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The BMF has announced that Claire Lomas the “bionic woman”, made headlines worldwide as the first paralysed person to walk the 2012 London Marathon, will be the keynote speaker at its conference which takes place on September 21.
In 2007, Lomas’ life changed overnight following a horse-riding accident that left her paralysed from the chest down. She went from being an active sportswoman, who had just reached the highest level in eventing, to a life where the simplest of tasks were hugely challenging.
The BMF Annual Conference and black-tie Awards Dinner takes place at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham. The BMF’s annual Golf Tournament and other social activities will be held on the previous day, September 20 at the Forest of Arden Golf Course.
Lomas has not let her disability define her; completing a 400 mile handcycle around England and subsequently completed both the Great North Run, the Great South Run and the Manchester Marathon earning the nickname, the Bionic Woman.
Through numerous challenges she has raised over £850k to help cure paralysis and was awarded an MBE in 2017 for her fundraising efforts.
