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Interviews

If you are a pupil or a student and you would like to get in touch with Simon regarding a particular subject, you are working on please contact info@hentertainment.com. Unfortunately, due to Simon's diary commitments he may not be able to attend to every request.

Filming

If you are a student and are working on a project that requires filming an interview with Simon you are welcome to contact us with a request. Please note however, unless Simon is in your local area he will not specifically travel to fulfil any such requests due to his work and other commitments.

QED, Simon's war & other documentaries

Unfortunately, we do not have any copies of the QED documentary that initially followed Simon's story and are uncertain when they may become available.

Speaking & awards

Due to the popularity of Simon we are contacted often by schools and colleges asking if Simon could be available to speak at events or help to present annual awards. Each year he endeavours to try and accommodate as many as he can.

Debra

In the honorary role of DEBRA's President, Simon Weston CBE will raise awareness of EB and DEBRA as well as supporting fundraising to provide care and support for the EB Community and fund research into effective treatments and a cure.

Simon says, “I feel very relevant to DEBRA, having spent so much time having dressings changed, having healing skin pulled off because that’s what dressings do, having itch beyond all comprehension. I understand something of the pain and suffering that people with EB endure every day. I want to do what I can to fight EB and raise the profile of the condition. I hope by doing this we can increase understanding of the condition with the general public and improve the quality of life for people suffering from the condition here and now.”

The London Mint Office

During 2017 Simon worked with The London Mint Office to commemorate 35 years of the Falklands Conflict. His inspirational words to The London Mint Office team added great depth to the meaning of The Falklands Conflict. With 2018 set to be an important year for British commemorations Simon has partnered with The London Mint Office as their Military Ambassador.

Managing Director of The London Mint Office, Greg Prosser said: “Simon is a true inspiration to me, for a long time and I have followed his story with great interest. The London Mint Office are honoured to be partnering with Simon during such a huge year in British commemorations”.

Falklands Veterans Foundation (FVF)

Simon is the Patron of The Falklands Veterans Foundation (FVF). This was the first UK based charity for Falklands Veterans and their immediate families and is committed to providing a network of support and direction for those in need. The FVF works in partnership with all other Service Charities and organisations providing assistance for Falklands Veterans and their families.

NACE

NACE, National Association for Able Children in Education is delighted that Simon Weston OBE has accepted our invitation to become a patron of NACE and NACE Cymru.

NACE is the only dedicated, not for profit organisation specialising in supporting teachers to provide excellent teaching and learning for more able, gifted and talented pupils. Rowena Gaston Chief Executive of NACE said “It was an honour and privilege to hear Simon speak at our conference for teachers in Wales. His passion and commitment to helping young people to succeed and thrive is admirable and to quote one of our conference delegates… ‘every child in Wales should be given the opportunity to hear Simon speak.’”

TASC

Patron.TASC is proud to become the leading UK Charity supporting the Ambulance Services community.

The UK Ambulance Service receives over 10 million 999 calls a year and employs 70,000 people across the NHS and private sectors. Ambulance personnel are committed to saving lives and making a difference and their front line emergency services, patient transfer services, contact centres and other areas of their service makes an invaluable contribution to society.

The Healing Foundation

Ambassadorial Role, The Healing Foundation is a national fundraising charity championing the cause of people living with disfigurement and visible loss of function, by funding research into pioneering surgical and psychological healing techniques.

Through research, we also raise awareness about the cause and provide information about the sources of support.

Wenches in Trenches

Wenches in Trenches are a group of like minded women who do a sponsored walk one a year, usually in September somewhere on the Western Front. They aim to raise awareness and funds for military causes. Currently in Year 1 of a 4 Year project to get some permanent memorials to the Nurses and VAD's of WW1.

In previous years raised money for military causes such as parcels for troops, forces children’s trust, RBL Somme Branch and La Boisselle study Group to name a few. Simon is delighted to be patron to the group.

Allied Service Trust

Simon is Patron of Allied Services Trust. As a registered charity (number 1148194) our vision and mission is to improve choice and understanding amongst the UK population to help them prepare for possible incapacity in the future.

