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You will help provide face to face & virtual activities to enable limbless/injured veterans & families, both young and old, across England to: come together, have fun and build friendships to gain mutual support. Activities will help improve well-being & tackle loneliness made worse by COVID19.
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Situation
50% of limbless and injured veterans are 70+ years old. Blesma Members, both young and old, have complex injuries and require ongoing support. Many veterans and their families are no strangers to isolation, now made worse by COVID19 and months of social distancing and shielding measures. They would benefit from community-based fitness and social inclusion activities, but cannot access them due to mobility or accessibility issues as well as vulnerabilities surrounding COVID19 and other illnesses.
Solution
Blesma will run 80+ physical & at-home/virtual activities (with digital training if needed) to help limbless veterans & families come together, build friendships, trying something new and having fun. Activities for c.875 participants may includes: lunches, brunches, days out, virtual book clubs, at-home gardening clubs, arts/crafts, virtual fitness/yoga & virtual escape rooms. These will help improve well-being & tackle loneliness made worse by COVID19 social distancing & shielding measures.
