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Hi everyone! We are making a group video to cheer us all on like a virtual hug to amputee families and need your help. Please add your own video wishes below (it's quick & easy) and you'll be part of a lockdown memory. Thank you!...

Unfortunately after careful consideration, the Board of Trustees have decided to postpone our 2020 Celebration Day and subsequent events through till end of September.  This is not a decision Trustees have come to lightly, but feel it is the right decision for the...

What’s your name, how old are you?  My name is Tracey Parsons, my friends call me T and I am 42 years old. Who lives with you and how old are they? Tell us a little bit about them what are their favourite colours or hobbies?  Currently I am living with my husband Jim,...

L I V E   V I D E O S (Let us know your favourites or if you spot any others that look good - particularly any local businesses!) MONDAY: 9:00 PE with Joe Wicks https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ 9:00 Virtual Fitness...

What’s your name, how old are you? My name is Sarah Woods and I am 44 years old. Who lives with you and how old are they? Tell us a little bit about them what are their favourite hobbies? I live with my boyfriend Rex, we have lived together for 7 years in May. Rex...

We are very grateful to have secured £5,000 from the Suffolk Coronavirus Fund to distribute amongst Suffolk amputee families.  This is vital and urgent funding for those most vulnerable.  All these funds will be spent on food/fuel vouchers, home schooling items and in...

We are loving joining in on the Clap For Carers every Thursday 8pm.  Many amputees, amputee family members are working on the frontline including one of our Trustees. Thank you will never be enough to cover it but we shall never ever forget what these people have done...

Hopefully you have all received our check in message but in case we missed anyone: Hey 😊we just wanted to check in with everyone and say we are thinking of you all during these difficult times. It's v much business as usual at Steel Bones with us supporting...

Those with appointments will already know but to make all aware here is a recent update from Alex, Manager of Clinic 9 Addenbrookes... As you can imagine we are going through HUGE changes here at the prosthetics department. We are in an ever changing situation, which...

In January, local Charity Steel Bones were approached by a fab group of ladies who are all trained by Coach Lee our Brandon Amputee Fitness Club Instructor. They had seen how much the Abbeycroft Brandon instructor, Lee loves training our club attendees and also heard...

What’s your name, how old are you?   My names Rob, I'm 41 years old from Poole, Dorset. Who lives with you and how old are they?   I'm married with 2 children, my wife Carla is 37, son Ollie is 14 and youngest son Harry is 9, we also have 2 dogs ozzie and lexi and 2...

Over the past few weeks we have been busy training our latest volunteer recruits. We hosted an induction evening for new events and fundraising volunteers which we had a fantastic turnout for.  Thank you so much to you all for joining us, there was a lot of stuff to...

Thank you to our Norwich team, Wendy, Colin and Debbie for pulling together a fabulous Norwich Prosthetics Club meet up.  Here’s some words from Wendy all about it … March 11th 2020 saw the first meeting of the year at Norwich Rehabilitation centre, Bowthorpe, of our...

Considering making a personal injury claim? It is important to take legal action quickly if you have been injured as a result of somebody else’s negligence and get the right people on board from the outset. In this article we will explore the time limits for making a...

Steel Bones was very excited to welcome 3 new Trustees to our Board in January.  Adam, Caroline and Mark bring a wealth of expertise, knowledge and passion to implement Steel Bones' new funding strategy and business plan.  .  You can find out more about them here .......

At the end of January, Steel Bones spent the day with a truly remarkable school community who has pulled together in tough times ! We loved the fact they said hello in Welsh, particularly apt in Brexit week👍 Our awesome team loved it, the pupils were...