Topics

Classification

Classification determines who is eligible to compete in a Paralympic sport.Read more

Equipment

How the evolution of the wheelchair changed the shape of ParasportRead more

Treatment

Ludwig Guttman's regime was not merely medical and surgical but also rehabilitative.Read more

Latest

Heritage Centre Assistant

Are you able to support us at the Paralympic Heritage Centre by volunteering as a Heritage Centre Assistant?

Call for local stories surrounding the Paralympics and Stoke Mandeville

If you or a family member have been involved in any way in the Stoke Mandeville Games from the 1940s onwards, we would love to hear your story so that we can share with others about this great history.

Visit from students studying Global Sport & Disability

In June we welcomed a visit from Canadian students who were eager to learn more about the Paralympic Movement and its heritage.

The Finmere Horse Show and Sally Haynes

In 1959 the first Finmere Show was held at Hill Leys, Finmere, to fundraise for steeplechase rider, Sally Haynes, who at 19 years of age had a spinal injury due to a horse riding accident at a point-to-point meet.

What we do

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

Trustees

The delivery team

Virtual volunteer

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

Paralympic Heritage Centre

Opening March 2019

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

Research volunteer

Are you interested in the history of the Paralympic movement and would like to get involved in carrying out research projects?