Find out More Thank you to the amazing team at Bolt Burdon Kemp (BBK) solicitors who completed their epic 4x4x48 fundraising challenge for the Limbless Association last weekend. At midday on Friday 15th October, the intrepid group led by Josh Hughes - Partner and Head of the company’s Complex Injuries Team – set off from [...]
Find out More This weekend is our 4 x 4 x 48 Challenge weekend! There are lots of ways that you can take part and support the LA. It's going to be a great weekend and ultimately will help ensure no amputee need cope alone. Your generosity and support makes a difference to the lives [...]
Find out More LA trustee and young ambassador lead Ella Dove explains the benefits of writing for wellbeing You don’t have to be a writer to find solace in writing. When I embarked on a 10-week course in Therapeutic And Reflective Writing with the Professional Writing Academy, I wasn’t sure what to expect. As an [...]
On Tuesday 20th July at 7pm, our friends at the Keep Moving Project are running an evening session of their popular online seated exercise class on Zoom, exclusively for LA members as part of our Support & Connect Virtually Speaking Programme. This exercise programme has been specifically designed for amputees and is based on pioneering [...]
Find out More When Covid restrictions began, the LA had to suspend our popular Support and Connect face-to-face Hubs in limb-fitting centres in Essex, Bristol, Manchester and Hull. Thanks to funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, we were able to move this much-needed support online. With this [...]
Find out More Each month, the LA organises a busy diary of ‘Virtually Speaking’ Hub Chats, themed talks and events through Zoom – so you can feel supported and connected from the comfort of your sofa! Thank you to Sue Harris and Monica Sampla from AJM Wheelchairs who joined us to give an informative talk [...]
As part of Volunteers’ Week 2021, the Limbless Association are proud to be celebrating the work of our wonderful team of Volunteer Visitors. Volunteers’ Week is an opportunity for charities across the UK to thank volunteers and celebrate the impact they have on our communities. Volunteers are vital to the success of the Volunteer Visitor [...]
Find out More Volunteers’ week provides the platform for organisations across the country to celebrate the important role of volunteers. The Limbless Association will be celebrating the difference volunteers make to the charity and thanking our wonderful team of Volunteer Visitors for their time and dedication during this year’s Volunteers’ Week, which runs from 1-7 [...]
An enormous thank you to Simrah, Jennah and Fatima Adam and their family who have helped to raise £4,120 for the Limbless Association. The family had already taken part in a challenging Tough Mudder, raising £1,650 for the LA after we helped their uncle Mukhtar – who is now one of our Trustees. On 27th [...]
Good luck to sisters Sarah and Anna Dyche who are taking on the Three Peak Challenge to raise money for the Limbless Association. On Saturday 22nd May, the pair will be attempting to climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon within 24 hours. The three mountains have a combined height of 11,178 feet / 3,407 [...]
