They Gave So Much

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From the collection of

Wessex Film and Sound Archive
Wessex Film and Sound Archive is based in Winchester. Providing the opportunity to see and hear history, the archive contains nearly 40,000 film, video and sound recordings relating to Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, ranging from late Victorian times to the present day. It includes both amateur and professional material, local newsreels, military and maritime subjects, as well as footage produced by individuals, businesses and organisations.

They Gave So Much


The film starts with a new guest's arrival at the Southsea BLESMA home. After a medical examination he receives therapeutic heat treatment. Next morning, after tea in bed, a wash and breakfast, we see the residents walking in the garden and about the house. A wheelchair user shows how, with assistance, ramps and a lift have improved access in the house. Residents are then seen enjoying a variety of leisure activities before we end with a guest reciting a poem of thanks to BLESMA


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