Celebrating Disability Sport in Nottinghamshire

Visit our latest exhibition which celebrates the history of disability sport in Nottinghamshire and discover the close historical links between cerebral palsy sport and the city of Nottingham.

Pick up our Widgit guide, touch the objects on display and scan the QR code on the introduction panel for audio descriptions. Our Braille guide is on the way.

Details

Friday 5th June - 9 November 2026

Free entry

First Floor, Nottingham Central Library, 1 Carrington Street, Nottingham, NG1 7FH

Opening Times

Monday to Friday: 9am - 6pm (7pm on Wednesdays)

Saturday: 10am - 4pm

Sunday: Closed

For further information and access please visit: https://www.nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/library/nottingham-central-library/ 

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Created by the NPHT in collaboration with CP Sport.

This project is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund delivered by the Museums Association.

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Audio description of gallery contents

This audio was recorded by NPHT trainees, volunteers and staff.

Below you can select individual tracks to listen to. If you would prefer to listen to the entire exhibition from start to finish without further navigation, please click here and press play on the first track. The other tracks will automatically play in order.

Wall 1

Exhibition Intro

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The NPHT and National Disability Sports Organisations

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CP Sport and Exhibition Credits

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Wall 2 - Timeline 1948 to 1980

Timeline Introduction:

1948 Stoke Mandeville Games:

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1951 Polio Swimming Club: 

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1951 The NSS is established: 

1960 The first Paralympics: 

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1964 BSAD Games: 

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1965 Nottingham & District Sports Club for the Disabled: 

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1968 Tel Aviv Paralympic Games: 

Paralympic Profile: Alan West 

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1969 First NS Games: 

1970s Boccia Development: 

1974 First International CP Games: 

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1976 First Winter Paralympics: 

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1978 Formation of CP-ISRA: 

1979 Special Olympics UK in Nottingham: 

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1980 Arnhem Paralympic Games: 

Paralympic Profile: Chris Channon MBE 

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Wall 3 - Timeline 1984 to 1999

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1984 Paralympic Games: 

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Paralympic Profile: Jane Stidever 

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Paralympic Profile: Rob Tarr 

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1984 East Midlands Marauders Wheelchair Rugby Team: 

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1984 Polybat invented: 

1985 Pendulum Bowling invented: 

1986 Floor Lacrosse prototype: 

1986 First World Games for Disabled Youth: 

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1988 NSS Sports and Leisure Branch establishes HQ in Nottingham: 

1988 Paralympic Games: 

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1989 IPC and BPA established: 

1989 Robin Hood Games: 

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1990 Table Cricket is invented: 

1992 Paralympic Games: 

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Paralympic Profile: David Padgen 

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1993 Robin Hood Games: 

Paralympic Profile: Daniel West 

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1996 Paralympic Games: 

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Paralympic Profile: Tim Reddish CBE DL 

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1999 Zone Hockey development: 

Wall 4 - Timeline 2000 to Present

2000 Paralympic Games: 

2000 CP Sport is founded: 

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Paralympic Profile: James Crisp 

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Paralympic Profile: Penny Briscoe CBE 

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2004 Paralympic Games: 

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2006 Winter Paralympic Games: 

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Paralympic Profile: Richard Whitehead MBE 

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2008 Paralympic Games: 

Paralympic Profile: Charlotte Henshaw MBE 

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2012 Paralympic Games: 

2015 CP World Games: 

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2016 Nottingham Leisure Audit: 

2016 Paralympic Games: 

Profile: Mary Butler 

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2020 Paralympic Games: 

Paralympic Profile Sophie Hahn MBE 

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Paralympic Profile: Chris Skelley MBE 

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2024 Paralympic Games: 

Paralympic Profile: Abbie Breakwell PLY 

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History of CP Sport in Nottingham

Object: Race running gold and silver plate 

Harvey Hadden Stadium and cerebral palsy sport

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Object: CP-ISRA World Games Medals 

Lacemaking in Nottingham

Object: Commemorative lace squares 

Cerebral Palsy World Games at Harvey Hadden 2015

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Nottingham Sports Club for the Disabled

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Project Adapted

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Polybat

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Object: Polybat and ball 

Object: Part of a Table Cricket set 

Table Cricket

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Floor Cricket

Other Adapted Sports

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Wall 7

Sports

Boccia

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Object: Boccia ramp and ball 

Cerebral Palsy Athletics

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Paralympic Profile: Esther Jones

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Paralympic Profile: Stephen Miller MBE

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Object: Club Throw 

Frame Running

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Object: Frame runner 

Swimming

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Paralympic Profile: Tully Kearney OBE

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Global Virtual Museum

(Listeners can explore the Global Virtual Museum by visiting: https://www.paralympicheritage.org.uk/global-virtual-museum)

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Accessible Documents

Information panel text and object descriptions - coming soon.

Widgit Guide - click here to download the PDF.

Download a pdf list of Nottinghamshire disability sports clubs and resources here.