BLESMA Bomb Suit Challenge
Page creator: Brendan West
Event: Bomb Suit Challenge
Event Date: 1st Oct 2008
Team Members: Major Colin Whitworth, W01Nick Handy, Sean Walsh
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Exhausted team at Ben Nevis Summit
About our charity : British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma) British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association (Blesma)
We aim to give ex-Service men and women who either lost limbs, the use of their limbs, or one or both eyes as a result of service in any branch of Her Majesty’s Forces or Auxiliary Forces, a counselling and caring service and help in everyday problems.
Charity Registration No 1084189
Fundraising target:  £50,000.00
Donations so far:  £ 28,391.78
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Well We Made it, absolutely exhausted and very sore, but very proud to complete the task for such a good cause. The Website will stay open until the 1st Dec so donations are still very well accepted. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR DONATIONS AND MESSAGES OF SUPPORT.

Mission : A team from the Army School of Ammunition plan to climb Britains tallest peaks wearing a bomb disposal suit weighing 35kg

Date: 03 - 06 October 2008

Aim: To raise £ 50,000 to pay for 15 amputees from BLESMA to take part in a rehabilitation ski event in Colorado Dec 2008

BLESMA are a charity that support ALL servicemen and women who have lost limbs including use of limbs under any circumstances and at any time. They also support the widows of service personnel who lost limbs. One of the major initiatives that BLESMA is currently undertaking is to rehabilitate as many service personnel who have lost limbs on recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan as soon after the event as possible. This is a proven method of ensuring that amputees continue to live as normal a life as possible after their injury. Unfortunately due to the tempo of operations the number of amputees is increasing and there are a number of personnel awaiting rehabilitation.
 
Our aim is to take 15 amputees to Colorado in December to take part in the worlds largest rehabilitation ski Event. Our members will get one to one expert tuition have access to the best adaptive ski equipment, but most importantly will rehabilitate alongside over 700 other disabled personnel including over 75 US wounded warriors who have recently returned from Iraq and Afghanistan. This event is a life changing experience for all who take part.
 
Your Donations Will make a difference and help pay for this life changing experience. We will do the hard work by climbing the 3 peaks in a Bomb Disposal suit all you need to do is donate as little or as much as you can afford. Your Donations really are appreciated, THANK YOU !  

