Events and exhibitions

Paralympic Heritage: Stories from Bradford

26th January - June 9th 2019Read more

National Paralympic Heritage Centre

Opening 30th March 2019Read more

Paralympic Heritage: stories from Bradford and Keighley

22nd June - 4th November 2019Read more

Latest

Opening of the National Paralympic Heritage Centre at Stoke Mandeville

On Saturday 30th March the new accessible National Paralympic Heritage Centre will be opened at Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement.

BDSL athletics coach, Janet Arkwright

Janet is an inclusive coach, as part of the Bradford Disability Sport and Leisure team she coaches the district's learning disabled athletes.

Adaptive cycling in Bradford

Bradford has a strong collaborative inclusive cycling offer and a cycling fleet.

The UK's leading inclusive theatre company, Mind The Gap

The UK's largest learning disabled theatre company, Mind The Gap

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 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

Research volunteer

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

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