Blind vet Nancy was inspired by Sir Captain Tom Moore and completed 100 laps of the Brighton Centre garden on Wednesday A 99-YEAR-OLD blind veteran has completed a 100-lap walking challenge to raise money for charity. Nancy Bowstead, who lives in Brighton, completed the sponsored walk around the centre s garden in two hours on Wednesday and has raised more than £300 so far for Blind Veterans UK. She will turn 100 in September and said she was inspired by Sir Captain Tom Moore’s fundraising last year. She said: “He was a great inspiration and I hope that I can raise as much money as he did.”
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Soldiers take on 48-hour test
Twenty soldiers from Ripon-based 21 Engineers regiment took part in a 48-hour challenge for Blind Veterans UK, the national charity for blind and vision-impaired ex-Service men and women.
Thursday, 3rd June 2021, 3:09 pm
Sergeant Keith Bryson, 31, and from Doncaster, decided to organise the challenge after Simon Brown, a blinded Iraq war veteran who is supported by the charity, led a Teams call back in February.
Keith said: “Simon served in our regiment and talked about his experiences as well as the help he received from Blind Veterans UK.
“Naturally it was an easy decision to do something to contribute towards such a beneficial charity.