Clubs & Activities
RLSB summer activities for visually impaired
The Royal London Society for the Blind (RLSB) is running two separate summer activities:
Residential summer activity holiday for ages 10-16 in Kent from 2-6 August. The programme will include swimming, cycling, goalball, music, art, cooking, radio station and more, plus a chance to make friends and socialise. Places are limited so please contact us now to make a booking.
Hawaiian Paradise from 26-30 July for ages 7-12 with visual impairment and additional needs. A residential, Hawaiian-themed, multi-sensory week, the holiday will take place at the fully-adapted Dorton Campus in Sevenoaks, Kent. It will be staffed, day and night, by professionals who are qualified and experienced in working with young people with visual impairment and additional needs.
Each young person’s individual needs will be catered for and there will be individual and group sessions. There will be opportunities for relaxation and recreation, making use of the extensive facilities.
Activities include music workshops, cooking, art, massage, swimming, sensory theatre, outdoor activities in the park, karaoke and disco.
Please contact: Jude Thompson, RLSB Director of Children & Young People’s Services on 0207 808 6191 or jude.thompson@rlsb.org.uk or Kerry Hawkins, Administration Manager on 01732 592650 or kerry.hawkins@rlsb.org.uk.
Free football at Bacons College for 7-15 years
The free football sessions for SEN students last term proved to be so successful that the Bacons Sports Partnership have received funding to continue to offer them free of charge.The sessions for 7-15 year-olds start again on Saturday 12 June for six weeks from 10am -1pm.
Please download form here and email it back to Glyn Davies: G.Davies@baconscollege.co.uk or Esen Erdogan: e.erdogan@baconscollege.co.uk.
If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Glyn Davies G.Davies@baconscollege.co.uk, tel: 020 7237 1928 ext 4086 or 07944926458 or Adrian Mazzarella, football academy manager: a.mazzarella@baconscollege.co.uk
You can also print off the form to fill in and bring it with you on Saturday. You will need to respond as quickly as possible to ensure a space as the sessions have proved very popular.
Saturday Sports Club for SEN students
The Bacons Schools Sports Partnerships are continuing their Saturday morning Sports Club at Spa School, Monnow Road, SE1 5RN. The club is now open to both primary and secondary SEN students in mainstream and special schools. Parent carers can choose to:
- drop off your child and pick them up at the end of the session
- stay and watch your child performing the two sports
- stay and take part in the activities as well
- stay and use the morning to train in our new gym under the supervision of the Head of PE from Spa School who will also offer individual training programmes for adults.
The two sports on offer are trampoling and gymnastics. There are two time slots available : 9.45am to 11.15am and 11.30am to 12.45pm. Both groups run a 45-minute session for each sport and there is a charge of £2 per session: £20 for the 10 weeks. If you would like to enlist your child to attend the Sports Club, please fill in the required Application Form with signed permission section and return as soon as possible.
There are 28 spaces available for each ten-week course. There is a waiting list so that children who did not get in previously will be top of the list for the next 10-week block. The next 10-week course will start in October. Contact: Glyn Davies, Bacons College, Timber Pond Road, Rotherhithe, SE16 6AT. Tel: 020 7237 1928. Mobile: 07734225329, 07944926458, email: gdavies@baconsctc.co.uk.
Disability Sports Clubs - children and young people
The clubs below are open to children and young people with a disability and are run by coaches with training and experience of teaching people with disabilities. NB: Please contact the club directly before attending any session.
Football Age 15+: Wednesday, 6.30-8pm
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club (behind Sainsburys on Dog Kennel Hill, East Dulwich). Tel: 020 7525 1105
Trampolining Age 8+: Thursday, 4.15-5.45pm
Elephant & Castle Leisure Centre. Tel: 07747 601 836
Gymnastics Age 4-16: Thursday, 6-7pm
Harris Academy Peckham. Email: bcgcenquiries@hotmail.co.uk or tel: 07751204034
Tennis Age 8+: Friday, 4-5.30pm,
Southwark City Tennis Club, Burgess Park. Tel: 07736 330 542
Swimming Age 8+: Monday, 6.30-8pm
Seven Islands Leisure Centre. Tel: 07947 253 437
Sailing Age 8+: Tideway Sailability, Surrey Docks Water Sports Centre.
Tel: 020 8858 1822
Yoga: Ages 16+ (new) Wednesday 6-7.30pm
City of London Academy. Tel: 020 7525 5736
Boccia and New age kurling: Ages 8+
Tuesday, 4.30-6pm
City of London Academy, Bermondsey SE1 5LA
Disability cricket: Ages 8+
Thursday, 4.30-6pm
City of London Acadmey, Bermondsey SE1 5LA
Youth disability football: Ages 10-14
Tuesday, 5-6.30pm
Brimmington Park Astroturf, Clifton Crescent, Peckham SE15
You can download the flyer for the above clubs here.
