Over the past few months HVM worked closely with the team at the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies to support them in laying the foundations for a fundraising and income generation strategy for the Mandeville Legacy Trust.

Mandeville Legacy is a London 2012 project that is celebrating Buckinghamshire as the birthplace of the Paralympic movement. It is part of a South East programme called Accentuate which is a transformational programme inspired by the Paralympic movement seeking to change perceptions and offer opportunities to showcase the talents of deaf and disabled people. In the lead up to London 2012, the Mandeville Legacy project is celebrating the birth of the Paralympic movement at Stoke Mandeville through a range of activities involving past and present Paralympians, disabled artists, school children, young people and local residents. A digital archive incorporates personal stories, historical records, interpretations, memories and much more. 

Post Games the partners involved in the project are planning to establish a permanent organisation to ensure future care and access to the Stoke Mandeville collections. The International Paralympics Committee has expressed an interest in relocating their historic collection to the new Trust.