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 [...]
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 [...]
* 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Douglas Bader Foundation have just received notification that due to demands on airspace inflicted by the 2012 Olympic Games air restrictions in the locality and the subsequent demands on the workforce at Headcorn and increased circuit workload, the Headcorn Bader Braves Young Aviators Day scheduled for Sunday 5th August has had to be postponed. [...]
Calling all BADER BRAVES! Saturday 28th July and our next Young Aviators Day at Pembrey Airport, Carmarthenshire, is almost upon us. We still have a few places left for this Flying Day but it is filling up fast so, if you’d like to reserve a place, please contact us as soon as possible to avoid [...]
Caernarfon Bader Braves Young Aviators Relocates to Shropshire in September The recent relocation of The Eagle Wings Trust, hosts to BADER BRAVES at Caernarfon Airport over the last three years has caused the last minute cancellation of the Young Aviators Days scheduled for the venue in July and September. A very down-beat Braves organiser, Keith [...]
Bader Braves Young Aviators fail to take off in Perth Atrocious weather in Perth on 16th & 17th June led to the abandonment of the Bader Braves Young Aviators Day scheduled there. But all is not lost!! Thanks to the generosity of the members and committee at the Scottish Aero Club the event will now [...]
As you will have seen by now, sadly our BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at White Waltham, scheduled for Sunday 10th May, has had to be postponed until Sunday 16th September. Sammy McNamara, brother of BADER BRAVE, Morgan, and son of David McNamara who undertook the gruelling 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the [...]
Calling all BADER BRAVES and their families and carers! Very sadly, but not altogether unexpectedly given this delightful June weather, we have had notification that our Young Aviators Day courtesy of the West London Aero Club at White Waltham and scheduled for Sunday 10th May has had to be postponed. Thankfully this is only a [...]
Sir Douglas Bader died on the 5th September 1982. Following literally hundreds of letters from people he’d helped and inspired begging us not to let his name or inspiration die with him, his family and friends formed The Douglas Bader Foundation to continue in his spirit. Since that time we have helped numerous amputees, those [...]
Unfortunately our Tangmere Aviation Museum Event, scheduled for Saturday 26th May has had to be postponed and will now take place on Saturday 11th August. We apologise for the short notice and for any disappointment caused by this change to the Bader Braves Programme. It does mean, however, that those of you able to be [...]
Waddington Falls Victim to the Olympics!! It is with more than a tinge of sadness that we have had to cancel our Bader Braves Young Aviators Day scheduled for 2nd June 2012 at RAF Waddington due to the stations commitment to the upcoming London Olympics. Despite considerable efforts to find an alternative venue the time [...]
David McNamara completed the gruelling “3 Peaks Challenge” to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation, specifically the BADER BRAVES initiative. David’s son, Morgan, is an enthusiastic BRAVE with several events under his belt. Reading David’s wonderful account may give you an idea of what you have to go through to complete a challenge like [...]
Saturday May 5th saw the successful and very enjoyable completion of the Douglas Bader Foundation BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day of the 2012 Programme. This was held at R.A.F. Kinloss and, as you will see from Keith Delderfield’s report below, a very good time was had by all. As you know, we are always delighted [...]
Nathan Doidge Reaches for the Sky to achieve his Private Flying License. Nathan was born with cerebral palsy and is passionate about flying. At the moment he is thought to be the most profoundly disabled solo pilot in Britain. Nathan 32 who lives in Hayle, Cornwall, has flown many times over the past two years [...]
HE’S DONE IT!! David McNamara, who heroically beat the National 3 Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the Douglas Bader Foundation’s initiative, BADER BRAVES, has kindly provided us with some dramatic photographs taken during his gruelling 24 hours. He will also be sending us an article about it early next week. This, with the additional [...]
Calling all BADER BRAVES! * Please note that the date of our 5th BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day 2012 at Caernarfon Airport, Dinas Dinlle, Gwynedd, LL54 5TP has had to be changed * Instead of being held on Saturday July 7th as originally scheduled, the 1st of our 2 Flying Days at Caernarfon has been put [...]
Calling all BADER BRAVES and their families and carers in the vicinity of RAF Kinloss! We are about to start the 2012 BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day programme with our first Flying Day taking place at RAF Kinloss, Forres, Morayshire on Saturday 5th May. These Flying Days are very successful and extremely popular and we [...]
CONGRATULATIONS TEAM McNAMARA!!! While most of us have been pursuing our daily routine over the past couple of days (much of it, if your routine is anything like mine, sitting safely on our backsides!), David McNamara, valiantly assisted and supported by his driver, Tony White, has spent 23 hours and 40 minutes scaling not one [...]
