Blind Veterans UK

92 year old Billy Orr, who lives at the national charity Blind Veterans UK in Brighton, tells of his time as a Prisoner of the Korea War with BBC1 South East. He also shows his Ambassador for Peace medal which he has received recently. Read more: www.blindveteransblog.org.uk/news/92-year-old-billy-orr-tells-of-his-time-as-a-prisoner-of-the-korea-war

92 year old Billy Orr, who lives at the national charity Blind Veterans UK in Brighton, tells of his time as a Prisoner of the Korea War with BBC1 South East. He also shows his Ambassador for Peace medal which he has received recently. Read more: www.blindveteransblog.org.uk/news/92-year-old-billy-orr-tells-of-his-time-as-a-prisoner-of-the-korea-war

Thank you BFBS Radio who gave a big shout out for the Blind Veterans UK 100k walk 2014. Are you tough enough? www.walk100.org.uk

A #War Poem by William Robinson, Blind Veterans UK Review December 1916, read by Matthew Hopkinson in March 2013

How I Won My Lizzie by an unknown soldier blinded in #WWI, featured in Blind Veterans UK Review November 1916, read by Charlie Collicutt in the March 2013 Review.

#KoreanWar #Veteran Billy Ore speaks to #BBC Radio #Sussex about his campaign for his 'Peace Medal'.

Blind Veterans UK's Andrew Jones and member David Poyner speak to BBC Radio 4 about the #noonealone campaign.

#Blind #veteran Simon Brown speaks to Real #Radio #Yorkshire.

TV Star Johnny Ball speaks to #BFBS #Radio about our #noonealone campaign.

#blind #veteran Simon Brown speaks to #BBC #Radio #Leeds

TV Star Johnny Ball is interviewed by Charlene Guy of #BFBS #Radio to discuss his backing of the Blind Veterans UK #noonealone campaign.

TV Star Johnny Ball is interviewed by Charlene Guy on BFBS Radio to discuss the Blind Veterans UK #noonealone campaign.

#BFBS interview Blind Veterans UK's Tracy Stratford about the up and coming #tartsfotroops #baking #campaign 29th June - 5th June www.tartsfortroops.org.uk

#BBC #Radio #Sussex feature Blind Veterans UK project #gemini exchange week.

Blind Veterans UK Sheffield centre manager Terry Heaton and member Dennis talk to #Sheffield Live about our No One Alone campaign.

BBC Radio Wales cover the official opening of Blind Veterans UK Llandudno centre, conducted by General Sir David Richards, Chief of the Defence Staff.

BFBS Radio give a shout out to the Blind Veterans UK Tarts for Troops #baking campaign.

BFBS give a shout out to the Blind Veterans UK 100km walk. www.walk100.org.uk

Chris Merrylees, a Virgin #London #Marathon runner and #guide to #Blind #Veterans UK member Mike Scholes, speaks to #BBC #Radio #Norfolk about his Marathon #challenge.

Charlotte Cooper-Garcha is a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She read three poems, which were written by Thomas Dennison, an early member of Blind Veterans UK who was blinded in the First World War. An official in a coal mine in Staffordshire before the war, he joined the 8th North Staffs on 7th September 1914. A year later he was totally blinded by a trench mortar at Givenchy in Fra...

Charlotte Cooper-Garcha is a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She read three poems, which were written by Thomas Dennison, an early member of Blind Veterans UK who was blinded in the First World War. An official in a coal mine in Staffordshire before the war, he joined the 8th North Staffs on 7th September 1914. A year later he was totally blinded by a trench mortar at Givenchy in Fra...

Charlotte Cooper-Garcha is a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She read three poems, which were written by Thomas Dennison, an early member of Blind Veterans UK who was blinded in the First World War. An official in a coal mine in Staffordshire before the war, he joined the 8th North Staffs on 7th September 1914. A year later he was totally blinded by a trench mortar at Givenchy in Fra...

The account by Helen Wilson is an incredible one of the time she went AWOL in April 1945 to go to France to find the grave of her brother who had been killed in action. Fighting was still going on and it was a dangerous time. Helen’s account provides an insight into the time and it is an extraordinary story of love and courage to find the final resting place of her brother. Helen gave this to Blin...

Blind Veterans UK centre manger Lesley Garven and member Terry Walker are interviewed on BBC Radio Sussex about the 75th Anniversary of the Brighton centre and Terry's challenge to walk 75 miles this year.

Blind Veterans UK member Craig Lundberg is interviewed on Heart FM Northwest and Wales. Craig talks about his experiences in #Iraq ten years on and also the #charity Blind Veterans UK.