'Special connection' between GB athlete and Tadworth charity

'Special connection' between GB athlete and Tadworth charity By Angela Brooks July 25, 2012

A PARALYMPIC athlete from the 2012 GB team has been made a vice-president of The Children's Trust in Tadworth.

Sprinter Sophia Warner, who has cerebral palsy, explained she has a special connection to the trust and her treatment helped her get where she is today.

Sophia, from Dorking, said: "It's a charity that is very close to my heart as it is where I had my treatment as a child. Little did I know then what that treatment would ultimately help me achieve."

The 38-year-old mum-of-two received specialist treatment and therapy at the trust in the 1980s when it was part of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

She said: "I have always remembered my visits as a child with great fondness, as there was and still is a lovely, warm atmosphere. Now it's time for me to give something back to The Children's Trust and help others reach their full potential.

Im on a mission to educate people about cerebral palsy. Attitudes to disabled athletes have moved on a bit, but so little is known about cerebral palsy.

Sophia only started her training when she was 19 and following her graduation from University, she successfully carved a career in marketing and has now took a sabbatical to concentrate on her sprinting.

Chief executive Andrew Ross said: "We are delighted to have Sophia as a new Vice-President.

"It is very poignant in the fact that she has such a close connection to the trust.

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'Special connection' between GB athlete and Tadworth charity