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BEWSA was formed in September 1987 after a small group of disabled ex-service men and women were invited to fly to the United States of America to participate in the “Paralysed Veterans of America (PVA) National Veterans Wheelchair Games”.
After seeing first hand how the Americans used participation in sport as a source of rehabilitation for those who have been injured in the service of their country, and seeing that the UK did not have an organisation to meet these needs, BEWSA was born.
BEWSA was registered in 1997 as a National Armed Forces Charity (No. 1071226). This opened up new channels for funding from such organisations as the Lottery fund, Foundation for Sport and the Arts, and many other grant making bodies, ex-service agencies and charities. The object of the charity is to promote welfare and rehabilitation of disabled ex-service men and women through participation in sport, sports medicine and any other means deemed legal under charity law.
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