RISE Disability and inclusive activities

Actionnaires

Actionnaires clubs provide opportunities for blind and partially sighted children of school age to participate in sports in a safe, structured and fun environment.

For more details on Actionnaires visit the Action For Blind People website.

Cricket

Cricket club with Cricket for Change. This weekly club is for young people aged 8 to 16 years who have visual impairments, physical disabilities or learning difficulties.

• Day and date: Fridays. Club continues throughout the Summer Holidays
• Time: 3.15-4.45pm
• Venue: Clarendon School, Hanworth Road, Hampton, TW12 3HD
• Cost: Free

For more details please contact Alex Bassan by email: alexbassan@cricketforchange.org.uk.

Dance and drama

Fusion 2, an opportunity for adults with disabilities to get fit and active through dance and drama. Sesions include dance routines and drama activities with opportunity to work on choreographed dance routines, drama and acting skills. The sessions will take place in a fun and relaxed environment, with opportunity to socialise and develop fitness, coordination, self confidence and teamwork.

• Day and date: Monday 16 April - Monday 1 July 2012 (not 7 May or 4 June),
• Time: 6.00 to 7.00pm
• Venue: Hampton Sports and Fitness Centre, Hanworth Road, Hampton, TW12 3HB.
• Cost: £36.00 per person.

For more information please contact the Sports Development Team. Fusion dance and drama is delivered in partnership with Combination Dance Company.

Golf

Golf is available at Hampton Court Palace Golf Club. For more details of to book, please contact Karl or Jamie: Phone: 020 8977 2423. Email: hamptoncourtpalace-pro@crown-golf.co.uk. PAs/Carers/parents welcome too and there is no charge.

RISE Multi sport club - for 16 to 25 year olds (Fortnightly)

The Saturday Multi-Sports Club will be a rolling programme of inclusive sports and activities.

• Date: Fortnightly - dates for the next couple of months are:
  • 14 and 28 April
  • 12 and 16 May
• Time: 10.30am - 12noon.
• Venue: Shene Sports and Fitness Centre, Park Avenue, East Sheen SW14 8RG
• Cost: £5.20 / £4.80 with Leisure Card.

For more details, please download the flyer(pdf, 165KB), contact the Sports Development Team or Shene Sports & Fitness Centre on 020 8878 7578.

Swimming

These sessions are great for all children, but especially those new to swimming, who find other open sessions stressful or lack confidence in the water. Enables children with special needs to access a pool in a more relaxed setting. No booking required, just turn up.

• Day: Tuesdays
• Time: 6pm-7pm
• Venue: Pools on the Park, Richmond
• Cost: £3 per child and carer plus £1 per sibling

RISE to Shine

This year the Sports Development Team have started a new RISE project - RISE to Shine. This is a project to get young people who live or go to school in the borough involved in the London Youth Games.There are different age categories and disability groups for each sport. You can come along for a specific sport, or come along and try them all. For some sports the team is quite small, but we welcome everyone to come along and get involved. To be eligible for the training and to compete, you must live or go to school in the borough. For more details on the age categories and disability groups please download the flye(pdf, 231KB)r.

Athletics, Boccia, Football, Indoor Rowing and Inclusive Zone Basketball

• Day: Mondays 16 April - 25 June (not 7 May or 4 June)
• Time: 4.30-6pm
• Venue:Orleans Park Sports Centre, Richmond Road, Twickenham TW1 3BB

Swimming

• Day: Tuesdays 17 April - 26 June
• Time: 6.00 - 6.45pm
• Venue: Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre, Vicarge Road, Teddington TW11 8EZ

Trampolining

Weekly trampolining sessions for people with additional needs and disabilities. Sessions are for people of all ages.

• Day and date: Saturdays 21 April - 21 July (not 9 June)
• Time: 11.30am - 12.30pm
• Venue: Whitton Sports & Fitness Centre, Percy Road, Whitton, TW2 6JW.
• Cost: £58.80/£54.00 with a Leisure Card

Please contact Whitton Sports and Fitness Centre directly on 020 8898 7795 to book onto a course.

Wheelchair basketball

With local basketball club, Richmond Knights. For young people aged 10-18 years. All equipment provided.

• Day and date: Thursdays 19 April - 19 July (not 7 June)
• Time: 6.00pm - 7.00pm
• Venue: Orleans Park Sports Centre, Richmond Road, Twickenham TW1 3BB - Please note the change of venue for this term
• Cost: £31.20/£28.60 with a Leisure Card

For more information please contact James Merchant, Richmond Knights Coach on 07900 602 380 or contact the Sports Development Team. To book a place on the course, please contact Teddington Sports Centre on 020 8977 0598.

For any further information about RISE, inclusive and disability specific sport or exercise activities, please contact us.