Groups and Activities for Disabled People
- By Chris Clements
- Published 02/8/2007
- Adult's Clubs, Groups and Organisations
Disability Groups
The David Livingstone Club
Meet: Mondays 7.00 – 9.00pm
Venue: Behind the Livingstone House Hostel in Potterstreet
Contact: yvonnebutler@btinternet.com for more details
Details: Social club for people with special needs. Wide age range.
Games Room with 3 pool tables, Main hall has a disco every week. Quiet Room for board games or cards, arts/crafts, knitting. Sitting Room to chat and chill. Kitchen to buy hot dogs and drinks. Shop to buy drinks and sweets. Run by volunteers. £1 donation entrance fee.
Anyone is welcome to come and look around.
Zinc
High Street,
Chipping Ongar
01277 365626
An arts organisation, which exists to advance & promote the creativity, culture and heritage of disabled people and socially excluded groups for the benefit of all.
Youth Plus
Ongar
Thursday evening plus activities on other days
Voluntary social group established for young people
Aged between 14 and 25 years with learning disabilities
Or no disabilities to develop a circle of friends and to be
Able to access social activities in the Community.
Contact: Brenda@youthplus.net
Website: www.youthplus.net
Local Links
Bishops Stortford
Local
Links is a charity which runs a club for all people regardless of age of
disability which aims to promote independent and healthy living encouraging
people to become active in the community and to build stronger social bonds.
Local Links wants to enable individuals to develop their skill sets to benefit themselves creating projects and opportunities that generate a sense of self-worth.
We provide a hot meal; a tiffin (afternoon tea), exercise, activities, games, theme days, day trips, guest speakers, computer training and art and crafts.
Local links aims to avoid exclusion to possibly our most over looked in society.
We
hold the club at Havers Lane Community Centre, Bishops Stortford on a Monday
1-4pm and Parsonage Lane Community Hall, Bishops Stortford on a Friday 12.15 –
3.15pm.
We provide specialist transport with a carer in attendance targeting the
isolated areas.
Contact
Michelle on 01279 755875 ex. 301 or michelle.iizuka@locallinkswithus.org
‘Local Links With Us’ charity no. 1144478
Canal Boat Project
CM20 2XB
Tel: 01279 424444
Email: admin@canalboat.org.uk
Website: www.canalboat.org.uk
Disability and Community Boating Activities
The mooring is at the Harlow Outdoor Centre near Harlow Town Station.
Most of our boats have been designed or adapted to allow access for wheelchair users and people with reduced mobility.
Stort Challenger and Stort Daybreak have wheelchair access to all parts of the boat, via one or more wheelchair lifts.
Most areas on Red Watch and Dawn Trader are accessible but see individual boat descriptions available from our website for further details www.canalboat.co.uk
Whether you want to relax and get away from it all, or get involved in the operation of the boat, a Canal Boat Project trip will have something for you.
Either sit back and watch the river quietly drift by, or have a chat with other boaters and anglers as you pass by, on the tranquil and picturesque rivers of the Stort and Lee. For the more active, why not have a go at steering the boat and operating the locks? Its not difficult and some of our craft are specially adapted to allow those with limited mobility to control the boat, by joystick.
Hirer’s Information
Hiring our boats is easy. Our friendly team are at the end of the phone and are happy to discuss your requirements, assess your needs and recommend the most appropriate boat.
Remember, our boats are not only available to formal groups from Care homes, hospices, support groups, schools etc, but are also available to informal groups of families and friends that include someone with a disability.
(Terms and conditions apply)
