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

Call for local stories for the Paralympic Heritage exhibition in Manchester

Help us celebrate local Paralympic and disability sports heritage by sharing your stories and memorabilia as part of a large exhibition planned for 2020 at the National Football Museum

Memories of The Wheelchair Games

I grew up in Aylesbury. We didn’t have a car, so rarely travelled far, but every summer it seemed as though the world came to us. My mum used to take us to see The Wheelchair Games at Stoke Mandeville.

The Trust's October 2019 Newsletter

Welcome to the fifth edition of our Newsletter. We have had a busy summer, welcoming over 10,000 visitors to the Paralympic Heritage and our regional exhibitions at Cliffe Castle in Keighley and Gunnersbury Park in London.

60 still going strong

After my accident I joined a disabled sports club in Hull run by Wendy Watson. It gave him great hope and a purpose. So I started to train, I gained medals at regional, then national.

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

Virtual research volunteer

Would you be able to help us keep the content on our website fresh and up-to-date?

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

Events assistant

Are you interested in helping people to discover more about the evolution of the Paralympics and disability sport?

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