foundation’s “Bader Braves” Flying Days programme, details of which can be found on this Website.
