Nick Bishop speaks to disabled football fan Rob Trent about attending games as a wheelchair user – from perching on the old Wembley steps to travelling on the train with lab rats.
Sport and inclusion
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To celebrate Learning Disability Week, Neil talks about the importance of this year's theme — sport and inclusion.
Londoner takes on mammoth night cycle
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Young Londoner Becca Brown took on a mammoth 100km Nightrider cycling challenge to raise money for disabled people.
Celebrities take on inclusive sport event
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Paralympians, celebrities and thousands of disabled people are set to push themselves to the limit at the UK’s only fully inclusive sports event, the Superhero Series.
Strictly Cymru winners crowned in Caernarfon
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After six dance-offs, five towns and cities, and six months of close competition, the winners of Wales’ first inclusive dance competition, Strictly Cymru, were crowned in Caernarfon on Saturday (11 May).
London Marathon runners raise £150,000
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84 London Marathon runners from across the UK, USA, Singapore and beyond took to the streets of the capital in support of Leonard Cheshire on Sunday 28 April, raising £150,000 for the leading disability charity.
It really means no-one is excluded
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Mary Clare has been a physiotherapist at Gloucestershire House, a Leonard Cheshire service, since 2000. She created our inclusive cycling project, Gloucestershire Wheels for All.
Honour and privilege
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Alistair is a former English rugby union player, county cricketer, BBC presenter and Leonard Cheshire trustee.
Inspirational support
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Chris is closely involved with our Hydon Hill home in Surrey, organising the annual ‘Hydon Hobble’. He became the first above-knee amputee to run the London Marathon earlier this year, raising funds for Hydon Hill.
England’s World Cup on wheels
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Jon Bolding tells us why he loves powerchair football.
