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Stoke Mandeville Stadium to host the Sport Maker Conference

In 2012 anyone can become a Sport Hero.
Pool is Open!

Following yesterday's closure, the pool has re-opened as per normal.
Free taster swim sessions at Stoke Mandeville Stadium

Stoke Mandeville Stadium is offering a free one day taster swim session for children during February half term, however local people must register soon as this offer is limited to 24 children aged 4-7 years.
Local fitness enthusiasts raise money for WheelPower

While thoughts are firmly on the post Christmas detox Stoke Mandeville Stadium hosted the launch of its new group training programme
Stoke Mandeville Stadium Launch new Sportivate Swimming sessions

Stoke Mandeville Stadium is helping keep teenagers and young adults in the Aylesbury area active in the new year with the launch of new Water Polo sessions and a further swimming class, which are due to begin on Tuesday 3rd January.
‘No Strings’ Badminton is a huge success at Stoke Mandeville Stadium

Stoke Mandeville Stadium plays host to one of the first and very exciting ‘No Strings’ Badminton matches.
Olympic Lodge to undergo refurbishment works

Stoke Mandeville Stadium’s Olympic Lodge is to undergo a series of refurbishment works, in a bid to improve the hotel accommodation and develop its outstanding service to teams that use the venue as a training camp.
London 2012 reveals South East communities on Olympic Torch Relay route including Stoke Mandeville Stadium

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today confirmed all the communities in the South East through which the Olympic Flame will be carried by Torchbearers during the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay
Stoke Mandeville Stadium Goes Green!

Stoke Mandeville Stadium on Guttmann Road in Aylesbury is going green this December as it invests in updating the swimming pool lighting for a more eco-friendly system.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium to host London 2012 Paralympic Torch Relay

Celebratory flames from across Great Britain & Northern Ireland will combine at Stoke Mandeville Stadium
Inspired by David Walliams? Make a Big Splash in Aylesbury Vale

Swimmers across Aylesbury Vale will now be able to make a ‘Big Splash’ after local pools signed up to the nation’s biggest ever swimming campaign. If you have been inspired by David Walliams’ achievement in swimming the Thames, why not take to the water y
Outdoor theatre to be commissioned as part of the Cultural Olympiad in the South East

On this, International Paralympic Day (8 September 2011), Accentuate is proud to announce the commission of a new outdoor theatre show tracing the history of the Paralympic Movement as part of the Cultural Olympiad in the South East.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium welcomes seventh Paralympic Squad in the run up to 2012

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the home of disabled and community sport and leisure in Aylesbury is celebrating after receiving a seventh Memorandum of Understanding from an International squad.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium hosts Icelandic Paralympic team training camp

Home of Paralympic Sport in Aylesbury – Stoke Mandeville Stadium has recently hosted a pre-Games training camp for the Icelandic team in a bid to prepare athletes for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Sports champs & “Mandeville” appear at the Bucks Youth Games (25th June)

Sports champions and London 2012 Games mascot “Mandeville” appear at the Bucks Youth Games (25th June)
Mandeville Legacy website Launched

The website celebrates Stoke Mandeville's role as the birthplace of the Paralympic movement.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium plays host to weekend of International Competition

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the home of disability sport and the birthplace of the Paralympic Games recently played host to a full programme of international competition at its facility on Guttmann Road in Aylesbury.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium host Finnish Training Camp in run up to 2011 Championships and 2012 Paralympic Games

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the home of disability sport and the birthplace of the Paralympic Games recently hosted a Finnish Wheelchair Rugby Training Camp, which concluded with a scintillating match against their GB counterparts.
English Players dominate the podium at 4 Nations Parabadminton Series 2011 English Championships

The 4 Nations Parabadminton Series 2011 English Championships came to a thrilling conclusion after a weekend full of top-quality badminton at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Aylesbury.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium flies the flag for the 2012 Games

The official flag is flying over Buckinghamshire for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium hosts training week for GB Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Squad

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, birthplace of the Paralympics, was delighted to host a training camp recently for the Great British Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Squad.
Leisure Connection shows its support for WheelPower’s Wheel Appeal in 2010

Sports and leisure provider, Leisure Connection has raised an impressive £21,300 for its nominated corporate charity – WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport, with the combined support of its staff and members.
Wheelchair Badminton Club triumphs ahead of Four Nations Disabled Badminton Championships at Stoke Mandeville Stadium

Phoenix Wheelchair Badminton Club struck gold at the Scottish leg of the Four Nations Championships in Edinburgh
Stoke Mandeville Stadium hosts International Tournament

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, home of the Paralympics, is pleased to be holding the International Sitting Volleyball tournament; a triangular international series between Great Britain, Canada and the Netherlands on the 23rd -25th March.
OBE for WheelPower Chairman Kevan Baker in New Years Honours List

WheelPower, the national disability sports organisation and charity for wheelchair sport is today celebrating the news that its Chairman, Kevan Baker of Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire was awarded an OBE in the New Years Honours List announced today.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium welcomes International Committee

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympics, was pleased to welcome the Tunisian National Paralympic Committee last week as part of their tour of the UK.
National team picks Stoke Mandeville Stadium ahead of Paralympics Games

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the birthplace of the Paralympics, is pleased to welcome the Papua New Guinea Paralympic Committee in the run up to the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium welcomes 250 Junior athletes

250 disabled children, aged 11-18 will be competing in the WheelPower National Junior Games at Stoke Mandeville Stadium this week.
Stoke Mandeville Stadium to host national sporting event

Stoke Mandeville Stadium; the birthplace of Paralympic sport will be hosting the finals of the Four Nations Disabled Badminton Championships in May 2011.
Lord Coe selects Stoke Mandeville Stadium for 2012

Lord Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London Organising Committee today visited Stoke Mandeville Stadium to announce that it has been selected as an official training venue for athletes preparing for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.