Special Olympics GB Announce LA World Games Team
With exactly 300 days to go, Special Olympics GB is delighted to announce that over 100 athletes from across England, Scotland and Wales will be headin…
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Sussex Health Care Open State-of-the-Art Gym Facility
An exciting new state-of-the art and fully equipped gym facility is now open in Sussex! Quality physiotherapy and hydrotherapy treatment sessions ar…
Special Olympics GB’s Sensational Swimmers
Throughout the Special Olympics Summer Games in Antwerp, we will be sharing fantastic videos shot by the team from Special Olympics GB to get you close…
Special Olympics GB’s Athletics Head Coach Lesley Andrews
Throughout the Special Olympics Summer Games in Antwerp, we will be sharing fantastic videos shot by the team from Special Olympics GB to get you close…
Product of the Day: Asolo Tribe GV
Asolo, Tribe GV Walking Boots With a Gore-Tex inner, these walking boots will prevent excessive perspiration that can lead to blisters. The chunky sol…
Catching Up with Special Olympics GB’s Gymnasts
Throughout the Special Olympics Summer Games in Antwerp, we will be sharing fantastic videos shot by the team from Special Olympics GB to get you close…
Product of the Day: Bogs Sweet Pea Wellingtons
Bogs, Durafresh, Sweet Pea, ‘Wellington’ Boots If you thought ‘Wellies’ were a chafing, brittle and uncomfortable nuisance, you clearly haven’t tried …
National Diversity Awards Nominee: Fightback 4 Justice
Fightback 4 Justice – simply known to others as Fightback – is a grassroots organisation which supports disabled people in their applications and appea…
Special Olympics GB Launches Polar Plunge Fundraiser
Brr! You’ve seen the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ – now try the real thing! Special Olympics GB, the largest charity providing year-round sports training …
National Diversity Awards Nominee: Olley Edwards
In addition to being a full time single mother of three daughters, Olley Edwards is a part-time model, actress, film-maker, author, and is also the co-…
Legends Score A ‘Perfect 10’ with Special Olympics GB Athletes
Olympic Games’ legendary gymnasts, Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner, put on a masterclass for a group of Special Olympics Great Britain athletes yesterda…
National Diversity Awards Nominee: Susanne Rees
Multi award-winning social entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Susanne Rees, is CEO and Founder of iDID Adventure CIC, a leading provider of inclusi…
Gymnastics Legends Team Up With Special Olympics Athletes
Olympic Games legends and gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner will be putting a group of Special Olympics GB athletes through their paces in Sidcup…
National Diversity Awards Nominee: Chelsey Jay Reynolds
Chelsey Jay Reynolds – sometimes simply referred to as Chelsey Jay – is a 23 year old disabled model from Witham, Essex. Her journey as a disabled mode…
British Team for the Invictus Games Unveiled
Jaguar Land Rover today presented the 130-strong British team heading for the Invictus Games, the new international sporting event for wounded warriors…
National Diversity Awards Nominee: Adam Pearson
Adam Pearson is a 29 year old actor, presenter, campaigner, researcher and producer from Croydon. He has neurofibromatosis - a genetic condition that a…
Special Olympics GB Confirms Steel City as 2017 Summer Games Host
Special Olympics GB is delighted to confirm its 2017 National Summer Games – the 10th in history of the organisation - will be held in Sheffield from M…
GREAT BRITAIN WHEELCHAIR RUGBY SQUAD VICTORIOUS IN SECOND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby has won its second match in the 2014 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships currently taking place in Odense, Denmark…
The National Diversity Awards Announce 2014 Shortlist
Diversity Heroes shortlisted for UK's Largest Diversity Awards. Headline sponsors Microsoft, and media partners Able Magazine are just two of the br…
Tickets for the first Invictus Games are on sale now!
A star-studded array of celebrity ambassadors have lined-up behind Prince Harry to lend their support to the Invictus Games presented by Jaguar Land Ro…
Diversity In Strength – The National Diversity Awards Pre Celebration
It’s always great to sit in an auditorium surrounded by people with the most positive outlook and in particular, those that have turned a perceived wea…
Special servants of Special Olympics honoured in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Special Olympics GB was thrilled to see two of its most valued supporters recognised in The Queen's Birthday Honours List. Elaine Daykin, the Founder …
Special Olympics GB reaches out to Brazil counterparts to give lifetime experience
Special Olympics GB was on hand to support their counterpart athletes from Brazil in Rio this week to create a once in a lifetime opportunity for a gro…
Interview: Maddy Kirkman
The NUS Disabled Students’ Conference was held a few weeks ago in Manchester. Maddy Kirkman was voted in as NUS UK Disabled Students’ Officer. Congrat…
Interview: Jade Etherington
Few people had outside of skiing had heard of Jade Etherington a few weeks ago but all of that changed after she and her guide, Caroline Powell, won fo…