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SOME EXCITING NEWS FOR BLUE BADGE HOLDERS AND HOSPITAL PARKING - please see the car parking charges removed for blue badge holders at this document: NHS car parking guidance 2021 for NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts - https://buff.ly/35qbl4y. Trusts were required...

We have been hearing about a few incidences where amputees have been refused the opportunity to ride rollercoasters, quite often this is for insurance purposes.  However, we are keen to find out more and look at some of the questionable signage.  Before we got to the...

WOW THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED US for Celebration Day 2021.  We ZOOMED like we have never ZOOMED BEFORE 🙂 THANK YOU to: Para Tri Athlete, Hannah Moore for giving our very special announcements @AcroIrisCambridgeSambaBand for the best intro All our...

Hey Steel Bones Families Welcome to the Steel Bones Community.  You will be receiving your free support pack and your Celebration Day pack this week. We would love to say a MASSIVE MASSIVE THANK YOU to all the Steel Bones Champions who packed 700 packs to be mailed...

We know there are many budding poets in the Steel Bones Community, so we are THRILLED to launch our 2021 Poetry Competition. We ask anyone who loves writing or words, to enter a poem into our competition.  The theme of which is CELEBRATION, CONNECTION &...

We were thrilled to meet the Levitate Team and work with them to provide a Levitate Blade to our Ambassdor Alice Mason to trial out the awesome Levitate Blade.  Here's what Alice made of it: Levitate is on its way: totally buzzing to be getting a running Blade as the...

Everyone at Steel Bones is very excited about making final arrangements for Celebration Day 2021.  Unfortunately, Trustees have had to make the difficult decision to host it online for the second year running.  Trustees always put the health and wellbeing of the...

We are loving meeting our members online whilst we all social distance.  We may be unable to meet together but we can still be unite online. YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  Please join us for any of the events below which are designed to help you and your family during these...

Is anybody feeling up for a challenge? Our friends at Living Sport have kindly offered us some fundraising spaces for anyone keen for a challenge and might enjoy raising funds for Steel Bones. At Home Superheroes and Sidekicks wanted! Grab your cape and stay super...

BE AWARE  We have had a number of scams reported to us  recently and we know the banks are saying there is significant rise in scam activity. Here’s some information from Met Police Website to help protect yourself and do always report through Action Fraud...

With the cost of living rising astronomically,w e hope the below may help. Don’t be shy or let pride get in the way of accessing help that’s out there!! And don’t think “there’s probably others worse off out there” If you need a helping hand you need a hand!...

My name is Joseph Wright I'm 23 years old and I became an amputee in Sept 2020. I am RBK . I love anything to do with sports and before my operation I was just qualified personal trainer  . I live with my mother and younger brother and my brother Mark is into gaming...

Hi I am Rosemary Meechan. I live in Norfolk with my husband Don who is now semi-retired following a long military career in the Royal Air Force. My daughter Linda and my grandson Rupert live close by and spend a lot of time with me to support and care for me with all...

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BRING A VERY SPECIAL EVENT (NEXT THURSDAY 25TH FEB 11AM) TO YOU. THE NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE WILL JOIN OUR WEEKLY COFFEE CATCH UP ZOOM for a session on everything space. 11AM - 11.30AM 25th February 2021: The session is a talk about life...

So folks we are so THRILLED to let you know about 2 surveys happening. One is by Steel Bones Member and final year University Student, Helena Stone who is conducting a much needed study into Inclusive education.  Please read below and complete the questions.  Here's a...

MAIN TIPS FOR GETTING THROUGH LOCKDOWN TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME, DO NOT THINK TOO FAR AHEAD KEEP TO A ROUTINE KEEP CONNECTED – even just popping into a zoom for half an hour and hearing and seeing other people’s voices or ringing a friend. Click here for events in...

We are thrilled to introduce you to our newest Family Mentor Volunteers who will all be a fantastic asset tot he growing team.  Welcome to Debbie, Graham, Kim, Sarah and Steve. Thank you for battling through zoom and you tube links to join us on the Steel Bones...