West Kent Area
Gravesham
April 2009
MONDAYS
Cascades L.C.
- Accessible Gym at Cascades Leisure Centre 9am-5pm (now open)
TUESDAYS
Cascades L.C.
- Free swim session at Cascades Leisure Centre 8am-9am
- Accessible Gym at Cascades Leisure Centre 12pm-8pm (now open)
Cygnet L.C.
- Junior multi sport classes at Cygnet Leisure Centre 4.30 5.30pm
Special needs instructor. Starts 21 st April. £3.60 per member.
- Gravesham Fencing Club at Cygnet Leisure Centre
Adults and juniors, contact; John Anderson 01474 705323
WEDNESDAYS
Cascades L.C.
- Kent Crusader Wheelchair Rugby at Cascades Leisure Centre
12-3pm fortnightly, contact; Neil Roffey 01342 893601
- Accessible Gym at Cascades Leisure Centre 9am-5pm (coming soon)
THURSDAYS
Cascades L.C.
- Accessible Gym at Cascades Leisure Centre 12pm-7pm (coming soon)
- Thursday Club for adults with a learning disability at Cascades leisure Centre
5-7pm £3.30 per session, activities Inc;
- Trampolining (with instructor) 6-7pm , Martial Arts (with instructor) 6-7pm ,
- Swimming 5-7pm , Health Suite 5-7pm , Outline Gym (after induction only) 5-7pm
- Junior Martial Arts at Cascades Leisure Centre 5-6pm , £3.30 per session
FRIDAYS
Cascades L.C.
- Accessible Gym at Cascades 9am-5pm (coming soon)
SATURDAYS
Cygnet L.C.
- Free swim session at Cygnet Leisure Centre 5-6pm
Cascades L.C.
- Free swim session at Cascades Leisure Centre 6-7pm
Other Local Activities / Clubs
- DLJ Sportscoaching Gymnastics Classes at Cascades Leisure Centre, Juniors only
Contact; Danielle Jarvis 07736 313082
Gravesend Archers
Adults and juniors
Contact via web site: www.gravesend-archers.co.uk
Kent Disability Swim Squad
Adults and juniors over 9yrs
Contact; Mike Bishop 01732 525389
Northfleet Youth Centre
Under 25's multi sport/ activity sessions
Wednesday 7-9pm
Contact; Nigel Crocker 01474 351451
For any other queries regarding Disability Sportslink please contact Sonya Sims on 01474 536254 or email Sonya.sims@gcll.co.uk
Gravesham, Dartford and Swanley area
For more information go to ;- www.parentsconsortium.co.uk
Gravesham Youth Centre
Now run a disability multi-sport club at their Northfleet base, next to Cygnet Leisure Centre every Wednesday
Junior's (5-12 year olds) 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Senior's (12 year olds +) 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Sevenoaks
Edenbridge Mencap Wednesday Club is for people with a learning disability and meet at the Centre in Four Elms Road, every Wednesday between 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
The club caters for sport and leisure interests
For more information phone ;- 01732 864291
Sevenoaks Leisure Centre - Friday Fun Club for children with disabilities and their siblings (parents and carers are welcome to stay) including sport, activities and fun and games on Friday evenings at 6.00pm - 7.00pm. For more information contact Rebecca Bowen on 01732 747305.
Friday Fun Club PDF
Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre multi-sport Club, run by Fusion will meet on the following dates;-
- Sunday 21st February
- Sunday 21st March
- Sunday 18th April
Cost to attend is £1:50 per participant
for further details contact Stewart Wild
Sunrise Community Club - A self referral club providing outings for young people with physical disabilities in West Kent. Please follow this link for a leaflet for further details (pdf)
Swimming - Monson's ASA Swimming Club is an accredited Swim 21 Club and already has a number of disabled swimmers among it's membership.
Meanwhile Tonbridge and District Mencap run a swimming session once a fortnight at Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre pool on a Saturday 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Football - Tunbridge Wells F.C. are in the process of establishing a disability football team which will play in the Kent Adult League run by Kent County football Association.
Gym - Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre are in the process of registering under the Inclusive Fitness Initiative.
Fenton's Ice Curling rink, near Tunbridge Wells are keen to hear from anyone interested in taking up the sport. Their season runs from October to the end of March - they are closed during the summer.
Two clubs for disabled children and young people operate in the town;
Seesaw runs every Wednesday, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m. for primary school aged children (6-11), with a range of learning disabilities, ADHD, autism.
Ladders runs every Thursday, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. for secondary school aged young disabled people (11-18), with a range of disabilities, both learning and physical.
The clubs are run by VSU and are social rather than specifically sport, but both include sports opportunities.
They both run from Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Girls.
For more information contact Tunbridge Wells Voluntary Service Unit.
Table Tennis - a number of teams play at the Byng Hall facility.
Penshurst Off-Road Cycle Circuit promotes its self as accessible to all
