Blind Veterans UK, formerly St Dunstan's, is a large national charity in the United Kingdom, providing support, rehabilitation and respite care to blind ex-service personnel of the British Armed Forces.
Blind Veterans UK is a registered charity in England and Scotland and operates throughout the United Kingdom. It has its head office in London and centres in Ovingdean near Brighton, in Sheffield and in Llandudno, Wales.
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