Paralympics Community Fun Day!

To celebrate the 2024 Paralympic Games, we are holding a Paralympics Community Fun Day in partnership with Freedom Leisure at the end of August! 

This is your chance to try accessible sports in these relaxed and friendly games. You can play sports that give people of all abilities a level playing field so that everyone can enjoy playing together. There is a competition element to the day, but it’s mainly about getting together and having lots of fun! 

A huge thank you to our partner Freedom Leisure, whose fantastic support has enabled this event to go ahead. 

How the event works

You can enter a team or as an individual. It’s a brilliant opportunity for families, sports teams, community groups and corporate team building, or a great day out for a group of friends. 

If you enter as an individual, you can choose which team you would like to join and there will be a chance to try out the different sports informally before the competition begins at 1pm. 

Attending doesn't mean you have to take part. You can also attend the event as part of the cheering squad! (only people participating in the games need to buy tickets, spectators and children can register for a free ticket).  

The sports

This is an inclusive competition, so people of all abilities and ages are actively encouraged to take part. The sports are Boccia, Walking Football and Accessible Cycling. If you are not familiar with Boccia, you can see a video of it below. It's really fun and absolutely anyone can take part. 

The games will see disabled and non-disabled people competing together in sports that give everyone an equal opportunity.

Learn from a pro!

We are excited to welcome rising Boccia star, Matt Berry to the event. Matt is the current Boccia BC3 English National Champion with a current World Ranking of 21 and hopes to compete in the 2028 Paralympics. 

Matt, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy will open the event with a motivational speech about his achievements and he will be on hand to offer his expert guidance through the Boccia taster session which runs in the morning ahead of the afternoon competition.  

About the event

• Tickets: £5 to enter the competition, spectators and children are free but you need to register
• Date: Tuesday 27 August 
• Time: 10:30am to 4pm 
• Location: Woking Sportsbox, Egley Road, GU22 0AF (adjacent to Hoe Valley School)
• Children up to 6: Can enjoy an indoor soft play area in the morning (supervised by parents or carers)

Timings 

• 10:30 am: Doors open
• 10:45 am: Hear from Matt Berry
• 11am to 12:30pm: Drop-in taster sessions - an opportunity to try the sports
• 12:30 to 1:30pm: Lunch break and choosing teams for the competition
• 1:30pm: The games begin! 
• 3:15pm: Winners announced, and medals awarded
• Throughout: Refreshments will be available to purchase

How to enter

As a team – Please purchase a ticket for each person taking part, then contact [email protected] and provide the name of your 'team lead' and let us know how many people will be attending.

As an individual – Please purchase a ticket and on the day, you can choose which team to join.

Good luck! 

Thank you to our event sponsors

Sport England for a generous grant of £2,500 which has enabled this event to take place. 

Wheels For All, who is donating their time on the day to run the accessible cycling. We are very grateful for this generous support. 

Our Corporate Partner, The Fidelis Foundation will run the event water stations to keep everyone cool and hydrated on the day, which is very important with all this warm weather. 

Please note - we will have a photographer at this event and by attending you may appear in future marketing materials for both LinkAble and Freedom Leisure.