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Barry Shields 25/11/2008 £100.00 £28.21 ok sean. you win ! now leave me alone. Seriously, well done lads. 
nigel knowlson 24/11/2008 £150.00 £42.31 well done 
Louisa Briscoe 22/11/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Well done lads. Hope your lungs were hanging out yer bum Col! I'll ask Lairdy to dig deep too. x 
JPH Architects 17/11/2008 £50.00 n/a Congratulations guys! A job well done! 
Mike Knox 12/11/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Gentlemen, you have my utmost admiration, both for the effort and for the cause. Well done. M 
B & L Pochin, B O'Driscoll & J Heffernan 11/11/2008 £40.00 £11.28 For Phil Tilley a true Poacher, who would have thought a fat git like you would be able to march up mountains dressed as an ATO. A great effort! 
Jez 05/11/2008 £20.00 n/a Saw you at Glen Nevis Hostel the night before and it sounds horrific! Well done chaps. 
Becky 05/11/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done boys! I'm proud of you 
Andy Stevens 04/11/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done Colin and team, a great effort, guess I will have to do something here for you as well 
Mark Thomas & Graham Maxwell ...Rhyl 04/11/2008 £500.00 £141.03 fantastic cause, keep up the good work on raising money for these boys,Well done guys..  
Wish "Wash (Rhyl) 04/11/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well Done.very proud of youn all guys 
Rachael Appleton 29/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82  
claire 27/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Saw you on Scarfell spike. Well done! 
Cory & Leon Twist (Rhyl) 27/10/2008 £40.00 £11.28 Never thought this task could be done, well done the team, & good luck to the boys on the skiing trip, Fantastic.. 
Stu Carter 25/10/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Well done. 
Felix Tie 25/10/2008 £62.00 £17.49 No Colin, you can't sell another one! 
Dianne whittle 25/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 very worthy cause 
Peter Cooney, (Sports Injuries Flint ) 23/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 very proud of all you guys, well done, superb cause, 
All Staff, Mercedes of north wales, LLandudno Jun, 23/10/2008 £75.00 £21.15 a very well done to all the team, for all the hard work they put in on the peaks, hope you reach your target for the 15 heroes you sre supporting,  
Annika Gledhill-Wallace 23/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done guys! 
Jonah & Julia Jones 23/10/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Totally mad ! Excellent job. 
Simon jones& Geraint Ball ( Bloke) Prestatynnow ho 23/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 well done guy, brill cause,now we hope the nagging will stop (sean)  
Mervyn Davies (Carpets Prestatyn) 23/10/2008 £150.00 £42.31 congratulations Sean, colin & Nick a great achievement for a Fantastic cause, Sean stop phoning me now please but well worth it, well done.. 
John Mortimer 21/10/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Congratulations to Colin and the rest for a good job well done! 
Otto Bock Healthcare Plc 21/10/2008 £150.00 n/a Congratulations to you all on such an excellent achievement.  
Beccy & Simon 21/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done guys! We met you coming down Scar Fell as we were going up & if you could do it we had no excuses! Very worth while cause.  
Hetti & Julie, Butterfly tea rooms, K/Bay 20/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Made up for you all, think you are all fantastic, well done lads xx 
Ann Walsh 20/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Best Brother in law ever (sean), congratulations on completing a massive achievement to all of you, what a fantastic cause. 
John and Sue Middleditch 19/10/2008 £25.00 £7.05 Just viewed the pictures with Matthew. Well done to all of you - fantastic effort!  
HOLLIMAN, Penrith 19/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Saw yo all on summit of Scafell Pike and wish you all the best in your efforts. 
Andy Roberts Prestatyn 17/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 well done mate i am so proud of you sean, and the lads.a very hard task well done, an excellent cause..xxx 
zigi 17/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 about time you did something worth while, well done hun so proud of you all in good cause x x 
Gary Walsh 17/10/2008 £100.00 £28.21 well done lads!! Proud of you dad (sean) didnt no u had it in you!! xx 
Chelsey Walsh 17/10/2008 £100.00 £28.21 To my Dad Sean, Colin & Nick.Congratulations on completing the 3 peaks, a true test of commitment. extremley proud of you all!! xxx 
Samantha Walsh 17/10/2008 £100.00 £28.21 well done everyone, very proud of you dad (Sean), lots of love Sam, Rich & all at little Lambs 
anonymous 17/10/2008 £40.00 £11.28 All the very best and an excellent cause, now complete 
a gent on snowdon 17/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 we were on the recce & this gent gave us £10 toward a excellent cause, which we have now completed. 
Oliver hudson ( Vera) Rhyl 17/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 a very worthwhile cause, i know you will all be suffering now you have finished it 
Stu Roberts Towyn 17/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 well done, great cause,  
L/Cpl Dave Nolan R.E. 17/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 well done guys,buzzing for you backing the boys hope you reach your target, love yer Sean 
Richard Proffit Mercades North wales 17/10/2008 £500.00 £141.03 I know you have completed this task, which was very hard work, very well done to all the team, fantastic cause, hope you reach you goal..  
Clement Hughes solictors Prestatyn 17/10/2008 £100.00 £28.21 well done a very excellent cause, please can you now stop nagging Sean 
The Boyd Family 15/10/2008 £200.00 £56.41 Well done lads from sunny Iraq - you all make us humble. Looking forward to a beer with ya'all. 
Chris Ward 15/10/2008 £5.00 £1.41 Well done guys, pleased to have met you on the slopes of Ben Nevis 
Andy Walsh 15/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Pukka job lads going to a good cause 
not important 14/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 stay motivated, you make a difference 
Steve Singleton 13/10/2008 £88.00 n/a Well done lads from all on rear party 2 Royal Anglian 
