Whats On, Activities & News
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….offers disabled people the opportunity to enjoy cycling in a tranquil environment away from traffic.
Cwm Cycling provide a variety of specially adapted bikes and trikes to suit the needs of disabled children aged 8 and over.
The bikes on offer include handbikes, three-wheeled bikes, side by side tandem bikes, pedal go karts and a wheelchair tandem bike.
Trained staff are available for advice and to get you going and safety equipment is provided.
Cyclists must be accompanied by family or carers. The parent/carer who will accompany the child/young person first needs to complete a one-hour training session in using the bikes. This is completed without the child, who doesn’t require training. This training costs £5 and once completed that person can support a child to cycle as many times as they wish.
Advance booking is recommended. Bikes can be hired on the day, but it is advisable to phone first as this is subject to availability.
Hourly sessions cost £2.50.
Location: Michael Sobell Leisure Centre, The Ynys, Aberdare
Opening times: Monday to Friday 9.30am – 3.30pm
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For further information, please contact Cwm Cycling on: 01685 884352
Pedal Power Project
A cycling project for disabled people aged 8 and over, based at Pontcanna Fields, Central Cardiff.
A range of specialist bikes are available so that disabled people can enjoy cycling in the beautiful, traffic-free environment of Bute Park / Pontcanna Fields.
Cyclists can be accompanied either by their family, carers or one of our fully-trained volunteers.
Sessions cost £2.50 an hour.
If you would like to cycle, or to find out more information,
please contact Pedal Power on: 02920 573966 or 07775 616411
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Summer Sports for disabled children
Disabled children in Rhondda Cynon Taf can take part in the following range of sporting activities during the summer holidays:
Aberdare Swimming Pool is offering free swimming for disabled children through the holidays from 10.30-11am. Days vary, so anyone who is interested in attending will need to contact the pool directly to book their place on 01685 874252.
Free weekly snorkeling sessions will be held at Aberdare Swimming Pool from Wednesday 23rd July; these will run for six weeks. Free weekly canoeing sessions will also start at Aberdare Swimming Pool on Tuesday July 29; these will run for five weeks. Please contact the pool directly to discuss times and to book a place.
Free swimming for disabled children is also being offerred at Rhondda Sports Centre in Ystrad every weekday throughout the holidays from 10.30 -11am. To book a place, please contact the pool directly on 01443 434093.
Regular ‘learn-to-swim’ lessons will be starting in Rhondda Sports Centre from September 27th. There will be two half-hour sessions, the first taking place from 5-5.30pm and the second from 5.30-6pm. Places are limited so please contact the sports centre on 01443 434093 to book. There will be a charge for these sessions of £29 for a 10 week block (the same as mainstream lessons).
Free wheelchair basketball sessions for disabled children and adults at Rhondda Fach Sport Centre, Tylorstown. These wheelchair basketball ‘taster days’ will be held on Wednesday, August 6 (6-7pm) and Wednesday, August 13 (6-7pm) and all are welcome. Sport wheelchairs will be provided for participants. Members of Cardiff Celts Wheelchair Basketball team, a well-established and very successful club, will be attending so that any interested participants can join the club.
To find out more about disability sports opportunities in Rhondda Cynon Taf, please contact Shelley Jones, Disability Sports Development Officer, on 01443 490242
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___Disability Sport Directory____
Click on the picture above to view details of Disability Sport activities in RCT
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Summer Holiday Activity Programme 2008
A wide range of activities running in July and August for 5 to 18 year olds
Click on the picture below to view the brochure
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For disabled children & young people 2008
Following the success of previous Sports Camps, the Sports Camp will be running again during Summer 2008:
Summer 2008
Sessions to be held between 10am and 1pm at:
Rhondda Fach Leisure Centre on Monday 28th July
Llantrisant Leisure Centre on Wednesday 30th July
Aberdare Leisure Centre on Friday 1st August
Rhondda Fach Leisure Centre on Monday 4th August
Llantrisant Leisure Centre on Wednesday 6th August
Aberdare Leisure Centre on Friday 8th August
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Sports for ambulant and wheelchair users including:
Football, Basketball, Rugby, Boccia & Cricket
All sessions are free of charge but will require booking in advance.
To book a place on the Sports Camp, please call the Summer Holiday Activity Programme Helpline on
01443 744306
For further information about the Sports Camp, please contact:
Stephen Osborne on 01443 444300
* Please note that if your child needs one to one supervision or assistance with toileting, this must be provided by a parent or guardian and is not the responsibility of the Sports Camp Leaders.
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 Arts Week
For Disabled Children & Young People
Summer 2008
During the summer holidays, the Disabled Children’s Team and Cultural Services are once again working in partnership to provide a range of ‘Arts’ sessions for Disabled Children & Young People in Rhondda Cynon Taf aged 5+. All activities are free and will be held in the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd. The activities on offer are as follows:
Singing & Percussion » Monday 11th August (11am to 1pm)
Capoeira » Wednesday 13th August (11am to 3pm)
Arts & Crafts » Friday 15th August (11am to 3pm)
Rock School » Monday 18th August (11am to 12.30pm)
Patua Dance » Wednesday 20th August (11am to 3pm)
NIA Dance Technique » Friday 22nd August (11am to 12pm)
For more information about the Arts activities or to book a place, please contact the Summer Holiday Activity Programme Helpline on 01443 744306
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DISABILITY SPORT EVENTS IN RCT
Tennis
Tennis sessions for disabled people will be available as follows:
There will be a schools 'taster day' on Wednesday 21st May at Llantrisant Tennis Club, Southgate Park, Llantrisant, from 10am-12pm. This is for school pupils only. If you would like pupils from your school to attend, please contact Shelley Jones on 01443 490242.
