Battle Back Centre for injured serving personnel
The Royal Britsh Legion has committed £30 million to provide and
operate the Battle Back Centre, an adaptive sports and outdoor
facility based in Lilleshall in the West Midlands.
With its focus on what you can do rather than what you can't,
the Centre will help around 800 injured Army, Navy and RAF
personnel every year.
Undertaking and overcoming challenges has been shown to enhance
recovery. The Battle Back Centre will provide adaptive sports and
adventurous training opportunities with world-class coaching. The
range of sports and outdoor activities will include climbing,
watersports, wheelchair basketball, cycle racing, sledge hockey and
archery.
Before being wounded in battle these young men and women were at
the peak of their physical fitness. An injury can make them feel
like their life has stopped, as everything they hold dear has been
taken from them.
By rebuilding confidence, and unlocking potential the Battle
Back Centre will prove nothing is impossible for these remarkable
men and women.
