The National Paralympic Heritage Trust is looking for disabled or neurodivergent volunteers to become part of an extraordinary project in collaboration with Coventry University, supported by the Midlands National Lottery Heritage Fund. As an Oral History Volunteer, you’ll undertake professional training to conduct three to five interviews with Paralympic athletes. We believe in capturing Paralympic

The National Paralympic Heritage Trust is looking for disabled volunteers interested in becoming oral historians and interviewing Paralympians and people involved in the Paralympic Movement. We will provide professional training. You will be a good listener and organiser with confi dence in using technology including Word and Excel. It will also involve learning to use

WHAT’S ON AT THE NATIONAL PARALYMPIC HERITAGE CENTRE THIS MONTH We have some exciting events coming up in September, and we’d love for you to join us! MEET THE PARALYMPIAN: JUSTINE MOORE Thursday 14th September, 1pm Paralympic Fencer Justine Moore is joining us for our latest online Meet the Paralympian event. This is your chance

WE’RE CELEBRATING AND WE WANT YOU TO JOIN US! July 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the very first Paralympic competition. It is safe to say that the history of the Paralympic Movement would have looked very different without the support of the communities in Aylesbury and surrounding Buckinghamshire. Over the last 2 years the

Celebrate Stories of Paralympic Heritage The Heritage Centre at Stoke Mandeville opened in March 2019 and tells the story of the Paralympic Movement showcasing objects, documents and memorabilia including tickets, medals, sports kit, photographs, and programmes that were previously held in storage and not available to the general public. Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann the founding

DO YOUR ONE GOOD THING! The Heritage Centre at Stoke Mandeville opened in March 2019 and tells the story of the Paralympic Movement showcasing objects, documents and memorabilia including tickets, medals, sports kit, photographs, and programmes that were previously held in storage and not available to the general public. Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann the founding

The National Paralympic Heritage Trust, now in its sixth year, was delighted to be one of three recipients across the County of one of the Tree of Trees sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick, a work installed in Buckingham Palace grounds celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of the late Queen Elizabeth II earlier this year. There was a

At the start of the autumn term, a class from Furze Down School in Winslow, were invited to test and evaluate a new workshop at the National Paralympic Heritage Centre at Stoke Mandeville Stadium. The workshop was designed to provide a learning experience outside of the classroom for young people who might find engaging in

It is hard to imagine that the last article we wrote was in August 2020. Six months on, the team at the NPHT continue to be based at home with the Heritage Centre closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, we are pleased to say our embracement of digital continues and there are lots of