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Remembrance 2024: Honouring their legacy
Blind Veterans UK appoints new Chief Executive
1 Jul 2014
Blind Veterans UK announced today that Major General (Rtd) Nick Caplin CB has been appointed as its Chief Executive.
Our charity presents lifetime achievement award to blind veteran
6 Apr 2017
Our charity's highest honour, the Ted Higgs Prize, is awarded to blind veteran Billy.
Statue of blinded soldiers to be unveiled in Manchester
25 Aug 2018
A new statue commemorating the end of the First World War will be unveiled in Manchester this October.
Celebrating 80 years of our Centre of Wellbeing in Brighton
11 Oct 2018
This month we celebrated the 80th anniversary of our Centre of Wellbeing in Brighton.
HRH The Countess of Wessex unveils our ‘Victory Over Blindness’ statue
18 Oct 2018
Our patron HRH The Countess of Wessex unveils our ‘Victory Over Blindness’ statue in Manchester.
Our charity awards Dr Zbigniew Pełczyński OBE Honorary Fellowship
4 Mar 2019
An Oxford University Fellow who was supported by our charity, has been presented with our first Honorary Fellowship.
Our charity invites beneficiaries for gardening session
4 Sept 2019
A group of blind veterans recently got together at our London headquarters to brush up on their gardening skills.
Thank you to our supporters and volunteers
11 Dec 2020
We are doing all we can to help keep blind veterans connected during the Christmas period and beyond.
Blind veteran attends introduction week virtually
23 Dec 2020
A blind veteran unable to visit our Brighton centre over lockdown, instead attended a virtual introduction.
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