DAVID McNAMARA from Maidenhead, father of one of our Bader Braves, has taken on the amazing 3 Peaks Challenge on behalf of his son and to raise much needed funds for the Foundation and, in particular, the Braves project. David’s son is something of a Braves veteran having participated in a number of our Young [...]
We are delighted and very proud to announce the final schedule for our BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Days 2012. We have increased both the amount of dates – we can now offer an amazing 12 to choose from – and also the venues. As well as some old favourites, you’ll see brand new names and [...]
Peter Saywell Track Day at Goodwood Race Circuit, West Sussex Saturday, 31st March 2012 1st Report! We’re delighted to report that The Peter Saywell Track Day at Goodwood held on Saturday was a great success. The Douglas Bader Foundation CEO, David Bickers, was there and had even more excitement than anticipated when the driver of [...]
David McNamara from Maidenhead, father of one of our Bader Braves, has taken on the amazing 3 Peaks Challenge on behalf of his son and to raise much needed funds for the Foundation and, in particular, the Braves project. David’s son is something of a Braves veteran having participated in a number of our Young [...]
Please note that the date for the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at Pembrey Airport, South Wales has had to be changed. Instead of the original date of the 30th June/(1st July) 2012, this event will now be held on Saturday 28th July with Sunday 29th July being held as a reserve day in case [...]
Feedback is filtering through following the hugely enjoyable and successful BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend at Kielder, which was held from January 27th – 29th. We are always delighted to receive your comments so that we can either see where we can improve things for our Braves and their families and carers or, even better, [...]
Calling all BADER BRAVES and their parents and carers. Please note that the Young Aviators Day at Moray Flying Club, Kinloss 2012 has had to be moved forward by one week. Instead of the original date of the 12th/13th May, this will now take place on the weekend of the 5th/6th May, 5th being target day & [...]
Follow the link to see a wonderful video by Scot Weller of the BADER BRAVES enjoying one of the Douglas Bader Foundation’s Young Aviator Flying Days at Bodmin Airfield, 2011. This great little film captures the spirit of the day perfectly and encapsulates what these wonderful events are all about. Thank you, Scot Please click [...]
Norfolk Commercial Support for Bader Braves After 240 years of trading in the pretty and fascinating market town of Holt in Norfolk, the family run business of Baker & Larners has moved into the area of aviation (probably for the first time) and thrown it’s support into The Bader Braves Young Aviators project by naming [...]
Calling all BRAVES! To Tangmere Aviation Museum, Tangmere, Nr. Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 2ES on Saturday, 26th May We are indebted to Tangmere Aviation Museum for inviting BADER BRAVES to a free guided Museum tour. You will be able to: Hear the story of Douglas Bader Try the Flight Simulator Eat a free Packed Lunch [...]
Calling all BRAVES! Peter Saywell Track Day at Goodwood Race Circuit, West Sussex Saturday, 31st March 2012 * Come and watch supercars race round the legendary Goodwood Motor Racing Track * Free Admission Parade Lap of Cars View Cars in The Pits All Racing Drivers have paid a fee to race with fees and donation going [...]
Here is the first information regarding the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Days for 2012. We have again increased the days on offer and the geographical area we can cover so you’ll see some new venues along with the old favourites. This is initial information only so that you can get an idea of what dates [...]
Keith Delderfield, the Douglas Bader Foundation Director of Operations, who was at the hugely successful BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend at Calvert Trust, Kielder in beautiful Northumberland has send in some new photographs of the event. There are some beautiful images of Kielder Water and surrounds and some great pictures that make it very clear [...]
Our BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend at the wonderful Calvert Trust, Kielder in Northumberland, which was held last weekend from the 27th – 29th January, was a great success as already reported. The photos and stories are beginning to come in… We are very grateful to BRAVE, Camron Hall, and his family for being the [...]
The BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend, held at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland over the weekend (27th – 29th January), was a sparkling success in every way. From the frost on the ground to the enjoyment of the Braves and their carers and families. There was an excellent response to this event resulting in a lovely [...]
CALLING ALL BRAVES! There are a few places remaining on our fantastic Bader Braves Winter Wonderland Weekend at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland from Friday 27th – Sunday 29th January 2012. This promises to be a wonderful experience with plenty to do for the whole family as well as presenting the opportunity to experience the superb [...]
A final reminder that the BADER BRAVES Winter Wonderland Weekend at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland is being held next weekend from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th January. We’ve had an excellent response to this exciting event and can just squeeze in a couple more families. It promises to be a great weekend and, with so [...]
The BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Days have been an enormous success since they became part of the Douglas Bader Foundation strategy to help children with amputations and other disabilities and their families. Last year we held 9 of these immensely popular events and this year, despite the Olympics and the Paralympics, we intend to extend that. We are [...]
THE Douglas Bader Foundation is going into 2012, the year of what will be our 30th Anniversary, on a high note. Not only have we been in existence now for almost 30 years following the charity’s inception after the death of Sir Douglas, 30 years ago in September this year (no mean feat for a [...]
CALLING ALL BRAVES! There are a few places remaining on our fantastic Bader Braves Winter Wonderland Weekend at Calvert Trust, Kielder, Northumberland from Friday 27th – Sunday 29th January 2012. This promises to be a wonderful experience with plenty to do for the whole family as well as presenting the opportunity to experience the superb venue [...]
Sadly the final Bader Braves Young Aviators Day scheduled for 8th October at Caernarfon Airport in North Wales has, for the third time this year, fallen victim of poor weather. With drizzle and high winds forecast for the day the organisers had little choice other than to call of the event. Paul Asbridge, CFI at [...]
Braves have a Wonderful Day At White Waltham Thank goodness Sunday 28th August provided much better weather for our Bader Braves Young Aviators than Sunday 17th July had when torrential rain and high winds forced the abandonment of the event. Although not a blisteringly hot or particularly sunny day, weather conditions were pretty good for flying [...]
Braves Golden Day at Glorious Goodwood Once again Goodwood Aerodrome provided not just a superb venue for our Bader Braves Young Aviators Day on 21st August but also great weather, maybe not quite as hot as last year but sunny and bright, just right for a very successful flying day. Youngsters were again treated to flights [...]
Simon Finlay, a professional photographer, has kindly allowed us to publish photographs he took at the excellent Bader Braves Young Aviators Day at Seething Airfield, a previous World War 2 Bomber Station, on Sunday 7th August. There are quite a lot of images so we’ve split them into 3 separate Galleries. They are on the [...]
A Super Day at Seething Despite warnings of poor weather for our Bader Braves Young Aviators Day at Seething Airfield, a previous WW2 bomber station that had been home to 63 B-24 Liberator aircraft of the USAAF 448th Bombardment Group (Heavy), Sunday 7th August dawned bright and sunny and continued in that mode throughout the [...]
Blazing Bodmin makes for Brilliant Bader Braves Day Following the disappointing weather of last weekend that forced the abandonment of our White Waltham event (now rearranged for Sunday 28th August), waking to a bright sunny morning in Bodmin was a huge relief. 31 Bader Braves assembled at the Cornwall Flying Club based at Bodmin Airfield [...]
All at the DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION are extremely grateful to BAKERS & LARNERS of Holt for their support and look forward to working with them in the year ahead.
BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day: Sunday 17th July at the West London Aero Club, White Waltham Airfield I’ve just received the following notification of the postponement of the above event from Keith Delderfield, the Douglas Bader Foundation Director of Operations (known to most of you already, I’m sure!). Please note the proposed new date. “I [...]
The Kinloss Press Office have kindly sent us 4 more photographs which have been added to the BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Day at Kinloss Gallery. You can click HERE to go straight to the Gallery … …or, if you haven’t already read the report on the Bader Braves Young Aviators Day courtesy of The Moray [...]
After two weekends when the weather has left a little to be desired the Bader Braves Young Aviators at Kinloss were treated to a super day made all the better by clear blue skies and brilliant sunshine. Once everyone had arrived and been taken through the safety briefing for the day the first treat was [...]
Saturday 18th June, 07.30, Perth in the heartland of Scotland, weather – NOT GOOD!! After a quick check with event co-ordinator, Iain Waghorn of The Scottish Aero Club a decision was made to delay the final decision as to whether or not our Young Aviators Day could go ahead until conditions were checked at Perth [...]
For the second weekend the weather spoiled our Young Aviators Day; this time Caernarfon Airport was the target for high winds, low cloud and poor visibility!! It was clear on Friday evening that Saturday 25th June may be, in the words of Paul Asbridge, CEO of The Eagles Wings Trust & CFI at Caernarfon Airport, [...]
Here is a report from Keith Delderfield, the DBF Director of Operations, who was at Kielder with the Bader Braves for the Calvert Trust Adventure Weekend. It certainly sounds as though all had a wonderful time and we hope that reading this and seeing some of the photographs and the video will inspire others to [...]
Here is a report from Keith Delderfield, the DBF Director of Operations, who was as RAF Waddington on the 4th June for the first in a programme of 9 Bader Braves Young Aviators Days for 2011. As you will see, RAF Waddington did the Braves proud and a great day was had by all. We [...]
