Disability Sports
Join the Aiming High Network!
Aiming high network is for families with children and young
people with disabilities. By registering they can access free
events, a free magazine which is full of useful information and
details of sports and recreation and holiday activities and access
specialist services.
It's free and easy to join, for more information contact the
disability information officer on 01900 706148.
Dance
CanDance Allerdale take place at the Carnegie Theatre,
Workington on Mondays from 4pm - 5pm for any young person aged 14 -
25 years with a learning disability (including autism).
The sessions are free of charge and will run from the 9 Jan
2012 to 26 March 2012. To book call 07584251352.
Boccia Club
There are weekly boccia sessions (a sport similar to
bowls) taking place at Activzone, Lakes
College. The sessions will be open to young people and
adults who want to have a go, improve or look at competing in
Boccia.
Sessions will take place from 12.30pm - 1.15pm every Monday and
3.30pm - 4.30pm on a Wednesday and will cost £1.50 per
person.
No experience necessary and friends/siblings are welcome to come
along to.
For more information please download the poster below or
contact Activzone on 01946 839 308.
Cycling
The Watchtree
Wheelers Cycle Centre is a newly established area within Watchtree
Nature Reserve near Great Orton that provides a
safe and friendly environment for people to experience riding a
bike. Their aim is to provide facilities, equipment and leadership
to promote cycling for people with a disability. Cycling is a great
form of exercise as well as helping to improve balance,
co-ordination and confidence. For more information about the types
of cycles they have and about the routes go to the website link at
the bottom of the page.
Swimming
Maryport
Swimming sessions take place at Netherhall Community Sports
Centre on a Wednesday evening between 6pm - 7pm
for children with disabilities and their families.For
further details contact Netherhall Community Sports Centre on 01900
813434
Keswick
Keswick Leisure Pool run
a session called Splash and Smile which is particularly
suitable for children with disabilities, and their families.
This is a fun session where families can come and have
fun with floats and the slide in our unique pool environment.
Families who attend this session are also welcome to stay and
attend the public session which follows it. The session will be on
a Saturday morning from 10am to 11am. .
For further details call Keswick Pool on 017687
72760
ActivZone Lakes College
ActivZone Sports Centre, located at Lakes College is a fully
accredited Inclusive Fitness Initiative Sports Centre.
The Inclusive Fitness Initiative means that ActivZone Sports
Centre has equipment installed that provide a full body work out
with the optimum of independence for the vast amount of disabled
people. The equipment is designed to be used by both disabled users
and non-disabled users.
The facility provide staff who are trained to provide support
for disabled users to develop training programmes and also to
support disabled users to take part in sport effectively.
We aim in general to provide sporting facilities for the local
community and in particular we aim to give access to disabled
people to take part in sport.
For more information please download the poster below or
contact Activzone on 01946 839 308.
To find out more about the IFI click on
http://www.inclusivefitness.org/
(* people will need an induction before using the
gym).