Events and exhibitions

Paralympic Heritage: Stories from Bradford

Opening in Jan 2019Read more

Stoke Mandeville Heritage Centre

Opening March 2019Read more

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Yvonne Matts, Paralympic Bowls Player

Yvonne Matts, née Hawtin participated in the 1980 Arnhem Paralympic Games where she came back with two silver medals in bowls.

Call for memorabilia and stories, Bradford

In partnership with Bradford City Council, from January 2019, our regional exhibitions will be coming to Cartwright Hall, Bradford, and Cliffe Castle, Keighley. We are interested in collecting local stories of how people have been inspired by disability sport.

Elm Farm at Stoke Mandeville - Memories of Colin Evered, Farmer

From the late 1800s to 1971, Colin's Father and Grandfather farmed the land where Stoke Mandeville Stadium and track was built and the land immediately the other side of the railway track where William Harding School now stands.

Founders and partners

Founder member organisations

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?

Ice Sledge Hockey player, Naomi Adie

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

Stoke Mandeville Heritage Centre

Opening March 2019

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”

Timeline

Paralympic Games Timeline

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