A second taster day for all ages will be held during half term, on Wednesday 28th May from 3pm-4pm.
Sessions will then begin on Sunday 8th June from 3-4pm at Llantrisant Tennis Club.
The person accompanying the disabled person to the sessions will also receive coaching.
For further information about the tennis sessions, please contact Shelley Jones, Disability Sport Development Officer for RCT on 01443 490242
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Football "come and try" days...
The Disability Sport team are running weekly hour-long football sessions at Pontypridd High School on Saturdays from 11.30am until 12.30pm. These is open to children of all ages.
The organisers are eventually hoping to put a team together from those attending the sessions.
For further information about the football sessions, please contact Shelley Jones, Disability Sport Development Officer for RCT on 01443 490242
Swimming
Swimming lessons for children with mild learning disabilities are available at 4pm every Tuesday at Aberdare Swimming Pool.
The organisers are hoping to set up sessions that are accessible for wheelchair users and also expand the scheme to other pools across RCT.
For further information and/or to request an application form for your child to participate in the swimming lessons, please contact Shelley Jones, Disability Sport Development Officer for RCT on 01443 490242
Badminton
Abercynon Badminton Club train on a saturday evening from 7 to 9pm, at Abercynon Leisure Centre. The club is open to disabled children and adults and caters for all abilities.
For further information, please contact Shelley Jones, Disability Sport Development Officer for RCT on 01443 490242
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Watch this space!
A number of new open days and club sessions are coming up in the near future; these include athletics, boccia and karate.
Keep watching this space for information about these events!
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You are invited to attend a "Yes U Can" children, young people and families fun day to celebrate the single plan in RCT.
This is the first Children and Young People's Plan for Rhondda Cynon Taf. It has been produced for and by members of Fframwaith, the Children and Young People's Partnership, with the help of local children, young people and families as well as the people who work with them.
There is an expectation across Wales that, through the following 7 core aims, agencies and people will improve the way they work together to ensure all children and young people:
· Have a flying start in life
· Have a comprehensive range of education and learning opportunities
· Enjoy the best possible health, freedom from abuse, victimisation and exploitation
· Have access to play, leisure, sporting and cultural activities
· Are listened to, treated with respect, and have their race and cultural identity recognised
· Have a safe home and a community which supports physical and emotional well-being
· Are not disadvantaged by poverty
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For more information or to book a place,
please call Andrew Coulson on 01685 874323
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For more information or to book a place,
please call Andrew Coulson on 01685 874323
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Small talk: The RCT Parent & Carer Network newsletter
July 2008 Edition
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Small talk: The RCT Parent & Carer Network newsletter
April 2008 Edition
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Small talk: The RCT Parent & Carer Network newsletter
January 2008 Edition
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Shining Stars Shining Stars
Rhondda Cynon Taf Leisure Services have developed a physical activity group for children aged between 4 and 11 years old.
The group is aimed at children who have delayed gross motor skill development and/or have low physical confidence. This may include children with a formal diagnosis of dyspraxia or high functioning autism, but also includes children with delayed skill development, relative to their age.
Each child must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult and the child's "grown up", would be actively encouraged to join in and support their child.
The group will be lead by a qualified instructor, who will organise a range of group and individual activities, designed to focus on muscle strengthening, balance and co-ordination skills. All the activities can be adapted to suit the particular abilities of the individual child, and will take place in a relaxed, fun, and non-competitive environment. Individual achievement and progression will be recognised and rewarded.
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Holidays for disabled people
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Focus on VITALISE
Who are Vitalise?
Vitalise are a charity who provide short breaks and holidays for disabled people and their carers.
What barriers do disabled people & their families face when planning holidays?
These include:
How does Vitalise work to overcome these barriers?
By providing specially adapted holidays for the needs of disabled people and their families and carers. Vitalise provide the specialist equipment that you require and have trained support staff to provide care 24 hours a day, allowing family members and carers to have a break from their caring role so that they can relax and fully enjoy the holiday activities with the disabled person.
What destinations & activities are on offer?
Self-catering lodge family holidays at Churchtown in Cornwall are open to families with children from age 6.
Vitalise also offer holidays and adventure breaks for disabled people aged over 18 at five special UK bases, and independent vacations for disabled people in accessible hotels in Germany and Spain.
What support is included?
Holidays are planned according to individual needs. Disabled people are supported by Vitalise support workers to try a range of activities, for example, sighted guides provide one to one support for visually impaired people.
Is it expensive?
(Audio brochures are also available by calling 0845 330 0149)
How do I find out more?
View FAQs about Vitalise holidays
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