INTERVIEW: Strictly Come Dancing with TV presenter and veteran JJ Chalmers
Royal Marines Commando to the Invictus Games, TV presenter, and now, Strictly Come Dancing contestant: JJ Chalmers talks overcoming challenges.
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Celebrating disability, the Armed Forces, and all things Strictly Come Dancing with JJ Chalmers
Grab your dancing shoes, Strictly Come Dancing has returned for 2020 and we’re backing TV presenter and veteran, JJ Chalmers for the coveted trophy.
New prosthetic implant helping veterans on the road to civvy street
A pioneering new prosthetic implant is making changes and improvements for veterans transitioning back to civvy street with an amputation.
Ex-soldier wins two national awards
Student and ex-soldier, Gareth Thomas, was awarded twice at the national Spinal Injuries Association’s awards ceremony. The annual ceremony is a glittering charity event that…
New web service help injured forces personnel find Civvy Street employment
A new service designed to help injured armed forces personnel find sustainable work has launched. Access Ability, the government-backed website set up in 2013 by…
Legion funds SIA peer support officer to help injured soldiers
100 injured Servicemen and women to benefit from Spinal Injuries Association grant A Royal British Legion grant of £8,649 has been awarded to the Spinal…
Injured soliders set to take on Dakar Rally challenge
Race2Recovery, the group of severely injured soldiers who made history as the first disabled rally team to enter, and complete, the Dakar rally in 2013…
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It’s a colossal task by anyone’s standards, so when a team including six injured servicemen set off to tackle the epic Dakar Rally earlier this…
Injured soldiers complete world’s toughest race
Race2Recovery, the group of predominantly injured soldiers who formed a rally team to raise funds for Forces charities, were today celebrating making history by becoming…