Friday, 8 April 2016

Disabled Veteran Made Ambassador

War veteran appointed as Event Ambassador for The Mobility Roadshow at Silverstone Circuit, Northants, in May.




Lamin Mennah from Manchester and star of the DIY SOS ‘Homes for Veterans’ Special will be appearing at The Mobility Roadshow on Day 1 (26th May).

 To date, the DIY SOS Big Build ‘Homes for Veterans’ Special is the most ambitious construction challenge undertaken by the building renovation TV programme. It involved the redevelopment of an entire dilapidated terraced street in Manchester to provide homes for injured servicemen and women. Lamin Mennah, a disabled ex-Guardsman, and his family were grateful recipients of one of the new accessible homes.

 Lamin, originally from Gambia, moved to Britain in 2005 to join the British Army and served in the Irish Guards for five years. On New Year’s Eve 2010, he was severely injured by an exploding IED in Afghanistan resulting in the loss of both legs and one arm.

Lamin said: “By coming to the Roadshow I hope I can help as many people as possible sustain a positive mental attitude.”

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