On Thursday 7 December Stoke Mandeville based charity WheelPower welcomed 42 local disabled people to the 2023 Buckinghamshire Sports Festival. This one day event gave participants of all ages the opportunity to try and experience a variety of wheelchair sports at the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement. This free event was open to anyone with

The Stoke Mandeville based charity supports people with physical disabilities to enjoy the many benefits that come from regular movement, activity and sport, both here in Buckinghamshire and across the United Kingdom. As well as hosting a calendar of events they also have an extensive collection of online resources that include three live weekly online

Paralympic Flame to be created at Stoke Mandeville for all future Paralympic Games. • Paris 2024 will be the first Paralympic Games for the new ceremony, which will also mark the start of the Paralympic Torch Relay • New event aims to increase Stoke Mandeville’s status as the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement As part

The National Junior Games has been taking place annually at Stoke Mandeville Stadium since the 1980’s. Organised by WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport this event brings together disabled children from across the country for a life changing week of sport and activity at the birthplace of the Paralympic movement. From 27-30 June over

2023 TOUR DE VALE CHARITY BIKE RIDE RAISES £30,000 FOR WHEELPOWER It was a very sunny Sunday at Stoke Mandeville Stadium as local charity WheelPower welcomed over 750 cyclists to the annual Bucks Radio Tour de Vale charity bike ride. In 2023 the charity celebrated the 20th edition of this fantastic community event and the

WHEELCHAIR SPORTS FESTIVAL On Thursday 8 December, 57 physically disabled people aged from 5 to 70 attended a Wheelchair Sports Festival at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Buckinghamshire. The event was organised by WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport and it provided everyone taking part with an opportunity to try a variety of sports, including

Mentmore Arts Festival raises £5,000 for local charity WheelPower The Mentmore Arts Festival has been taking place for 15 years and as the event has grown in size so have the visitor numbers and through the sale of art, refreshments, and raffle tickets they have raised an amazing £100,000 for charitable causes. This year WheelPower,

Get On Your Bike! On a sunny Sunday 12 June 700 cyclists took part in the 2022 Bucks Radio Tour de Vale in support of WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport. After completing one of three routes across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire the cyclists were presented with medals by Paralympics GB rower Ben Pritchard and

Healthy Living Day on Saturday 21st May at Stoke Mandeville Stadium Living healthily is so much more than food and exercise though these two things can be a big enough challenge one at a time for wheelchair users. Learn how you can deal with these two challenges with more choices than you ever thought possible.

On Thursday 25th November local charity WheelPower hosted their annual Seasonal Shopping Evening at the Birthplace of the Paralympic Movement, Stoke Mandeville Stadium. The annual shopping event has been supported by the Buckinghamshire community over many years and in 2021 WheelPower was delighted to welcome back local people to their Stoke Mandeville home to begin