Wiltshire Paralympic Champ Presents Award in his own name. Paralympic champion and world class British judoka, Chris Hunt Skelley MBE, recently presented the first ever Chris Hunt Skelley Award. It honours those who champion inclusion and the sport of judo.
Paralympian Supports Coeliac Awareness. Paralympic champion, Chris Hunt Skelley MBE, joins Coeliac UK in their 2025 campaign to raise awareness about coeliac disease.
Don Rogers Footballing Legend. So – here we have a guest post from my chum Chris Eley. It begs the question, was Don Rogers Swindon Town’s greatest player?
Donald Edward Rogers entered the world on 25th October 1945 in Paulton, Somerset. He Joined Swindon Town in January 1961 aged 15. He turned professional in October 1962 and made his debut in November 1962. In his first spell at the club he played 400 games and scored 147 goals. During that time he helped Town win promotion from the Third to the Second Division twice and win the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1970. He also scored two goals when the then Third Division Swindon beat the mighty Arsenal 3-1 at Wembley to win the League Cup in 1969.
Paralympic champion, Chris Hunt Skelley MBE, has announced the launch of his Hunt-Skelley Masterclass, to judo, Brazilian jiujitsu and martial arts groups. Thus offering the opportunity for Chris to work inclusively with anyone who loves their sport.
Paralympian Louise Hunt Skelley PLY has received a Special Recognition Award. The honour comes for her tireless work in the media, in the world of wheelchair tennis, and in being a champion for diversity and inclusion.
Louise is a former British wheelchair tennis athlete and Paralympian from Wroughton, Swindon. She attended the South West Business & Community Awards as a nominee in the hotly- contested category of Female Entrepreneur of the Year.
Wiltshire Paralympian Meets Royals. November 7th saw Paralympian Chris Hunt Skelley MBE attend Buckingham Palace to meet the King and the Princess Royal. The event being a reception for Olympians and Paralympian.
DOUBLE PARALYMPIAN MEDALLIST JOINS JUDO ROADSHOW. Paralympic gold and bronze medallist, Chris Hunt Skelley MBE is one of the elite world class judoka who has joined the Paris Roadshow launched by British Judo. It’s aim to inspire grass roots clubs across the UK.
Swindon is set to serve up a new kind of excitement this August Bank Holiday weekend. The town is hosting its first-ever Pickleball festival. The two-day event, scheduled for Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th August 2024, promises to be a thrilling weekend for both seasoned players and newcomers to the sport.
Lifetime Achievement Award for Paralympian. Local paralympic gold medallist, Chris Hunt Skelley, has won a lifetime achievement award at the Disability Sport Yorkshire Awards.
Global leader in decentralized renewable energy systems Ryse Energy has stepped up to to the plate. They’re going to sponsor paralympian Chris Hunt Skelley MBE as he attempts to become a double medal winner at next year’s paralympic games as part of paralympics GB.
After eight years, Mia Davis (14) decided to replace her cheerleading shoes with a pair of rugby boots to play in the girls’ section of Swindon Supermarine Rugby Football Club.
Paralympian ‘PATH TO PARIS’ Ambassador. CHRIS Hunt Skelley MBE, who won gold in judo at the Paralympics in Tokyo, is one of five paralympic ambassadors chosen for the ‘PATH TO PARIS’ initiative. Its aim to encourage children to get active by following in their sporting heroes’ footsteps.
