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December 27, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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On the 3rd Day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... two Lego athletes!

This Lego wheelchair racer and double blade runner and amputee, are a great way of engaging young people in the history of the Paralympics and disability sport!

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There are two lego figures. On the left is a wheelchair racer, in a blue helmet and top, and with black trousers. He wears a gold medal with a red ribbon. The wheelchair is black and white. On the right is an athlete with two running blades. He has curly black hair and has a blue outfit. His blades are black. He is posed as if he is running, next to a podium place which shows the number 1. He wears a gold medal with a red ribbon.
December 27, 2024 at 9:08 AM
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On the 2nd day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... a big old dose of audio visual nostalgia!

Donated by Mike Brace CBE, former Paralympic skier, this box of VHS tapes and DVDs covers Paralympic Winter Games including Norway 1994, Japan 1998 & Italy 2006.
A cardboard box is filled with VHS tapes which have been recorded at home, and DVD cases. You can make out some of the titles. A VHS of the 1998 Winter Paralympics Games Nagano, a VHS in a white case with the title Paralympics Nagano '98 with the logo from that Winter Games on the front. A DVD has the title 'Ask an Olympian and Paralympian presented by Clare Balding. A VHS with a blue case which says Mind Body Spirit.
December 27, 2024 at 12:59 AM
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On the 1st Day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... Aster the friendly Snowflake! ❄️✨

Aster is the mascot of the 2006 Winter Paralympics, in Italy & was designed by Pedro Albuquerque as a celebration of uniqueness.

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A soft toy snowflake, with 6 points. It has a big friendly smile, raised eyebrows and eyes. There are embroidered blue snowflake details on each point. The Torino 2006 Paralympic Games logo is on the bottom point. The image border includes a red ribbon and holly sprig. The words 12 acquisitions of Christmas are in the bottom right hand corner.
December 25, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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On the 8th Day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... memorabilia from Glyn Hibbert.

Glyn Hibbert, has a long career involvement with para weightlifting, including coaching & serving as Chairman of the British Weightlift Association for the Disabled in 1983.
A blue tie. Two plastic/rubber wristbands, one blue and one red, and with the words Supercharge ParalympicsGB written in white. A circular blue patch with a yellow border and red wording which reads 'ISMGF Weightlifting Referee'.
January 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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On the 12th Day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... 6 boxes from CP Sport! 😱

In 2025, we're opening a new Global Virtual Museum gallery dedicated to Cerebral Palsy Sport, the National Disability Sport Organisation supporting people with #CerebralPalsy
The image shows 3 cardboard archive storage boxes on a desk, in a pyramid shape. In front of them, there are two photographs and a series of snapshots on a single page. One photograph shows a man with grey hair standing and throwing a yellow ball to a man in a wheelchair. The other photo depicts a person in a wheelchair wearing a red t-shirt, in a sports hall with other people in wheelchairs in the background. The series of snapshots are too difficult to see. Either side of the top box, and displayed on the boxes either side, there are two trophies. One is a gold coloured cup with large handles, and the other, a silver trophy with a rounded top. It is engraved with the image of a swimmer in the water, on the front.
January 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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On the 11th Day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... Dina Murdie's referee top!

In July, we launched our #GlobalVirtualMuseum, comprising 4 galleries. Dina Murdie BEM loaned her #goalball referee top to us for our #BritishBlindSport Gallery!
This is a high-necked short sleeved shirt made from breathable technical fabric. It sits in front of a yellow background. It has a quarter zip and epaulettes. It's man-made and a UK medium. There is a logo on each side of the zip, the adidas logo on the left, and the London 2012 Games logo in pink and green, on the right. The shirt is mostly navy blue, with lighter turquoise panels down each side of the torso, on the inside of the collar, under the arms, and across the shoulders.
January 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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On the 10th Day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... the power to digitise!

We know we aren't the only museum to receive donations that we can't digitise right away, like this wonderful collection of photo slides from Paralympic swimmer, Monica Vaughan!
Four members of the British Para volleyball team are walking off the court, at Stoke Mandeville Stadium. Three players are closer to the camera. They all wear navy blue t-shirts with a British flag and a number on their chest, white collars, and white shorts. One player has neck-length wavy brown hair. Two players have prosthetic lower limbs, and the other (the one with the longer hair) has a prosthetic lower right arm. In the background you can see a crowd watching from a balcony over the sports hall. There is an American flag draped over the edge. There are also crowd members around the edge of the court.
January 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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On the 9th Day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... 6 amazing photos of British Para Ice Hockey player Mark Colquitt.

Mark donated photographs, helping us to build our collection of athlete stories. His career is now rightly represented within our collection.
Two para ice hockey players are competing on the ice. Mark is wearing a purple and red hockey jersey, navy trousers and has yellow blades and a black helmet. You can see his face through the grate on his helmet, his eyes on the puck elsewhere. The other player is wearing a white shirt and a yellow and black helmet. Both wear gloves.
January 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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On the 6th day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... some 2024 Games memorabilia!

This Paris 2024 memorabilia helped us bring the Paralympic spirit home!

We were donated a tote bag, Panama hat, re-useable coffee cup, an official programme AND pin badges!
A white panama hat with a gold coloured ribbon around it, with a black Paris 2024 logo. To the right is a white coffee cup with golden geometric architectural style lines. It has the Paris 2024 logo at the centre and a black lid.
December 30, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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On the 5th day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... A speech from Chair of ParalympicsGB, Nick Webborn OBE!

It came to us a sodden mess, after a torrential downpour at the 2024 Paralympic Flame Lighting ceremony at Stoke Mandeville. But the ceremony went on!
A white A4 page shows the title 'Flame Lighting script 2024 - Nick Webborn'. It is followed by 3 paragraphs of typed black text. In the first paragraph there is a black handwritten annotation. The page is water damaged, and the text is smudged in places, particularly at the end of the second paragraph and the beginning of the third.
December 29, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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On the 4th day of Christmas, the Paralympics gave to us... Ian Gainey’s wristband and certificate!

In April, Australian athlete Ian Gainey visited Stoke Mandeville & donated items from his athletics career including a wristband with a stuffed-toy koala and a...
A blue rubber wristband says the word Australia in white capital letters. We can just make out part of the Australian flag. Attached to the wristband is a stuffed toy koala bear, grey in colour with white inner ears, two black eyes, a black nose and black claws. It's wearing a green sleeveless t-shirt which says I love Aus on the back. It holds a small Australian flag.
December 28, 2024 at 12:19 PM