East Kent
Canterbury
There are many opportunities within Canterbury for disability sport,
for key contacts in the area please refer to the Disability contacts
list
Snaap
Canterbury Snaap
run a multi-sport club for youngsters living in the area. The club will
run from 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. every fortnight, at Prince of Wales Youth Centre, Military Road, Canterbury.
Contact Canterbury Snaap
Dover
NEW Disability Sports Club
Multi sports and fitness club at Dover Leisure Centre
Every Saturday from 4.00pm - 6.00pm
Cost: £3.50
Club is for anyone with a physical/learning disability over the age of 14 years.
Contact Kate Little, Disability Co-ordinator, on tel no: 01304 245369 or email: KateLittle@vistaleisure.com for further details.
New Learning Disability multi-sport sessions
Dover Leisure Centre, Mondays, 11:15 - 12:45 p.m. Weekly - term time. £3 per player + 50 p admission charge to Centre
contact Margot
Shepway
New multi-sport Club at Lympne Village Hall and Recreation Ground for disabled adults (18 years old +), each session runs from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. and will cost £3:00 per person
Please contact Fun For All
Pent
Valley Leisure Centre (The VLC) has won the FIA FLAME Award
2009 in the category of Educational Club of the Year.
Valley Leisure Centre, in Folkestone, currently provides opportunities in:
Valley Friday Fun Club
Days of week: Fridays (term time only)
Times: 4.30-6pm (6-7pm Bistro)
Ages: 5-18yrs / 14-19yrs welcome as buddies
Abilities: for those with a physical or sensory impairment.
Siblings and friends are extremely welcome.
Cost: Disability Sportslink Member £2.50 /
Non-member £3.50
IFI
Fitness Suite a 23 station gym featuring accessible
equipment and facilities for people with physical, learning or sensory
impairments
VLC Active - holiday program for 5-14yr olds for
ALL abilities
Disability Multi-Sport Community Coach - available
to visit you or your group FREE of charge, please call for available
times
Other sports for a variety of abilities levels include: Wheelchair
Basketball, Bowls, New Age Kurling, Trampolining .
The VLC is an approved pre–games training venue for visiting
nations to the London Paralympics 2012.
Thanet
Sports Matters Thanet is working with local charity Beach Within Reach to open up access for wheelchair users to Thanet's beaches.
These new chairs, are made in USA and especially designed to give access over fine sand.
Four chairs will be located on Margate beach, two at Broadstairs and four at Ramsgate with potentially a further 17 chairs to follow at smaller beaches around Thanet. All the chairs will be available direct from the Beach Life Guards for a small returnable deposit and on proof of identification.
Thanet and District Sports Association for Disabled People
Thanet and District Sports Association for Disabled People (TADSAD) run a junior section for disabled children aged 5 - 11. The new club will meet at Ramsgate Leisure Centre on Wednesdays between 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. For more details contact Karen on tel: 01843 590614.
TADSAD also run regular sessions on a Friday evening at Ramsgate Sports Centre, and Archery training at the same venue on a Wednesday evening.
FREE sporting opportunities in Thanet
Sport for Change, a new pilot project has been launched by Skillnet Group to provide FREE sporting opportunities for people with learning disabilities in Thanet. Working in partnership with Thanet Leisureforce, this is a two year project.
Contact Ramsgate Sports Centre for information on sports sessions available with Sport for Change on: 01843 593754 or info@leisureforce.co.uk
Contact Hartsdown Leisure Centre for information on sports sessions available with Sport for Change on: 01843 226221 or info@leisureforce.co.uk
