British Paralympic Association news
23 May 2025
Professor Nick Webborn, chair of the British Paralympic Association, has been appointed chair of UK
06 Feb 2025
Sport England has announced that Tim Hollingsworth will stand down as CEO at the end
23 Feb 2023
The government’s energy relief for swimming pools, leisure centres and gyms is scheduled to end
04 Nov 2019
Sport England has revealed details of a new £250,000 fund, aimed at helping disabled people
10 Apr 2019
A world first heritage centre dedicated to the Paralympic movement has opened in Stoke Mandeville,
15 Mar 2019
Double Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock has launched a new online hub, designed to empower
Active Blackpool is deploying Cornerstone Connect, a new digital interface allowing disparate information from multiple
12 Nov 2018
Mike Sharrock has been appointed as CEO of the British Paralympic Association (BPA), succeeding Tim
24 Aug 2018
British Paralympic Association (BPA) chief executive Tim Hollingsworth has been named as the new CEO
06 Mar 2018
Paralympians are seen as the most inspirational athletes by children and young people, according to
27 Jul 2017
Sainsbury's, one of the key sponsors of the ParalympicsGB team, has renewed its partnership with
24 Jul 2017
A day of mass participation running is being organised by UK Sport and parkrun to
14 Jul 2017
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded the National Paralympic Heritage Trust £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m)
As healthcare continues to shift towards prevention, there’s a growing focus on helping people stay
13 Jun 2017
Nik Diaper, the former head of sport science and medicine for Paralympic sport at the
01 Mar 2017
Dr Nick Webborn – who acted as chief medical officer during the London 2012 Paralympics
03 Jan 2017
Mark England and Penny Briscoe – the two individuals who oversaw Team GB and ParalympicsGB’s
31 Oct 2016
British Olympians and Paralympians are being urged to consider their future away from sport by
31 Aug 2016
The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) is publishing a guide for journalists and providers
22 Aug 2016
Disabled people do not have adequate access to grassroots sport clubs and facilities and there
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The British Paralympic Committee (BPA) has published its latest five-year strategy, which places the emphasis
08 Jan 2016
The British Paralympic Association has launched its first major public-facing campaign in an attempt to
05 Sep 2014
Effective Monday (8 September), Emma Boggis will take up the role of CEO for the
31 May 2013
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has received a £5.3m (US$8m, €6.2m) bonus payment from London
08 May 2013
A new partnership has been launched to find Britain's future Paralympian stars in the lead
08 Mar 2013
Customers at the Downs Leisure Centre in Seaford can now look forward to more opportunities
03 Oct 2012
Almost 2000 centres have now signed up for I Pledge, the wellness initiative launched in
20 Sep 2012
Image: Sainsbury's has earmarked £1m for teacher training Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has launched an inclusive
25 May 2012
Image: BPA/H4H have joined forces for the scheme Help for Heroes (H4H) and the British
25 May 2012
Image: The BPA's new strategic plan runs until 2017 The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has
10 Apr 2012
Wave Leisure has secured £50,000 of Olympic legacy funding from Sport England's Inspired Facilities Fund.
02 Mar 2012
Technogym has launched its own legacy programme for the 2012 Olympic Games as part its
06 Sep 2011
Phil Lane, the former chief executive of the British Paralympic Association has been appointed the
05 Sep 2011
Phil Lane, the former Chief Executive of the British Paralympic Association has joined charitable Social
31 Aug 2011
Simon Morton has been appointed director of major events and international relations at UK Sport.
08 Jul 2011
UK Sport has appointed Simon Morton as its new director of major events and international
19 Apr 2011
A funding row between the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the London Organising Committee of
15 Nov 2010
Sport England and Hugh Robertson, the minister for sport and the Olympics, have unveiled plans
22 Mar 2010
Our Sporting Life - a nationwide programme of 100 events designed to explore the UK's
18 Nov 2009
Lord Moynihan, chair of the British Olympic Association (BAO), has called for a change in
29 Sep 2009
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has secured a major multi-million pound deal with credit card
01 Sep 2009
With just under three years to go until the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Chris Holmes
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