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Warm welcome to new and returning Mobility Roadshow Exhibitors, including Volkswagen

There is always something new at this popular event



Visitors to this year’s 30th Anniversary event will not be surprised to recognise long-established organisations in the mobility sector, indeed some who have supported the Roadshow all the way from 1983.




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Each year…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on April 5, 2013 at 7:37 — No Comments

TGA TO LAUNCH NEW SUPER-FLEXIBLE, FOLDING MINIMO MOBILITY 'CAR BOOT' SCOOTER AT NAIDEX NATIONAL 2013

The UK’s leading mobility scooter specialist, TGA, will be launching the innovative, folding Minimo at Naidex National (Stand B50, 30 April – 2 May 2013, NEC), which will deliver pioneering levels of flexibility, comfort and safety in the ‘car boot’ scooter class.…

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Added by TGA Mobility on March 26, 2013 at 16:41 — No Comments

Daily Express backs 30th Anniversary Mobility Roadshow!

Daily Express backs 30th Anniversary Mobility Roadshow (27-29 June, Telford IC)

We are delighted to announce a new partnership with the Daily Express newspaper to promote this year’s Mobility Roadshow – our 30th Anniversary of showcasing the latest innovations to aid mobility and independent living..

As media partner the newspaper is providing a programme of editorial and advertising support in the run up to the show, in order to spread…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on March 22, 2013 at 9:18 — No Comments

Got a bright idea? Join us at the Mobility Roadshow's Design Zone 2013

An ingenious silicon cover that adapts to a variety of drinking glasses to prevent spillage while allowing drinking through a straw was voted most desirable product by visitors to last year’s Mobility Roadshow. Called Safesip, it is affordable and simple to use and provides a dignified solution for a disabled user and people with limited grasp, even when lying down, as well as being ideal for children

The runner-up by just one vote was Wheelchair Grippers,…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on March 18, 2013 at 8:00 — No Comments

Get Going Live! puts young disabled in the driver’s seat - 12 July, Donington Park

12 March 2013 – Registration is now open for an exciting one-day event that will help young disabled or newly disabled people to start driving and plan for their first adapted car.



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Get Going Live! takes place on Saturday 13 July at the Donington Park Launch Pad, Derbyshire. Launched in 2011, this…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on March 13, 2013 at 8:08 — 1 Comment

Dog agility Julie to participate on TGA mobility scooter in support of MS “Challenge60”

 

Julie Thomson, 53, who has Multiple Sclerosis, is to display dog agility prowess on her amazing TGA Breeze 3 mobility scooter at Ace Agility’s fundraising event for the MS Society at Braggons Farm near…

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Added by TGA Mobility on March 12, 2013 at 17:14 — No Comments

NEW ACCESSIBLE KINTYRE OUTDOOR ACTIVITY CENTRE TO OPEN 29 MARCH WITH BBC TOP GEAR WINNING TGA MOBILITY SCOOTER

Following a £30,000 lottery grant, the Network Carradale group located on the scenic Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll, Scotland, will be opening their new outdoor activity centre at 12 noon, 29 March 2013, with forest trails that are accessible to disabled people, thanks to the…

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Added by TGA Mobility on March 12, 2013 at 17:11 — No Comments

SPECIAL MEMORIES CELEBRATING 30YRS OF MOBILITY ROADSHOW: Caroline Peters fell in love with GreenTyres - and maybe Rolf Harris?

I was delighted when I heard about the first Mobility Roadshow back in 1983 and was even more impressed at the organisation that went into it: shuttle buses from the car park to the main area and all those accessible toilets (almost unheard of then).

In those days, I was 'the face' of Motability and my photograph was used on the charity collecting boxes and leaflets - which I seem to recall were available in abundance at the show.