Please contact the club if you are interested in attending a session. Want more information? Please visit www.southwark.gov.uk/sport or contact Glyn Newberry, Community Sports Officer (disabilities) on 020 7525 1105 or Glyn.Newberry@southwark.gov.uk
Disability swim sessions at Peckham Pulse
Disability and hydrotherapy swimming sessions are run at Peckham Pulse Healthy Living Centre. The hydrotherapy pool floor is moveable for the ideal swimming depth.
Sessions for over 16s and adults are at the following times:
Monday 12:00-13:00 and 20:00-21:30
Thursday 12:00-13:00
Friday 12:00-13:00 and 20:00-21:30
Saturday 15:00-16:00
Sunday 17:00-18:00
There are also two family disability swims:
Saturdays 08:00-09:00
Sundays 11.00-12.00 (new)
10 Melon Road, Peckham, London SE15 5QN
T: 020 7525 4999 www.fusion-lifestyle.com
Swim School Programme: For disability swimming lessons
at Peckham Pulse Healthy Living Centre, contact David Hummel, email: peckham@fusion-lifestyle.com or tel: 020 7525 4999.
Down's Syndrome Saturday Play Group
A free Saturday Play Group for children with Down's Syndrome is being held every month in Kennington. The sessions are open to all parents and carers of children with Down’s Syndrome and are run as informal ‘drop in’ sessions. Siblings are very welcome and there will be a range of toys and activities available for children of all ages.
The next session is on Saturday 12 June at:
Chandlers Hall, 15 Lambeth Walk, Kennington, SE11 6DU, in the yellow-brick, round-fronted building next door to the doctors' surgery.
Peckham Shed - Inclusive Youth and Children’s Theatre Company
Peckham Shed leads dynamic, inclusive, inspiring theatre workshops with young people aged between 7 and 17.
• Harris Academy, (Peckham Road, SE15)
• Wednesday afternoon and evening during term time
• Children’s theatre (ages 7 – 11) from 17.30 – 18.45
• Youth theatre (ages 12 – 17) from 19.15 – 20.30
For more information, go to: www.peckhamshed.com
Telephone: 07840 486591 or email: peckhamshed@hotmail.co.uk
Access 4 All – Every Child has the Right to Play
Community Action Southwark (CAS) are now running drop-in sessions at Spa Gardens Adventure Playground, SE1 3UE for all children and young people with ASD, learning disabilities or other special needs, and their families. The drop-ins are every Monday from 3.45pm - 6.45pm and run term-time only. For more information, tel: 020 7231 1356.
NAS Autism Friendly Dramatherapy Workshops
Dramatherapy Workshops for children aged 5-13 years are organised by the National Autistic Society in partnership with Southwark Council's Aiming High for Disabled Children. The most recent autism friendly sessions began on 14 May at Spa School, Monnow Road, SE1 5RN. There are eight weeks of sessions, one at 4.45pm and one at 5.45pm.
To find out if the course if full and about future courses, tel Mellissa on 020 8662 4663 or email: mellissa.muscat@nas.org.uk. Download flyer here.
Resources for Autism – Sunday Clubs, ages 8-16
Resources for Autism is running two separate Sunday play and youth activity groups at the Time & Talents Centre, The Old Mortuary, St Marychurch Street, SE16 4JE. These take place from 10am-12.30pm and from 1pm-3.30pm every Sunday during term-time and you can self-refer at: http://www.resourcesforautism.org.uk/wp/ or contact Catherine at: Catherine@resourcesforautism.org.uk.
Resources for Autism is also running two weeks of autism specific play scheme in Southwark this summer from Alleyn’s School in North Dulwich. Ages 8 – 19 (a few places left).
NEW: Sunday group for ages 8- 14 at James Alleyn Girls School, North Dulwich from 1 – 4 pm (a few places left). Starting in September.
NEW: Monday 6–8 pm. Evening Youth Club for ages 15– 19. Venue to be confirmed. Starting in September.
One to one support is available. All staff are autism trained and experienced. Transport is NOT provided. (Bus and train routes very near all venues). Apply online at: www.resourcesforautism.org.uk.
Or tel: 02084583259
Autism Friendly Cinema Screenings
There are regular Autism Friendly Screenings at Greenwich Picturehouse, Clapham Picturehouse and Ritzy Picturehouse cinemas. Tickets for all screenings are £3 per person, including carers. Wheelchair users must book in advance. There is also an Autism Friendly Kids Club at Stratford Picturehouse in East London, with screenings on the first Saturday of every month. For more info, go to: www.picturehouses.co.uk/autism or email Alice Warren on alicew@picturehouses.co.uk. You can also download their flyer here.
The Salmon Youth Centre
The Salmon Youth Centre in Bermondsey offers clubs and activities for young people aged 6-26, and hosts a 14+ disability youth club on Fridays from 5-7pm. They have excellent facilities including a sports hall, dance and music studios, a climbing wall and a social area and will be building a new gym, training kitchen and bike workshop over the next year. For more details please contact Miranda, Disability Youth Worker, on 020 7237 3788 or call 020 7394 2445.