BADER BRAVES “YOUNG AVIATORS DAYS” We now have the confirmed dates and locations of BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Days. We have increased last year’s programme considerably and are delighted to be able to offer 9 of these very popular and successful events for 2011. We have deliberately chosen airfields in different sectors of the British Isles so that we [...]
BADER BRAVES “YOUNG AVIATORS DAYS” We now have the confirmed dates and locations of BADER BRAVES Young Aviators Days. We have increased last year’s programme considerably and are delighted to be able to offer 9 of these very popular and successful events for 2011. We have deliberately chosen airfields in different sectors of the British Isles so that [...]
We are delighted to announce the first confirmed dates for our BADER BRAVES Young Aviator Days programme for 2011. These events were so popular last year that we are hoping to double the programme to hold at least 10 Young Aviator Days in 2011. Many of last year’s supporting airfields have come up trumps again [...]
Had he lived, our eponymous inspiration, Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, would have been 101 today. We salute his birthday and feel sure that he would be proud of the charity set up in his name and with the new initiatives and Events that we have in place. BADER BRAVES, a Douglas Bader Foundation initiative [...]
Calling all BADER BRAVES! ACTIVITY WEEKEND Friday 10th to Sunday 12th June CALVERT TRUST “CHALLENGING DISABILITY THROUGH OUTDOOR ADVENTURE” Kielder Water – Evening We have just had the dates confirmed for a BADER BRAVES Activity Weekend at Calvert Trust Kielder, Kielder Water, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 1BS. This is a wonderful opportunity for disabled youngsters and their families or carers to [...]
Calling all Bader Braves and their families and carers! We now have some dates and locations for this year’s Flying Days confirmed. Please go to the Bader Braves Page on the Website for details. You can “fly” there by clicking on the aeroplane! N.B.: We also have the weekend of the 10th – 12th June [...]
As we start a new year with a refreshed Website and our exciting new Bader Braves initiative rapidly gaining momentum, it is good to have this endorsement from David Cameron, our Prime Minister.
The Douglas Bader Foundation apologises to its supporters for the recent absence of its Website. As you can see, the Website had been refreshed and largely redesigned and we hope you’ll agree it’s a lot better for it! We are especially pleased with our brand new BADER BRAVES pages and extremely grateful to the excellent [...]
Following the excellent Bader Braves Young Aviators Day hosted by the West London Aero Club at White Waltham, we received the following wonderful accolade from Jessica Soanes, aged 11. We think that Jessica speaks very eloquently for many who may spend most of their time in a wheelchair or are otherwise physically restricted, about the [...]
RAF Waddington provides great day For Bader Braves Young Aviators. Even the weather was great on Saturday 24th July when ten Bader Braves along with their families, gathered at the entrance to RAF Waddington for the Bader Braves Young Aviators Day. It was a pretty impressive start as everyone was led in convoy to the [...]
BADER BRAVES is an initiative of the DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION (Charity Commission Registration Number:800435) The BADER BRAVES Young Aviators’ Day at the West London Aero Club, White Waltham, took place on Sunday 18th July and, as at the same venue last year, was a wonderful event thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. “Just wanted to say [...]
A write up following the excellent BADER BRAVES FLYING DAY at Goodwood Aero Club on Sunday 13th June where a (very) good time was had by all and, again, we were extraordinarily lucky with the weather. As always, we are extremely grateful to everyone involved for all that went into giving the Braves and their [...]
The BADER BRAVES Flying Day at Caernarfon Airport was a fantastic success and a wonderful day out for all the children and their families. We hope that the following will give you a flavour of what the Flying Days are all about and encourage you to attend of our other Flying Days, which still have [...]
Exhibition: Sir Douglas Bader Centennial Exhibition, Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, until March 31 2010 The RAF Museum in Hendon has launched a Douglas Bader centenary exhibition, celebrating the inspirational pilot and disabled campaigner’s life with a selection of rarities from the RAF archives. As an added bonus, Sir Richard Branson has recorded a podcast [...]
You can see footage of the successful launch of the Douglas Bader Foundation‘s exciting new venture, BADER BRAVES, by clicking on the link below. Once on the British Forces News Website, scroll down to the bottom to see the Douglas Bader clip. Please click HERE for the link.
JOIN THE TRIBE!! 2010 is the Centenary Year of the birth of Sir Douglas Bader and a very important year for the Douglas Bader Foundation… Today we are very proud to be able to announce our brand new initiative: BADER BRAVES Was created as a joint acknowledgement of SIR DOUGLAS BADER‘s honourary Chieftainship of a [...]
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.