I thoroughly enjoyed driving…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on March 6, 2013 at 18:35 — No Comments

SPECIAL MEMORIES CELEBRATING 30YRS OF MOBILITY ROADSHOW: Vicky Crees of Sirus Automotive reflects on 'star' VIPs and visitors

At the Mobility Roadshow 2010 Sirus Automotive had the pleasure of meeting Sir Stirling Moss OBE, legendary motor racing driver widely recognised as the greatest all-round British racing driver in the history of motorsport.

He visited our stand and we had the chance to demonstrate our Volkswagen Caddy Drive From Wheelchair Vehicle.

Stirling Moss, who raced from 1948 to…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on March 6, 2013 at 18:20 — No Comments

MOBILITY CHOICE AND DPS: Disabled Photographic Competition winners officially announced today!

Photographic Competition Winners in the Frame

At the national Focus on Imaging show at NEC Birmingham on Monday 4th March, prizes were presented to winners of the 2012 On the Move national competition for disabled photographers.

The competition is jointly organised by the Disabled Photographers’ Society and Mobility Choice, the charity behind the annual Mobility Roadshow.

In this second year of the competition, the Sport in Motion theme to celebrate London’s…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on March 4, 2013 at 14:34 — No Comments

MEMORIES CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE MOBILITY ROADSHOW: 2004 in Scotland with The Princess Royal

Mobility Roadshow Scotland 2004

9-10 July 2004 – The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston nr Edinburgh

VIP Guests

  • Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, who was delighted to meet so many visitors from Scotland and the North of England
  • Kenny Herriot, wheelchair athlete   …

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on February 13, 2013 at 12:36 — No Comments

MEMORIES CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE MOBILITY ROADSHOW....2010 with Sir Stirling Moss

Mobility Roadshow 2010

1-3 July – East of England Showground, Peterborough

VIP Guests this year included:

     

 

  • British motor racing legend, Sir Stirling Moss who opened the event, reviewed many of the new products on display and chatted with visitors.

     
  • Alastair Hignell, former English Rugby Union international, county cricketer and…
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Added by Mobility Roadshow on February 13, 2013 at 12:33 — No Comments

MEMORIES CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE MOBILITY ROADSHOW: TGA’s Tim Ross remembers racing against Le Mans 24 hours champion Win Percy…..at Scalextrics!

"TGA and our market leading mobility scooters have supported the Mobility Roadshow for over 20 years and enjoyed so many memorable moments.



Difficult to highlight one from so many and not forgetting all the end users we have helped at the show, however I guess all the celebrities I have had the privilege of meeting will always bring back special memories. Over the years I…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on February 13, 2013 at 12:31 — No Comments

Team up with Paralympic athletes at Mobility Roadshow 2013 'Sport in Action!'

12 February 2012 – Wheelchair basketball is one of the best known and most popular Paralympic sports, played by men, women and children. Visitors to this year’s Mobility…

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Added by Mobility Roadshow on February 13, 2013 at 12:20 — No Comments

ETAC UK BEGINS INTRODUCING ADDITIONAL POWERCHAIR ACCESSORIES TO ENHANCE EXISTING RANGE WITH NEW FLEXIBLE BAG

Etac UK, the UK powerchair division of the leading Scandinavian assistive product specialist Etac, is extending its current range of powerchair accessories, options and features, beginning with the introduction of a new, specially designed…

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Added by EtacUK on February 13, 2013 at 12:10 — No Comments

TERESA 'HER MAJESTY' GIBBS CONTINUES SUPPORT OF LOCAL STROKE CLUB THANKS TO TGA MOBILITY SCOOTER

Despite living with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Diabetes, Royalist Teresa Gibbs, 75 from Exmouth, is a retired Royal Marine MoD worker nicknamed ‘Her Majesty’, who can continue to offer voluntary support to her local Stroke Club thanks to a remarkable TGA…

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Added by TGA Mobility on February 7, 2013 at 11:01 — 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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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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Added by Mobility Roadshow on January 29, 2013 at 14:01 — No Comments

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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Added by Mobility Roadshow on January 29, 2013 at 13:59 — No Comments

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