Wheels And Wheelchairs
Celebrating ten years of accessible skating
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
We are a group of wheelchair users and skaters who go out together to enjoy the sensory rush of speed and accessible sport.
Wheelchair users are pushed by skaters. We meet on Saturdays in Battersea Park, London, with the Easy Saturday Skate group. We skate three laps (five miles), with our wheelchairs setting the pace. This is a great way for beginners to get to know the sport.
Regular Street Strolls are the next step up for our crew. They’re faster and start in Hyde Park, then follow carefully chosen routes, past the capital’s major landmarks (about 10 miles). These are led by the London Friday Night Skate & Sunday Stroll.
We also tackle more adventurous challenges like roller marathons in Europe and route-tested trips like Bath to Bristol.
If you are a wheelchair user or carer, or an experienced skater who would like to volunteer to push, we would love to hear from you.
We are grateful to the National Lottery for their donation for equipment to allow more disabled people to participate.
If you’d like to enable more wheelchair users to access this fabulous sport please click on the DONATE link at the top of this page. Thank you!
“Wheels And Wheelchairs is the best invention
... since the wheel. It really has changed our lives.”