Free wheelchair sports festival coming to London this November

Organised by WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport, and supported by the Middlesex Masonic Sports Association, this upcoming event provides a fantastic opportunity for anyone with a physical impairment over the age of 5 to play wheelchair sport, make new friends, and mostly importantly have lots of fun.

During the all-day event participants will have the opportunity to try a variety of different sports, whilst being supported throughout by qualified and experienced coaches. The confirmed sports will include wheelchair tennis, boccia, wheelchair basketball, badminton and archery. There will be a wide variety of different activities to enjoy from beginning to end, that will be sure to get you moving, and make you smile.

Emily Weller, Head of Sport WheelPower said:

"We are really looking forward to bringing our WheelPower Sports Festival to London and transforming the lives of more disabled people through movement, physical activity and sport. By coming along to this event we hope that you will feel inspired by wheelchair sport and to go away with new skills and knowledge to help you to continue being more active in future."  

The WheelPower Sports Festivals support disabled people of all ages to discover wheelchair sport. Young people such as Dillon, aged 10 from Ipswich, who told us: 

"I felt excited about coming along and trying some different wheelchair sports. Playing sports makes me feel happy and I would definitely recommend the festival if you want to try stuff you’ve never done before. I never knew I was good at table tennis and I’m now going to find some sessions near me." 

Another person who experienced a WheelPower Sports Festival for the first time was Valerie, aged 59 from Colchester. She said:

"I have had a spectacular day of wheelchair sports and tried everything on offer. Watching the joy on peoples' faces, both adults and children, showed me that sport was just as important to them as it was to me. I also met some lovely people, people I have kept in contact with ever since, proving that you're never too old to make new friends." 

The London WheelPower Sports Festival is open to both groups and individuals. To find out more and download booking forms please visit WheelPower's website.  

For more information about this event please email sport@wheelpower.org.uk or call the WheelPower sports team on 01296 395995.