We’re so proud to announce that the Get Kids Going! supported Para Alpine Ski and Snowboard athletes have qualified for this year’s 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics! Our young, talented team, who have been supported by the charity for four years and, who have been travelling the World, ‘skiing their socks off’ have done it! …[Read More]
We’re So Proud!…
Millie Lights Paralympic Flame!
Get Kids Going! Ambassador and former VI GB Paralympic Skier was asked to do the honours of lighting the Paralympic Flame to kick off the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games. The lighting of the Flame marks the symbolic start of the Flame’s 11 day journey from the UK to Verona, Italy, when on Friday…[Read More]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Banner image: Neil Simpson MBE – VI Skier This year’s Christmas card is dedicated to the GB Winter Paralympic Ski Team in their build up to the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympic Winter Games. Hester Poole, age 20, VI skier, from Somerset, began skiing at the age of 7 with her brother Benjie as her guide.…[Read More]
Sam The Super Skier!
At the Italian Para Alpine Championships in Pila on March 28–29, 2025, Sam Cozens delivered an impressive debut performance on the international stage. March 28: Made his first-ever Super-G appearance and secured a silver medal.March 29: Followed this with a gold medal in the Giant Slalom (GS) event. These results came in Sam’s first high-level…[Read More]
Tim’s our Shooting Champion!
Tim Jeffery (born April 9, 1996, in Newbury, England) is a British rifle shooter competing in the SH2 classification, meaning he uses a support stand to stabilize his rifle due to upper limb impairment. Tim took up shooting at age 11 through the Scouts, determined to prove his capability – even using a rifle as…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! bright young stars selected for European Champs!
The charity is delighted to learn that many of its bright, young, wheelchair rugby athletes have been selected to take part in the 2025 European WCR Championships to be held from, 21st to 27th April, 2025, at the Sportcampus Zuiderpark in The Hague, Netherlands. This biennial event will feature Europe’s top eight wheelchair rugby teams…[Read More]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Banner image: Alfie Hewett & Gordon Reid Gold Medal – Tennis Doubles Paris 2024 Paralympics This year’s Christmas card is dedicated to those Get Kids Going! athletes who took part in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games this Summer. Team GB was the second most successful nation in the world, after China, winning a total of…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
Our CEO Jane Emmerson and Get Kids Going!’s Shirley were in Paris to see Paralympics GB Wheelchair Rugby team make their victory on the 31st August in the Paralympics Games.
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team win their first three games in Paris Paralympics
The Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) team got off to a flying start with their first games in the Paris Paralympics. GB beat Australia in their opening match in an amazing team effort. Paralympics GB Wheelchair Rugby team are in Paris taking part in the Paralympics Games. The Wheelchair Rugby Games started on the 29th…[Read More]
Get Kids Going! one of Great British Wheelchair Rugby’s 28 for 28 partners
We are delighted to share the story of Alexandru Cretoi who is raising funds for Get Kids Going! by taking part in mountain climbing challenges. His story is more remarkable as has a prosthetic leg from an above the knee amputation. Discover his story.
Thanks to Ordinary 2 Extraordinary Group for supporting Get Kids Going!
Jane Emmerson, Chief Executive, of Get Kids Going! would like to say a big thank you to all the members of O2E, the Ordinary 2 Extraordinary group for their wonderful support and their kind donation of £4,000 to Get Kids Going! Jane attended the Annual O2E Awards Evening in the City of London on…[Read More]
Congratulations to Get Kids Going! Para Athletes in the GB Snowsport Para Alpine and Para Snowboard squad
We are delighted to announce that the 14-athlete squad selected by GB Snowsport ahead of the para snow sports season features a number of Get Kids Going! athletes. Get Kids Going! has given over £250,000 to the para snow sports team over the last few years and is supporting them again this coming season. The…[Read More]
Congratulations to Get Kids Going! athlete Justin Levene winner of Gold Medal in World Parajiu-Jitsu Championships 2023
The 15th Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship started on Wednesday with an amazing display of talent on show at the Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City. We were delighted to hear that Justin Levene achieved a gold medal in Parajiu-Jitsu Men / K4 Heavyweight division. The first day of the Championships saw an impressive…[Read More]
Good luck to the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team in the 2023 International Wheelchair Rugby Cup
We would like to thank the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team for inviting our Chief Executive, Jane Emmerson, over to Paris to watch some matches in the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup The eight best wheelchair rugby teams including Great Britain have gathered in Paris and will be spending until 22nd October 2023 competing in the…[Read More]
Discover what Get Kids Going! Para Athlete Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Katie Guest are doing
Our great Get Kids Going! supported athletes para skiers Menna Fitzpatrick & Katie Guest are swapping skiing for hiking as they will be doing the Everest Base Camp Challenge for us.
They want to raise awareness for us as your amazing fundraising helped to send them to Winter Paralympics and many more events, where visually impaired Menna and her guide Katie went on to achieve great results.
Congratulations to Get Kids Going! Para Athlete James Barnes-Miller for winning golds in World Para Snowboard World Cup
Huge congratulations to Para Snowboarder James Barnes-Miller for winning his first gold medal of the season. James was competing in the World Para Snowboard World Cup held in Pyha, Finland. James said “First World Cup boardercross and first gold of the season – absolutely buzzing! I love coming to this place”. James Barnes-Miller became the…[Read More]
Congratulations to Get Kids Going! Para Athlete Neil Simpson on receiving GB’s first gold medal in World Para Alpine Skiing Championships
Neil Simpson won GB’s first gold medal in the World Para Alpine Skiing Championships in Spain. With that amazing achievement 20 year old Neil, became the first British male athlete to win a gold on the slopes this year. With his guide Rob Poth, they completed the course in 56.66 at the event in Espot…[Read More]
A great time cheering on Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team in the 2022 World Championships
We would like to thank the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team for inviting our Chief Executive, Jane Emmerson, over to Denmark to watch some matches in the World Championships. Jane was able to watch the squad’s matches from their match against USA on 13th October right through to their final match against New Zealand on…[Read More]
Good luck to Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team in the 2022 World Championships
We wish all the best The Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team in the World Championships which is taking place in DGI Huset Vejle, Denmark from 10 until 16 October 2022. The Paralympic champions, Great Britain, got off to a flying start in their first game on 10th October against Switzerland. The score was GB 66…[Read More]
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team narrowly defeated in the 2022 King Power Quad Nations finals
The Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Team came second at the King Power Quad Nations in Cardiff on 18th September 2022. The Paralympic champions, Great Britain, met Canada in the finals who had beaten Germany 53-48. The final itself needed two periods of overtime to separate the teams, but Canada who finally won the Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha…[Read More]