Friends and free time

Specially adapted tricycles.

Do you want to ride a bike?   Get outdoors and do some exercise?  People's Pedal Power is a new initiative to encourage disabled people to start cycling.  The project has adapted tricycles suitable for people with all disabilities.  It is based at Hetton Lyons Country Park and is open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm starting on 11th July 2005.  The cost is £2 per hour and pre-booking is essential.

For more information contact Graeme Barker, Les Wascoe or Peter Maddison on:

•  0191 514 3346
•  0191 514 3663
•  0794 6782 2984

or e-mail peoplepedalpower@aol.com

Free films at the cinema!

Do you enjoy going to the cinema?

This could now cost you less with The Cinema Exhibitors' Association Card.  This is a card which confirms that the holder (you) is entitled to one free ticket for the person accompanying them to the cinema.  To apply for the card, you would need to meet one or more of the following criteria:

• be in receipt of disability living allowance (DLA) or attendance allowance
• be registered blind
• hold a disabled person's rail card

The card is valid for 3 years.

For more information visit the website by clicking here www.ceacard.co.uk/index.html

or ring 0151 348 8020 or on minicom/ textphone ring 0151 356 7113

Sunderland Youth Development Group & City Equals
The Youth Development Group’s Inclusion Project provides citywide Youth Provision for young people 13-19 years of age who have physical and/or learning disabilities. The Youth Clubs run sessions on various nights during the week, while two clubs also run Saturday morning sessions. Club members are offered a wide range of activities and are actively encouraged to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

During school holidays, in partnership with the Children with Disabilities Team (Social Services) and Connexions, the Inclusion Project runs a ‘Positive Activities for Young People’ programme. This involves activity days and residential experiences, giving disabled young people opportunities to extend their horizons and interests within a safe environment.

City Equals
Sunderland Youth Development Group is committed to working with disabled young people to ensure their active involvement in decisions that affect their lives. One of the ways this is achieved is through City Equals. ‘City Equals’ is a small group of young disabled people who advocate for other young people, enabling their voice to be heard, understood and responded to within the wider community, by linking into Sunderland Youth Parliament.

Youth clubs in the city

These clubs are open to young people aged 13-19years.

These clubs are open to young people aged 19-25 years.

For more information or to get involved with any of the youth clubs or with City Equals please contact:

Deborah Atkinson
Inclusion Co-ordinator telephone (0191) 553 7838
e-mail: Deborah.Atkinson@edcom.sunderland.gov.uk

NEW!!! Actionnaires Club
After a lot of planning and re-planning, this club was finally launched on Saturday 14th February. There was an excellent turn out of twenty. The Sunderland Actionnaires Club gives children and young people who are blind or partially sighted the opportunity to try a whole range of activities including Judo, Football, Basketball, Goalball, Athletics, Gym Fitness, Swimming and more. Most of the children who attended were from Durham and South Tyneside, so come on Sunderland, what are you waiting for? This fantastic club is local, free, and each blind or partially sighted youngster can take a friend or brother or sister along with them.

The club runs every second Saturday from 10am until 1pm, at the Raich Carter Sports Centre. The first 2 hours of each session are dedicated to dry activities. The last hour of every session is for swimming. For more information contact:

Geoff Moffat (Raich Carter Centre)
Tel: 0191 553 2333
e-mail: geoff.moffat@raichcarter.com
OR
Ross Ford, (Sports Development Officer)
Tel: 01772 555 915
Email: ross_f@afbp.org

Back to top