Selina Payne 13/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 For Nick..well done  
Pitch 13/10/2008 £5.00 £1.41 How could you rule out a remote approach at such at early stage? Well done, fanastic effort.  
Eve Kelly 13/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 All you chaps are wonderful! All good luck and congratulations.Sue told me about you as well. 
Dave Ford 12/10/2008 £10.00 n/a Son in Law in the Army..so there but for the grace of God...Sue told me about you.. 
Alexandra & Jim 12/10/2008 £20.00 n/a Good luck and well done.Thanks to Sue for letting me know,  
Sue McGuirk 12/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Our paths crossed on Snowdon - full of admiration for you all. 
Peter & Sherry 12/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Hope you OK. Bet DELA had a bit of pease & you've taken lots of pictures. All the best I'm sure we'll hear all about it  
Met Police EXPO's 12/10/2008 £150.00 £42.31 Great achievement well done to all involved, especially Col, Nick and Sean (MM), brilliant effort!!! 
Michelle George 12/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Brilliant we met you just on your way down from Scafell Pike. Major acheivement !! I am planning on doing the 3 peaks in 24 hrs next year....any tips? 
patrick haworth 11/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Impressed when we saw you near Ben Nevis summit .Well done 
David Goude 11/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 well done all 
Erica Haines 11/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 What a fantastic thing you have all done.Well done! 
steve met pol 11/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 surely this has hygiene implications 
Kirstine Wilson (Scanna MSC) 10/10/2008 £50.00 n/a After wearing one of those suits for a photoshoot I can only imagine the endurance required. Good on you guys! 
nicholas stevens 10/10/2008 £5.00 £1.41 saw you sweating at the top of a white ben nevis,well done to you all,hope it went well on the other peaks 
Ray Colllister MBE 10/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Quis Separabit 
D.W.Ellis 09/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 worth every effort, well done! 
Kevin Jeffery 09/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Go for it! All the best... 
Graham & Helen Robinson 09/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Worth the money to see a picture of Col Whitworth on a mountain 
Wayne Rudd 09/10/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Late again, Good Effort 
Lisa & John THORNTON 09/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Hope it went well. This is a great cause. Well done! 
Jonathan Jefferis 08/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Well done, best wishes 
Martin & Pam Epton 08/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Better late than never!! Well done, a very worthy cause. 
Ian Akeroyd 08/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 All the best 
lutha 08/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 keep going guys  
Sid 08/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Good luck fellas from a very impressed serving crab! 
Andy Green 08/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Well done guys 
Angela 08/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Saw your story online - amazingly brave and what a fantastic achievement. Get your story in the papers and you'll hit your £50k target. 
Kane 08/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10  
John Whitehead 07/10/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Best wishes from the other Cutlass team 
Tony Pearce 07/10/2008 £60.00 £16.92 Great to see you at the top of Ben Nevis on Friday. Hope Scafell and Snowdon went as well for you. 
Chris & Jackie 07/10/2008 £30.00 £8.46 Huge respect for you lot! Seen on the Pyg track in terrible rain. Good luck - fantastic cause. 
Anna M 07/10/2008 £10.00 n/a Met you at the top of a snowy Ben Nevis last Friday, well done! 
Rich,Phil&Alex(the dog) 07/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Saw the team on the Pyg track yesterday,making good progress.well done guys. 
linda johnson/ dave 07/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 i am very proud of all those who took part. 
The Meliden Freedom Fighters 07/10/2008 £1,000.00 £282.05 Well done team, Matt and Phil you were the best supported by Nige and Stu.... well done you four.... and thanks to the navy.... x 
Joan & Mike 07/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Good luck. Great cause 
Maria and Stuart 06/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Met lads coming off Scafell Pike summit on sunday. Good luck with the rest of your challenge, and we hope you reach your target.  
Craig Mason 06/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Met lads at Ben Nevis summit (and bar in town after!), done the 3 peaks, good effort & well done. Hope the government doubles your coffers! 
Dan Read 06/10/2008 £230.00 n/a A small something from 821 EOD Sqn (Especially Kingy)and the Staff and Patrons of the Prince of Wales Pub Didcot..... Good luck to you all  
Edmund Thornhill 06/10/2008 £100.00 n/a excellent cause 
Allon Carter 06/10/2008 £120.00 £33.85 Good luck from ATO 801 course.  
Hamish Jamieson 06/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Met the team at the top of Ben Nevis on the 3rd. That suit looked very heavy. Well done guys! 
Shaun and Tina 06/10/2008 £30.00 £8.46 I wish I could add more noughts at the end well done all  
anonymous 05/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Vascular Physio BLESMA have helped my patients so all power to you 
Paul Buckingham 05/10/2008 £10.00 £2.82 I THINK YOU'RE C R A Z Y !!! 
D & D Kiaie 05/10/2008 £200.00 £56.41 All the best. A very worthy cause. 
Nicks Nan and Grandad 05/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 would have done it with you but too busy, good luck 
Al & Becky Ness 05/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Good luck guys, stay off the beer!!!!!. 
Ben the dentist 05/10/2008 £20.00 £5.64 Crazy baaaa stards 
Seawarde 05/10/2008 £170.00 £47.95 It's a shame our pockets are deeper than the government's. Best of British, guys. 
Vicky Warren 04/10/2008 £15.00 £4.23 good luck.x x x  
Rick Davies 04/10/2008 £50.00 £14.10 Just like the 321 Summer camp. . . 
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