Blind Veterans UK Review - in chapters

An introduction to the July 2022 edition of the Review.

This month's message from our Editor.

Your message from your Chief Executive, Major General (rtd) Nick Caplin CB.

Your message from your Chairman, Barry Coupe.

Our latest news.

Our Operations Lead, Nicola Clough, reports on the Platinum Jubilee weekend fun at our Llandudno Centre.

Our Member Experience Coordinator, Stacey Barham, describes a jubilant Jubilee at our Brighton Centre.

Our Art and Craft Instructor from our NCP Creative Writing Group, Kathryn Jones-Romain, encourages you to have a go at penning a Japanese poem.

Member Cameron Kennedy, 76, tells our Marketing and Communications Assistant, Romy Benshabat, all about his new-found passion for art.

Review Volunteer, Lynette Denzey, gives our Marylebone HQ a fitting farewell.

One of our oldest Members, Rosemary Lang, who’s 103, looks back on her wartime experience

Has your computer got it in for you? Before you chuck it out the window, you might want to call our brilliant tech team at MeSH.

Rosina Edden describes the ups and downs of caring for her husband, Peter, who has dementia.

The latest information and prices for Members who’d like to book a stay at our Llandudno and Brighton Centres

This month’s creative activities and hobby circles you can take part in - all from the comfort of your own home.

It is with deep regret that we record the deaths of the following Members and we offer our heartfelt condolences to their widows, widowers, families and friends.

We share our family news.

We share the third and final extract from 101-year-old Member, John McOwan, who wrote his memoir during the lockdown about his time in the Desert Rats, supported by his family and Blind Veterans UK volunteer, Frances Nixon.

Our quiz master, Member Ron Russell, tests your knowledge on popular music

An introduction to the August 2022 edition of the Review.

This month's message from our Editor.

Your message from your Chairman, Barry Coupe.

Your message from your Chief Executive, Major General (rtd) Nick Caplin CB.

Our latest news.

How Member Lorna Thomas, 90, found a trusted companion in her Blind Veterans UK volunteer, Chrissie.

Our CEO Nick Caplin spent Armed Forces Week in Ukraine to discuss how we can help the war-blinded.

Our volunteer John Parsons shares the story of two generations of world war heroes in one family - Member Ken Hobbs and his father, William.

MeSH Team Lead Ashley Li is looking for Members to take part in ground-breaking computer game research.

Our People Officer Emily Edwards explores the practice of mindfulness.

In May, three of our Members and their families attended the second annual Veteran Games 2022 at Tel Aviv in Israel.

Is there anything more refreshing than a homemade fruit cordial on a hot summer day?

Our Member Experience Coordinator Stacey Barham reports on the activities on offer to help carers connect.

This month’s creative activities and hobby circles you can take part in - all from the comfort of your own home.

We share our family news.

It is with deep regret that we record the deaths of the following Members and we offer our heartfelt condolences to their widows, widowers, families and friends.

Member John Walton, 89, shares his story of learning to fly at just 17 and joining Blind Veterans UK in later life.

Our quizmaster, Ron Russell, tests your knowledge on well-known nursery rhymes.

How to get in touch.

An introduction to the September 2022 edition of the Review.

This month's message from our Editor.

Your message from your Chief Executive, Major General (rtd) Nick Caplin CB.

Your message from your Chairman, Barry Coupe.

Our latest news.

Our Members consult on our new centre design.

Letter contributions from our Members.

Our President Colin Williamson remembers Vice President Maria Pikulski-Hughes, who passed away on 7 August.

If you’re feeling a little beaten down by life, perhaps it’s time to let your imagination flow…

Member Bill Skinner, 88, has written his wartime memoir and now takes part in our National Creative Project

Member Shaun Gregory, 52, builds Wargaming figures with the help of equipment from Blind Veterans UK

Member Gerald Bower, 89, has spent the last 60 years creating a stunning eco garden