Integrated & Community Services - Wheelchair activities in HMR and Bury

Oldham Ability Counts Football Club

Location: Hathershaw College, Bellfield Ave, Oldham, OL8 3EP
Tel: 07765 495328
Email: oldhamabilitycountssec@outlook.com
Web: https://www.oldham.gov.uk/hsc/services/records/120/1681? send=1
Free parking, changing rooms, toilets. Facility all on one level

• Oldham Ability Counts Football Club are a disability specific football club based in Oldham
• Age: From 5 to 16+ years old
• Training sessions for under 16s (7-16 yrs old) every Monday evenings 4pm-5pm
• Training sessions for 16+ (16-40 yrs old) - 5pm-6pm
• Weekly sessions for players, boys, and girls, at Hathershaw Academy
• £2 per session (first 3 sessions are free)

Physical disability Rugby League

Location: Eccles College Chatsworth Road Salford M30 9FJ
Tel: 0161 631 5252
Email: craig.fisher@srdfoundation.co.uk
Web: https://www.salfordreddevilsfoundation.co.uk/health/ wheelchair-rugby/

• Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) is a full contact version of the game adapted for participants with a physical disability who want to access a running version of Rugby League
• 1-hour sessions between 19:00 and 20:00 every Tuesday from 15/11/2022 till 26/12/2023
• Training sessions for young people aged 14+, both male and female, open to all abilities. No experience necessary
• Free access to our program!!

Chair based Yoga

Location: Heywood sport village OL10 4TW
Tel: 01706 926276.
Email: Catherine.szymanskyj2@yourtrustrochdale.co.uk
Web: https://www.yourtrustrochdale.co.uk/activities/inclusive- activies/

• This yoga/stretch/relaxation session takes place seated on chairs (or from a participant’s own wheelchair)
• Fully inclusive and can be tailored to meet the needs of people with a wide range of disabilities, sensory impairments, and long- term health conditions.
• Session time: Wednesdays- 3.30 – 4.30pm

Inclusive Cycling

Location: Bowlee community park
Tel: 01706 926276
Email: Catherine.szymanskyj2@yourtrustrochdale.co.uk
Web:  www.yourtrustrochdale.co.uk/disability-information/

• These sessions allow everyone to enjoy the experience of cycling in the way most appropriate to them, using a variety of bicycles, tricycles, tandems, handcycles, and specially adapted bikes for carrying wheelchairs and passengers.
• Sessions offer physical health benefits and psychological and emotional benefits, providing a sense of achievement and a way for everyone to participate in a popular activity enjoyed by so many adults and children, and to have fun while doing so.
• Sessions must be pre booked on the website.
• Price per person: £4.50

Multisports

Location: Heywood sports village (on Tuesdays) and Rochdale Leisure Centre (on Wednesday)
Tel: 01706 926276
Email: Catherine.szymanskyj2@yourtrustrochdale.co.uk
Web: https://www.yourtrustrochdale.co.uk/activities/inclusive- activies/

• Multi-sports are a weekly session, rotating between six different types of sport-based activities, and is suitable for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, neurodevelopmental disabilities, and sensory disabilities over the age of 18
• Session time: Tuesday, 12-1pm and Wednesday, 11am – 12pm
• Sessions must be pre-booked. Please complete our online registration form on the website

Wheelchair Dance - Strictly Wheelchair Dancing

Location: Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, Portway, Manchester, M22 1QW
Tel: 07828 201044
Web:  https://www.strictlywheelchairdancing.co.uk/

• Strictly Wheelchair Dancing is a wheelchair dance group of all ages and abilities based in Manchester
• Involves athletes with a physical disability who love to express themselves through the medium of dance. Wheelchairs users can use an electric or manual wheelchair
• Price: £5.00 per person

Jigsaw – Special Olympics, Bury

Location: Jigsaw Bury, Bury Business Centre, Kay Street, Bury, BL9 6BU
Tel: 0161 253 6853
Email: jigsaw@bury.gov.uk
Web: https://www.jigsawbury.org/sports-physical-activity

• Special Olympics Bury is an independent branch of the national Special Olympics organisation
• It is a registered charity providing sports and social activities for young disabled people
• Joining age of 13
• Variety of sports available
• All sessions are inclusive and cater to all abilities, and for all service users with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, and sensory impairments, as we support our members to reach their sporting potential and to maintain a healthy lifestyle. We also participate in local, regional, and national sporting competitions if funding can be secured

Escape

Location: 18 Haymarket Street, Bury, BL9 0AQ
Tel: 0161 253 5100
Email: info@personasupport.org
Web:  https://www.personasupport.org/our-services/escape/

• Escape is a group of young adults with mild to moderate learning and/or physical disabilities who are all on a journey, looking for the next step in life.
• Joining ages: 18-30
• It’s about meeting new friends, creating memories, learning new skills and of course, having lots of fun along the way
• Activities that usually take place at Escape are art &crafts, swimming, gym, stimulation and relaxation, cookery skills and developing relationships with the local community
• Open from Monday - Friday 9.00am - 3.30pm