Local Facilities Recreation Centres National Organisations Leisure Activities
Places of Interest Tourist Information
Centres Holidays
Grafham
Water Sailability
Graham Water
Centre, Perry, Cambridgeshire. PE28 0BX
Telephone:
01480 810521 or Fax: 01480 812739
E-mail: grafhamsailability@fsnet.co.uk
Grafham
Water Sailability is a local sailing club for people with
disabilities in Cambridgeshire and surrounding areas. Waterproof equipment and
safety devices are available and members can sail competitively or just for
fun.
Telephone:
01480 453 373
The
Telephone:
01480 388600
Ramsey Sports
Centre
Telephone:
01487 710275
St Ives
Recreation Centre (indoor)
Telephone:
01480 388500
St Ives
Outdoor Complex
Telephone:01480 388555
St Neots Recreation Centre
Telephone:
01480 388 700
Sawtry
Recreation Centre
Telephone:
01487 832 161
Many local
recreation centres will have special sessions,
equipment, and trained staff to assist disabled people wishing to use the facility.
Please ring your local venue for further information.
Hester Adrian
Centre,
Telephone:
01223 240163
The PHAB Club
provides opportunities for physically disabled and able bodied people to meet
together on equal terms.
Hunts Howzats Cricket Club
Tel: 01480
213689
The club organises coaching and games for people with a wide range
of disabilities.
For people from the age of 10 upwards.
Hilltop
Outdoor Centre
“Old
Wood”, Beeston Regis, Sheringham,
Telephone/Fax:
01263 824514
Website: www.hilltopoutdoorcentre.co.uk
Email:
hilltoppdc@lineone.net
Centre
offering residential teambuilding, leadership and self-development courses. School and college residential and summer activity holidays for
children. Accommodation includes facilities for the disabled.
Fen Road, Pidley,
Telephone:
01487 740540
Manderson
Trust for the Disabled
6 Headlands, Fenstanton,
Telephone:
01954 231364
The Trust
provides facilities for disabled anglers, who can fish free of charge. An
annual membership fee of £5 applies.
Mepal
Outdoor Centre
Telephone:
01354 692251
The Mepal Centre is an integrated outdoor sport and
recreational facility.
Upside Down Club
c/o The
Primrose Centre,
Telephone:
01480 415203
Based in St Neots, the Upside Down Club is a swimming club for children
with special needs who want to learn to swim and a sports club for physically
disabled young people.
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British Paralympic Association
9 th Floor,
Telephone:
0208 6819655
British
Wheelchair Sports Foundation
Telephone:
01296 395995
Sport
Disability Unit
Telephone:
0115 982 7466 *THIS WILL PROBABLY CHANGE MID MAY New no not yet known*
Riding for the
Disabled Association
Lavinia
Norfolk House, Avenue ‘R’, NAC,
Warwickshire
CV8 2LY
Telephone:
0845 6581082
Website: www.riding-for-disabled.org.uk
Email: rdahq@riding-for-disabled.org.uk
Contact the
association for details of local riding groups that provide opportunities for
riding and/or carriage driving.
Contact:
Equipped for
disabled young people and adults
Sport and
Disability East
Telephone:
01223 200416
Provides information about all aspects of sports and recreation for
disabled people.
English
Federation of Disability Sport – East
New Rd, Impington,
Telephone :
01223 200416 or 0976 561578 (mobile)
The regional
office of a national body which develops and co-ordinates sport in
DISH
Telephone:
01480 830833
Email: info@dish.org.uk
Dish can
provide details on many sports including: Archery, Basketball, Carpet Bowls,
Fishing, Horse Riding, Golf, Motor Sports, Orienteering, Parachuting, Rowing,
Sailing, Skiing,
Sub-Aqua Diving, Swimming, Table Tennis, Dancing,
Cambridge Arts
Theatre
6 St Edwards
Passage, Cambridgeshire, CB2-3PJ
Telephone:
01223 503333
The building
is fully accessible for disabled people.
Telephone:
01223 357851
Telephone:
01223 322748
A small venue with disabled facilities, all on one level.
Hinchingbrooke House & Performing Arts Centre
Telephone:
01480 375678
The HPAC has
disabled facilities including a hearing loop.
The Junction
Telephone:
01223 511511
Mumford
Theatre
APU,
Telephone:
01223 352932
Disabled
Toilets and an Induction
Art
Picture House -
Telephone
01223 572929
Warner Brothers Cinema -
Telephone:
01223 460225
Cineworld, Tower
Field,
Telephone:
01480 410300 (pre-recorded messages only)
Telephone:
0207 3882227
Association of
Mouth and Foot Painting Artists
Telephone:
0207 2294491
Website: www.amfpa.com
The
Association gives financial, practical and creative support to disabled people
who wish to become fully developed artists.
