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British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association

BLESMA is a National Charity for Limbless Ex-Service Men and Women. The Association also accepts responsibility for the dependants of it's Members and, in particular their widows. It also accepts responsibilities for those who have suffered the loss of use of a limb in service.

The object of the Association are to promote the welfare of all those of either sex who have lost a limb, or one or both eyes, or the use of limbs as a result of service in any branch of Her Majesty's Forces or Auxiliary Forces and to assist needy dependants of such service limbless. It will also help those Ex-Service men and women who lose a leg after service.

BLESMA also:
* Provides permanent residential and convalescent holiday accommodation through its two nursing and residential Homes at Blackpool and Crieff (Perthshire);
* Provides a counselling service to individuals pre and post amputations;
* Furnishes advice on pensions and allowances, makes representations to Government Departments on individual entitlements, and where necessary, represents Members and their dependents at Pension Appeal Tribunals;
* Provides financial assistance to members and widows in the form of grants;
* Organises rehabilitation programmes for the amputee;
* Assists in finding suitable employment for amputees;
* Provides limited funding for research and development into artificial limbs, and in the training of prosthetists and orthotists;
* Acts as a consumer watchdog in respect of the provision of artificial limbs, wheelchairs and appliances.

Office Hours:
* Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.00pm;
* Answering Machine at all other times.

Registered charity number 1084189