By educating people, making them aware of the need to prepare for incapacity, and providing accessible and affordable support to create and register legally binding documents, we empower individuals to take greater control over how their affairs will be managed in the event that they choose not to make decisions, or lose mental capacity to make decisions for themselves.

Preparation for incapacity supports our well being, welfare and financial self-sustainability during times of vulnerability including physical disability, mental ill health and mental incapacity.

We have been granted permission by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice to act, if required, as Attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney or Court appointed Deputy in England and Wales. Our services are delivered on a not for profit basis for those who do not meet our charitable criteria. www.alliedservicestrust.org

Changing Faces

Changing Faces are a charity for people and families whose lives are affected by conditions, marks or scars that alter their appearance.

They aim to help individuals lead full and satisfying lives. They give practical and emotional support to adults, children and their families. They also provide training, support and advice to professionals in health and education.

International Rescue Corps

A specialist urban search and rescue team responding to natural and man made disasters all over the world using specialist skills and equipment. Our mission is "United To Save Life" and this ethos applies to every action of our volunteer specialists. We are registered with the UN allowing us to operate as a search and rescue team under their co-ordination in times of international disaster.

Woundcare4Heroes

Woundcare4Heroes provides specialist wound care to help rebuild the lives of those injured in conflict.

We offer an outreach service that takes the care to the person, so that their home and family lives can continue with as little disruption as possible. It is a well proven fact that people recuperate and rehabilitate much better when they are at home surrounded by friends and family.

The LMS-Patriot Project

The LMS-Patriot Project is a charitable company that was formed to create a new 'Patriot' class steam locomotive named "The Unknown Warrior".

The LMS-Patriot Project was formed in 2008 to build an entirely new ‘Patriot’ class steam locomotive which has been named The Unknown Warrior. The new national memorial engine will be dedicated to keeping alive the memory of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in two World Wars and more recent conflicts. The four original memorial engines that were built in the 1920s and 1930s no longer exist and all 52 of the ‘Patriot’ class of locomotives were scrapped by British Railways in the early 1960s. By building The Unknown Warrior there will be a lasting, moving memorial for the British public to see and cherish.

Enham Trust

Simon is delighted to support Enham Trust. A Hampshire based disability charity that supports disabled people to live, work and enjoy life to the full, as independently as possible.

Throughout their near 100-year history they have provided accessible housing, vital care and employment opportunities to over 250,000 disabled individuals with wide ranging physical and learning disabilities.

Veteran Films

Veteran Films is a not-for-profit social enterprise company aimed at helping Veterans leaving the service and those with mental or physical disabilities to re-train whilst helping them shift focus away from their disability and giving them a creative outlet to tell their stories.

They run residential long weekends and a master-class covering all aspects of short films and digital film making from script to screen across multiple media platforms. All delivered by tutors, who all currently work in the film and TV Industry.

Blonde Mcindoe

At the beginning of World War II, Archibald McIndoe was asked to set up a centre at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead to treat burned and injured Royal Air Force personnel. Throughout the war he worked tirelessly to pioneer the treatment of 649 severely burnt airmen, casualties from other services and many civilians. The burned airmen later formed the now well-known Guinea Pig Club, so named because of the experimental nature of their surgery and treatment.

McIndoe was also very concerned for his patients’ rehabilitation into normal life. As well as his pioneering surgical approaches, he instigated holistic approaches to patients’ psychological healing, which was truly ground-breaking at the time. In 1958, a facility was envisaged for surgical research at QVH serving a dual role in the fields of both fundamental and clinical research.

The present-day research activities at the Foundation have built upon this rich legacy by using state of the art, novel bioengineering and regenerative medicine techniques to identify ways to improve wound healing and repair tissue injuries caused by trauma, surgery or cancer.

Simon is also delighted to be associated with:

www.solentdolphin.co.uk A wonderful charity that provides boat trips for people with disabilities

www.trade-aid.org A charity that helps to supply Trade Aid Boxes. Each box provides a start up for countries recovering from disaster, or other adversity. Starter boxes are for Carpenters, Builders, Blacksmiths etc.

www.jamfund.co.uk Simon is delighted to be a friend of the Jam Trust.

Simon Weston CBE Soldier, Survivor and Inspiration

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