stoke mandeville stadium, aylesbury

Stoke Mandeville Stadium
Guttmann Road
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP21 9PP

Aylesbury - our new event for 2012!

We are excited to announce another new show for 2012, Stoke Mandevillle Stadium, The National Centre for Disability Sport and the Birthplace of the Paralympic Games.

As a rule, we try hard not to use sports halls for our shows. Undoubtedly they provide the necessary space and parking and are ground floor with disabled access, but it can be hard to create the right ambience in them. Additionally the staff are sports minded of course, and often have little appreciation of what we are all about.

We think this new venue at Stoke Mandeville will prove to be the exception to the rule!

A £10m refurbishment programme has transformed the original sports centre into a state-of-the-art leisure complex to enable WheelPower - British Wheelchair Sport to provide a venue of the highest quality for all users, including those not wanting the sporting facilities.

Practicalities aside, there feels to be something 'right' about supporting a centre that does so much for the disabled.

The Olympic Lodge Hotel offers some of the best value hotel accommodation in Buckinghamshire and is situated directly next to the stadium, a real treat for those exhibitors who need to stay overnight.

The venue already plays host to some large exhibitions so the cafe and staff are well versed in handling large numbers of people, so refreshments throughout the day will be available onsite as they are at all BSSK events.

Overflow parking is to be arranged with a local school and the hospital itself so there will be ample parking available in and around the venue.

We hope you will help us to launch this first show into a new area of the country for BSSK and one that we are sure will become a regular event in the calendar.