Cambridgeshire County Council believes all its residents should have equal access to sport, leisure and recreation.
Local disability sports contacts within the county.
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Ability PLUS Group (formerly Cambridgeshire Disability Sports Forum)
The Ability PLUS Group web site is up and running. Why not pay a visit. Take a look at the activities and events the group and its partners are delivering. Subscribe to the free e-zine on the homepage and keep up to date with disability sport in the county. The e-zine goes out the first Tuesday of every month.
For more information contact Rebecca Gilbertson at Living Sport on 01487 849929 or by email.
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Huntingdonshire Disability Sports Forum
For more information contact Hannah Sneath on 01480 387098 or email hannahsneath@hotmail.com.
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Cambridge City Council
For more information contact Steve Morley, Sports Development Officer on 01223 457000 or email steve.morley@cambridge.gov.uk
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Fendis
For more information contact the Sports Development Team at Fenland District Council on 01354 654321 or email sportsdevelopment@fenland.gov.uk
Courses and Events
Playground to Podium
The search is on for the next generation of Paralympic Athletes!
There are talent ID sessions in 5 sports happening around the County in May and June. Playground to Podium is a national initiative to get more young disabled people playing sport and to maximise their potential.
The programme is aimed at young people who have a physical, hearing or visual impairment and people with a general intellectual/learning disability with an IQ less than 75.
The sessions on offer are:
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Dates/Times |
Venue |
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| Football |
Sunday 27th May
10am - 1pm |
One Leisure St Ives Outdoor Centre |
| Wheelchair Basketball |
Tuesday 29th May
4pm - 6pm |
Cambridge Regional College |
| Athletics |
Monday 11th June
6pm - 8pm |
Cambridge University Track, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge |
| Swimming |
Sunday 17th June
9.30am - 11.30am |
Abbey Pool, Cambridge |
At each of the sessions sports coaches will assess each young person’s skills, to support them to further progress within that sport and along its Paralympic or impairment appropriate pathway. In most cases the young person will be offered the opportunity to train with a local club.
For further information on the programme, specific sport criteria for different impairments or to register on any of the talent sessions please email Rebecca Gilbertson or call 01487 849929 or visit the Ability PLUS website.
Physical activity for all
Do you or your team run physical activity sessions for children and young people with Asthma, Diabetes, Obesity or Congenital Heart Conditions?
This course has been designed for specialist and non-specialist PE teachers, play practitioners and other physical activity leaders wishing to improve their knowledge of medical conditions that may cause concern during PE lessons or physical activity sessions and school break-times.
Further information on this course, and a booking form, are available on the BHFNC website. If you have any questions or would like further information please contact Sarah Wortley on 01509 226419 or email s.a.wortley@lboro.ac.uk.
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