Our supporters

Tim Hollingsworth

Tim Hollingsworth was awarded the OBE in the 2017 New Years Honours list for services to Sport. Read more

Charmaine Hooper

Charmaine Hooper is chief executive of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Read more

Tim Reddish

Tim Reddish had a 13-year international swimming career as an athlete, competing in three Paralympic Games Read more

Joan Scruton

Joan was Sir Ludwig Guttman's assistant at the Spinal Injuries Unit at Stoke Mandeville Read more

Latest

Paralympic Heritage Exhibition at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

In collaboration with Bradford Museums and Galleries the Paralympic Heritage Stories regional exhibition ran from January to June 2019.

What's new in our collection

Take a look at the latest addition to our collection

Opening of Paralympic Heritage exhibition at Gunnersbury Park Museum

On Saturday 15th June until the 1st September, the Paralympic Heritage: Stories from Ealing and Hounslow exhibition will be open at Gunnersbury Park Museum

Almost a Paralympian!

I was ‘discovered’ by Wilf Paish in 1988 who was the Coach to Daley Thompson and Tessa Sanderson. I was Marie Ratcliff then. This is my recollection of my all too brief athletics antics.

What we do

The National Paralympic Heritage Trust was established on 11th November 2015 to protect and share British Paralympic Heritage.

The delivery team

Trustees

Ice Sledge Hockey player, Naomi Adie

Naomi Adie is an Ice Sledge Hockey player for the Peterborough Phantoms

Timeline

Paralympic Games Timeline

1960s: Part of the Olympics

In Rome 1960 the International Games were held for the first time in the Olympics venue immediately after the Olympic Games. They are now seen as the first “Paralympic Games”

Interview with Nick Webborn, Chair of the BPA

Interview with Professor Nick Webborn, Chair of the British Paralympic Association and Clinical Professor of Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Brighton

Chloe Hixson's volunteer story

We are lucky to have some great volunteers who help us in the work we do. Chloe Hixson, joined us as an Access Assessor and more recently has helped as a Virtual Volunteer

Archery

Archery was one of the sports at the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960.

Reports and policies

This is a list of all the reports and policies related to the website and its use