Meet the Paralympian Day

Wednesday 11th March - event has been postponed

There has been a change to our event schedule, Helene Raynsford's Meet the Paralympian Day has now been moved to Tuesday 4th August. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Helene Raynsford, Paralympic champion rower

Tuesday 4th August at Stoke Mandeville Stadium

We are excited to welcome Helene Raynsford, Paralympic champion rower to the National Paralympic Heritage Centre. Helene competed at the Beijing 2008 Games, where rowing made its debut appearance, she became the first ever Paralympic champion in the sport. Come along to one of the sessions below to learn more about Helene’s sporting career and what it takes to compete at an elite level. Also joining us is Anita Templar who will share her journey of helping at the Paralympic Games over the past 28 years.

Afternoon schedule Session 1 2:30 – 3:30 Meet Helene Raynsford including a Q&A Session 3:30 – 3:45 Anita Templar shares her journey of volunteering at the Paralympics Session 2 4:00 – 5:00 Meet Helene Raynsford including a Q&A Session 5:00 – 5:45 Anita Templar shares her journey of volunteering at the Paralympics Session 3 6:30 – 7:30 Meet Helene Raynsford including a Q&A Session 7:30 – 7:45 Anita Templar shares her journey of volunteering at the Paralympics

For more information please contact Elaine Phiri, Operations & Events Manager, on 01296 489929 or at [email protected]

Meet the Paralympian days will also be taking place on:

• Friday 13th November