My name is Julia; I’m a mum to a busy blended family of four children aged 4 to 23 years old – life outside of work is rarely quiet! Work-wise, I’ve spent the last 20 years in the life sciences sector, leading teams developing molecular diagnostic tests that help improve patient care around the world. … Read More
LA Volunteer Mike is fundraising for the LA by climbing the O2! He says: “The LA has given me not only access to the resources that I never felt I had before, during or immediately after my amputation, but also an incredibly rich and rewarding set of experiences throughout the peer-support volunteering work I have … Read More
We’re delighted to announce that the LA will be climbing the O2 again this year, generously sponsored by Hodge Jones & Allen, LA Legal Panel Members. This year’s climb will champion Lives Beyond Limb Loss, allowing our members to do something truly amazing and out of the ordinary! Some of this year’s participants have chosen … Read More
Find out More After one of my “fellow exercisers” in the Keep Moving classes had completed a walk in aid of the Limbless Association - and smashed it; it inspired me to challenge myself. That’s when the O2 climb came in. A real challenge for me on a few counts - I don’t like heights; [...]
Find out More Saturday 2nd of September was the final peak of the ‘3 Peaks, 1 leg challenge’ Ben Nevis. I had reservations about it being the tallest of the three, but I also thought to myself it couldn’t be any harder than Scafell Pike as that was a constant uphill climb with lots of [...]
Find out More I attempted this climb for the first time. I have to say that there was much trepidation. I have never done anything like this before. When you arrive at the O2 and start looking up you get an idea of what's ahead. What impressed me from the start was the energised engaged [...]
Find out More Thinking of walking over the O2? You would think that a fear of heights would stop you from taking on that challenge, but you are only ever a few feet about the dome surface and even when you look out across the dome it still does not look that high. The actual [...]
Find out More Anthony Gold Solicitors have supported the work undertaken by the Limbless Association for many years, and we are honoured to continue to demonstrate our support. Climbing the O2 which, at its highest point is 52 metres is no mean feat. Being able to do this climb as an able-bodied person is a [...]
Find out More When Evie Annetts’ parents sat down to read her a bedtime story, they didn’t know it would be the beginning of a 22-mile fundraising challenge, raising nearly £1,500 for amputees across the UK. Kind-hearted Evie, aged five from Cwmbran in South Wales was inspired when her parents, Dan and Sophie, read her [...]
It’s Oscars time! Whether you’re in Billericay, Bradford, Bristol, Brighton, wherever you are across the LA LA LAnd, it’s time to get dressed up to the 9’s and join us at the LA for a night of glamour and fun for all. Get your friends and families together, theme and style your HolLAywood evening with [...]
