WheelPower - British Wheelchair Sport

Each year many thousands of men, women and children become disabled due to an accident or illness. WheelPower is the national charity for wheelchair sport and helps these people and many others with disabilities to achieve their sporting dreams.

WheelPower provides accessible facilities at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the “home of Wheelchair Sport” including an Athletics Arena, Sports Hall, Indoor Bowls Centre, Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre.  On site accommodation in the Olympic Lodge and the Olympic Village is suitable for a wide range of disabilities and is complemented by meeting and conference facilities and catering for events of all sizes.

Tour de Vale Bike Ride

This years Tour de Vale Bike Ride takes place on Sunday 8 June.  Choose either the 15 or 30 mile family rides or the challenging 55 mile route through lovely villages and countryside.   Click here for further information and find out how you can join the ride this Sunday.

Wheel Appeal

Anneka Rice and Gerry Sutcliffe MP, the Minister of Sport launched the Wheel Appeal and challenged the nation to raise enough money to provide sports wheelchair for young disabled athletes by 2012.

The Appeal  aims to raise £6-million, enough money to provide over two thousand sports wheelchairs to disabled children and young adults by the time the Paralympics return ‘home’ in August 2012.  More details...

Eating For England by Anne Menzies

Copies of this popular cook book are still available.  Click here for more details.