Berern
Arts
Telephone:
01223 263950
Berern
Arts runs workshops and classes in writing and drama for disabled people. Stage shows and films.
Inspire
Wysing
Arts Centre,
Telephone:
01954 718181
Website: www.crossborderarts.org.uk
Email; admin@cbarts.org.uk
Inspire is an
arts development company creating opportunities for people with disabilities to
access high quality arts activities. It’s aim is to encourage and assist the disabled life
of their communities. It publishes the Borderlines magazine and has a wheelchair
accessible minibus.
Disabled
Photographers Society
Open to all
disabled people regardless of photographic experience. Collects and donates equipment
to groups and individuals. Help with adaptation of equipment to individual
requirements. Newsletters, annual exhibition, award associateship & fellowships for members. Initial contact by mail only.
Music and the
Deaf
Telephone:
01484 425551
Fax: 01484
425560
Email: matd@architechs.com
Website: www.matd.org.uk
National Music
And Disability Information Service (NMDIS)
Telephone:
01449 673990
Write to
Belong
Telephone: 020
8964 8019
National
disability forum for writers with disabilities
Buckden,
Telephone:
01480 810344/811868
Wheelchair access to public areas. Disabled toilets and
accommodation available.
Grafham
Water Visitor Centre
Telephone:
01480 812154
Ramps to all public buildings. Reserved parking.
Some hides accessible, adapted fishing boat. Disabled
toilets.
Hamerton,
Sawtry,
Telephone:
01832 293362
Fax: 01832
293677
Website: www.hamertonzoopark.com
Email: office@ hamertonzoopark
Ramps, wheelchair access and disabled toilets available.
Telephone:
01480 451568
Hard surfaced
paths ideal for wheelchairs,
Broadway, St
Ives,
Telephone:
01480 497314
Ramps and
wheelchair access
Paxton Pits
Nature Reserve
Little Paxton,
St Neots, Cambs
Telephone: 01480
406795
Access to parts of park for “RADAR” key holders (entrance to
Heron trail). Disabled parking. For more detailed information contact
Raptor
Foundation, Birds of Prey Sanctuary and Hospital
The Heath, St
Telephone:
01487 741140
Full disabled facilities, ramps and a tea room.
St Neots Museum
The
Telephone:
01480 388788
Fully
accessible, with disabled toilets.
For details of
local events and places of interest, including facilities and accessibility for
disabled people:
The Library,
Princes Street,
Telephone:
01480 388588
St Neots
St Neots Museum, The Old Court, 8 New
Street, St Neots,
Telephone:
01480 388788
Open: Tues-Sat
(out of hours contact
For further
information on leisure activities please telephone DISH on 01480 830833.
CBT Holidays
Upper
Telephone:
01480 830043
CBT holidays
can arrange holidays for people with limited mobility and the elderly.
Tourism for
All (formerly
Holiday Care)
Infoline:
0845 124 9971
Website: www.tourismforall.org.uk
Email: info@tourismforall.org.uk
The service
provides information on accessible accommodation, transport and visitors
attractions, low cost holidays, respite care, care provision, escorts, holiday
support services and sources of funding. They also have a series of factsheets for various aspects of holiday provision.
The Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR)
Telephone:
0207 250 3222
Website: www.radar.org.uk
RADAR produces
a series of factsheets and holidays guides which can
be purchased for a reasonable price
Disabled Traveller
BSS Dispatch
Centre, Unit 24, Piccadilly Trading Estate,
This booklet,
produced and updated annually, by the BBC is an excellent resource to help
disabled people.
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Holidays
GDBA Holidays
Telephone:
01539 735080
Fax: 01539
735567
GDBA arranges
holidays for visually impaired, partially sighted and sighted people as well as
guide dog owners. Details are available in Braille, large print and on tape.
Financial support may be available.
Jubilee
Sailing Trust
Telephone:
0870 4435781
Website: www.jst.org.uk
The Trust gives
physically disabled people the opportunity to learn ship building and to crew a
tall ship at sea.
National Trust
Telephone:
0870 4584422 – Bookings
0870 4584411
– Brochure Request
Email:
cottagebookings@nationaltrust.org.uk
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
The NT produce a booklet of holiday cottages suitable for disabled
people and those with limited mobility.
Winged Fellowship (
Office 3, Shaftesbury House,
Telephone:
01223 508240
Winged Fellowship (National)
Telephone:
0845 345 1970
Fax: 01539
735567
Website:
wft.org.uk
The Fellowship
offers holidays for disabled people in purpose built holiday centres around the
DISH
Telephone:
01480 830833
Fax: 01480
830036
Email: info@dish.org.uk
DISH can
provide extensive information on all aspects of holidays, holiday travel and
accommodation.