Chair deal delight for Oldham Owls

BASKETBALL bonus . . . Oldham Owls players (front) with representatives from the Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association, Lord Taverners and Hilton

SPECIALIST sports equipment was presented to members of the Oldham Owls Disabled Sports Club at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.

A total of 13 sports wheelchairs were donated to the team following a charity partnership between the Hilton in the Community Foundation and the Lord’s Taverners charity. The Foundation’s flagship ball at the London Hilton hotel saw £220,000 raised for the Taverners’ Disability Sports Appeal.

Oldham Owls, whose members compete at all levels including in the Paralympics, will use the wheelchairs for a range of sports including basketball.