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Woman in wheelchair weaving, with a young woman crouched next to her watching on

Weaving at Le Court
Posed group of international visitors and two residents in wheelchairs

Visitors at Le Court
Close up photo of a man painting using a paintbrush in his mouth

Close up of Albert Baker
Close up of posed group of 15 men in RAF uniforms in front of a large war plane

35 Squadron and Halifax Aircraft
View of the outside of St Cecilia's house with lawns and gardens

St Cecilia's exterior view
Leonard Cheshire giving a speech at a dining table with other guests

Thanking the Carnegie Trust for the new Le Court
Several people in wheelchairs at a table inside a marquee, with Leonard Cheshire standing talking to two men

Celebrating International Day 1981
Close up photograph of a man smiling wearing a straw hat

Straw hat
A man in a wheelchair outside a marquee with a man and two women

Frank Spath with Dame Sybil Thorndyke
Group shot of several people in wheelchairs and staff members with young people in uniform. Cars and vehicles in the background

Group visit to RAF Odiham
Shot of an open door into a bedroom with a man in a wheelchair wearing headphones. Sign on door says 'Do not disturb'

Listening to music
A group of people having a meeting around a table, some in wheelchairs

Committee meeting at Le Court
A group of people in an editorial office working on documents and letters

The Cheshire Smile Editorial Team
Photo of the countryside with cows in the foreground

Countryside at Le Court
Exterior view of a brick building in gardens with a white ambulance or minibus in the foreground

Minibus at Hydon Hill
Leonard Cheshire as a toddler on the beach with two women

Young Leonard at the beach
A young woman in a wheelchair having her long hair dried using a hair dryer by another woman

Hairdressing at Le Court
A man and a woman sitting in deckchairs outside drinking from teacups

Leonard's Father and Stepmother
An older woman sat in a chair doing embroidery

Embroidery at Mote House
A man in a wheelchair with papers on his lap sat in front of shelves of craft materials

Le Court Craft Centre manager
Several people in wheelchairs creating paintings and artwork

Painting at Le Court
A posed group of men and women in uniform with a man and woman in wheelchairs

RAF Odiham visit
A man kneeling looking up the chimney with a man dressed as Father Christmas standing behind

Neville looking up the chimney
An older Leonard Cheshire in a smart suit holding his Order of Merit in a display case

Order of Merit
A man in a wheelchair with papers on his lap sat in front of shelves of craft materials

Craft Centre manager
A man using a telephone installed at a lower level to be accessible for wheelchair users

Norman using the telephone
A man in a wheelchair using a camera tripod set in his lap, with a man in white overalls watching on

Laurie tries a new camera tripod
A man dressed as Father Christmas sat in front of a decorated fireplace

Father Christmas arrives at Le Court
Leonard Cheshire sat up in a hospital bed using tape recording equipment

Recording at Midhurst
Leonard Cheshire in uniform smoking a cigarette and drinking coffee

Leonard in uniform