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Disability Sport
Although Eastleigh lead the way with disabilty sport
opportunities we always strive to do better. EDLAG has been
recognised as best practice ensuring good communication with all
parties involved in disability sport in Eastleigh.
Eastleigh Disability Leisure Access
Group (EDLAG)
EDLAG aims to
- Foster and promote all sports at all levels, providing
opportunities for recreation and competition, for all people with
physical, learning or sensory difficulties within the Borough of
Eastleigh.
- The group will be working in conjunction with Borough based
centres to enable residents to access sporting activities, both in
and out of the centres.
- Help bring down barriers that prevent people with disability
participating in sport including better access to and awareness of
leisure facilities, specific marketing and transport,
leisure facility staff disability awareness new leisure
activities and inclusion into mainstream leisure activities.
What is happening?
EDLAG includes many members from a variety of settings in
Eastleigh. If you are interested in joining the group please
contact Janine Pickering (Chair) janine.pickering@eastleigh.gov.uk
or Peter Hull (President) peter.hull@hants.gov.uk
In 2003 a successful application to Sport England's 'Awards For
All' resulted in the group being awarded £5000. This money was
used to help fund Disability Awareness Training for local staff, a
promotional video identifying activities available to people with
disabilities, hire of facilities, transport and quality coaching
for various events.
In 2008 EDLAG were succesfully rewarded with a further £9,400
from Sport England's 'Awards For All' which enabled the group to
provide an extensive programme for adults with disabilities living
in or around the Borough of Eastleigh.
We support an extensive range of sporting and leisure
opportunities for people of all ages with learning, physical and
sensory disabilities. To add to this list or for more information
please contact janine.pickering@eastleigh.gov.uk
Partners and Useful Contacts
- Bishopstoke Day Services, Bishopstoke House
Church Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 6DR.
Call 02380614879
- Hexagon Centre, Suffolk Close, Eastleigh,
Hampshire, SO53 3GZ. Call 02380 260616
- Eastleigh Multi Sports Club provide local
activities for young people aged 11-25 with learning and physical
disabiities. For more information visit www.multisportsclub.org.uk
- QE2 Actvitiy Centre provides activity
opportunities for people of all abilities ranging from 2 hour
sessions to residential accomadation. For more information
visit www.qe2activitycentre.co.uk
- Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) is a
programme that supports the fitness industry to become more
inclusive, catering for the needs of disabled and non-disabled
people alike. www.inclusivefitness.org
- Parasport has been designed to inspire,
educate, inform and signpost disabled people, and those interested
in disability sport, to high quality
opportunities. They aim to help you find your
personal best. www.parasport.org.uk/
- Awards For All provides lottery funding to
small local groups. It aims to involve people in local
community activities. The grant is ongoing so there are no
deadlines. For more information visit: www.awardsforall.org.uk
- HI-VIS is the Hampshire and IOW Visually
Impaired Services Sports Club. The club meet at 3.15 on Fridays at
Toynbee school but are looking to start in other areas in
Hampshire. www.hi-vis.org.uk
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