Mobility Roadshow's Blog – January 2013 Archive (9)

MEMORIES CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE MOBILITY ROADSHOW: Motorsport marshal Steve Tarrant, 2002

Steve Tarrant - Roadshow Memories

Steve Tarrant is an experienced marshal and commissaire. His memories are linked to two specific Roadshows separated by 10 years, which he says showed him how far he has come since his disablement.

The first was in 2002, as part of the ‘Mega Motors’ display at the show held at Donington Park race track. Obviously with my motorsport background, I had been at the circuit numerous times as a marshal,…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on January 29, 2013 at 14:01 — No Comments

MEMORIES CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE MOBILITY ROADSHOW: Motorsport marshal Steve Tarrant, 2002

Steve Tarrant - Roadshow Memories

Steve Tarrant is an experienced marshal and commissaire. His memories are linked to two specific Roadshows separated by 10 years, which he says showed him how far he has come since his disablement.

The first was in 2002, as part of the ‘Mega Motors’ display at the show held at Donington Park race track. Obviously with my motorsport background, I had been at the circuit numerous times as a marshal,…

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MEMORIES CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE MOBILITY ROADSHOW: 2003 ‘The European Year of Disabled People’

Mobility Roadshow 2003 ‘The European Year of Disabled People’ 12-14 June – Donington Park, Derby

VIP guests this year included:

  • His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
  • The Earl of Snowdon
  • Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson
  • Falklands veteran Simon Weston

Highlight features included:

  • The launch of the…
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MEMORIES CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE MOBILITY ROADSHOW: Do you remember these bears?

Keith Hirons has an unbearably cute memory of his visit to the Roadshow at Donington Park in  June 2000.

“I still have one of your Mobility Roadshow bears. His name is Moti. I had booked and organised the stand for the Disabled Ramblers Association that year.”

Moti had cousins that were present other years. We wonder if anyone else still has a Mobility Roadshow…

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Memories from Mobility Roadshow 2007 with Vicki Butler-Henderson

Memories from Mobility Roadshow 2007

Mobility Roadshow 2007

19-21 July – Kemble Airfield, near Cirencester

 

VIP guests this year included:

  • Vicki Butler-Henderson, Fifth Gear presenter and broadcaster



 

  • Ade Adepitan, broadcaster and basketball star



 

  • Polly Vacher, record-holder for smallest aircraft to be…
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Added by Mobility Roadshow on January 21, 2013 at 9:42 — No Comments

The Mobility Roadshow 2013: celebrating 30 years of groundbreaking innovation

This year’s Mobility Roadshow celebrates 30 years of leading-edge technology designed to help disabled people of all ages lead more independent lives.

Regular visitors will know that this popular annual event has consistently hosted national – often international - debuts of the very latest assistive technology, offering visitors early previews and…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on January 16, 2013 at 16:21 — No Comments

Mobility Roadshow online - New Year, New Look …

The Mobility Roadshow team launches its ‘new look’ web site with added functionality to make it easier to keep up to date with news as plans for this year’s bonanza Mobility Roadshow 30thAnniversary event unfold.

“We’ve streamlined our website navigation, with many more options available at just one click from the home page. This enables faster…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on January 16, 2013 at 16:19 — No Comments

Mobility Roadshow competition results: Young writers demonstrate sensitivity to disability and bullying

8 January 2013 – The winners of a national writing competition for young people have demonstrated an outstanding depth of emotion and caring concern for people with disabilities.
 
School children aged 7 to 16 years were invited by the charity Mobility Choice to enter its Ready Willing & Mobile…
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Added by Mobility Roadshow on January 16, 2013 at 16:16 — No Comments

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