Clubs & Activities
Saturday & Sunday Sports Club for SEN students
Thanks to continued funding, the Bacons Schools Sports Partnership is continuing the Saturday morning Sports Club and have now started Sunday morning sessions, too. The club is at Spa School, Monnow Road, SE1 5RN and is 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 or take part
- stay and use the morning to train in our new gym
The two sports are trampoling and gymnastics and sessions run from: 9.45am to 11.15am
11.15am to 12.45pm.
Both groups run a 45-minute session for each sport and there is a charge of £2 per session. There are 28 spaces available. The course will run until 31 March 2011.
If you would like to enlist your child, please fill in the required Application Form and personal details form and return by email to:G.Davies@baconscollege.co.uk or by post to: Glyn Davies, Bacons College, Timber Pond Road, Rotherhithe, SE16 6AT. Tel: 020 7237 1928. Mobile: 07734225329, 07944926458, email: G.Davies@baconscollege.co.uk.
Cycling for Disabled Young People with Wheels for Wellbeing
Wheels for Wellbeing run weekly cycling sessions for disabled young people aged 0 – 19 at Brockwell Park in the summer months:
Where: All Weather Pitch, near the Lido, Brockwell Park, SE24 0PA
When: Saturdays from end of July to end October.
From: 2.30—4.30pm
For: 5—19 year olds
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, 5.30-7pm
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club. 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. Tel: 07751204034
Tennis Age 8+: Friday, 4-5.30pm,
Southwark City Tennis Club, Burgess Park. Tel: 07988 619215
Swimming Age 8+: Monday, 6.30-8pm
Seven Islands Leisure Centre. Tel: 020 7237 3296
Sailing Age 8+: Weds, Thurs & Sun
Tideway Sailability, Surrey Docks Water Sports Centre.
Tel: 020 7237 9001
Multi-Sports 14+: Fri 3.30-5.30pm
Salmon Youth Centre, 43 Old Jamaica Road, London SE16 4TE
Tel: 020 7237 3788
Multi-Sports 18+: Thurs 1.30-3pm
The Bede Centre, Abbeyfield Road, London SE16 2BS
Contact: 020 7525 5736
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
Please note that the above activities may not all still be running due to ongoing funding cuts in Southwark.
Please contact the club if you are interested in attending a session. Want more information? Please visit www.southwark.gov.uk/sport.
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
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.
Camberwell Leisure Centre's newly refurbished swimming pool includes a disability swimming lesson on Saturdays at 10.30. Booking is essential. Contact:
RLSB - New Social Group for Visually Impaired Young People
The Royal London Society for the Blind has started a new social group for visually impaired young people aged 11-19 living in Southwark.
There is a mix of meetings, outings, social events, training sessions and one-to-one support. The emphasis is on young people making decisions about what they want to do and where they want to go, to promote independence and enable better access to the local community. The underlying current is on fun local activities and on meeting other young visually impaired people in the borough. There is room for 12 young people and the next meetings are on 21 January and 11 February 2012.
For more information, parents or young people can contact: Debbie Watton, Social Inclusion Manager on 020 7808 6112 or 07801 675335, or email Deborah.watton@rlsb.org.uk
Heart n Soul: The Beautiful Octopus Club
Heart n Soul is a leading arts organisation in Deptford that runs clubs, music sessions and live events for young people with learning disabilities.
Heart n Soul also run the regular Squidz Club at the Albany, Deptford, as well as training and taking part activities. Find out more at: www.heartnsoul.co.uk
Peckham Shed - Inclusive Youth and Children’s Theatre Company
Peckham Shed leads dynamic, inclusive theatre workshops with young people aged between 5 and 16 (three different age groups) at different venues in Peckham after school during school term time.
Ages 5-8, Tuesdays 4-4.45pm at Oliver Goldsmiths Primary School
Ages 9-11, Thursdays 4-5.15 at Oliver Goldsmiths Primary School
Ages 12-16, Wednesdas 5.30-7, Harris Academy Peckham
For more information and to book, go to: www.peckhamshed.com
Telephone: 07840 486 591 or email: peckhamshed@hotmail.co.uk
Down's Syndrome Saturday Play Group
The sessions run once a month from 10 am to 12 at the Chandlers Hall, 15 Lambeth Walk, Kennington, London, SE11 6DU, in the yellow brick, round-fronted building next to the doctor's surgery on Lambeth Walk.
The sessions are open to all parents and carers of children with Down’s Syndrome and are run as informal ‘drop in’ sessions, you can just turn up at any time, have a tea/coffee and stay for as long as you like. Siblings are very welcome and there is a range of toys and activities available for children of all ages. It’s FREE (kindly funded by the China Walk TRA and Ethelred Family Centre).
Westminster House Youth Club - Wheelchair Sports Sessions
Westminster House Youth Club is based at 29 Nunhead Grove, SE15 3LZ and runs disability awareness sessions and wheelchair sports sessions on Wednesday evenings from 6.30–7.30pm. The sessions are run by staff, who are themselves wheelchair-users, although at the moment, all the participants are able-bodied.
The club is very keen to get some young wheelchair-users involved, with a view to getting them involved in mainstream activities at the club. If your child is aged 10-18 and would like to participate in the Wednesday wheelchair sport sessions, please call Katie Worthington on 0207 639 5879 or 07961 165014.
Katie has said that the existing sessions may be a little robust for children and young people with generalised muscle weakness. However, if there is sufficient demand for some more gentle exercise, the club might be interested in starting up a new session specifically for children and young people with neuromuscular conditions. Please call Alison on the PCC mobile if your child would be interested in participating in ‘gentle’ sports. http://www.whyc.org.uk
Drop-in Session at Peckham Rye Adventure Playground
Southwark's Play Service is offering a free 3-hour session for children with autism or a learning disability and their parent/carers at the Peckham Rye Park Adventure Playground on Sundays from 11am to 2pm (term time only) from 2 October 2011.
This play session gives children and their parent carers exclusive access to the indoor and outdoor facilities.For more information, contact Terry Jones on: 07770 728203 or 0207 635 5855.
Resources for Autism – Clubs & Home Support
Resources for Autism has changed the venue of its Sunday play and youth activity groups to North Dulwich for children aged 8-14 years from 1-3pm.
plus: NEW: Monday 6–8 pm. Evening Youth Club for ages 15– 19.
To apply to either group, tel: 020 8458 3259 or go to:
http://www.resourcesforautism.org.uk/wp/ or contact Catherine at: Catherine@resourcesforautism.org.uk.
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.
Thanks to Southwark Aiming High for Disabled Children, Resources for Autism is also expanding its Reach Out home support service in Southwark. This is for families with children of any age up to 19 and will offer support once a week for a few hours. To apply, tel: 020 8458 3259 or go to: http://www.resourcesforautism.org.uk.
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: Club & Befriending Scheme
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 3.30-5.30pm called Mixables. 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.
The Salmon Youth Centre is now running a Befriending and Mentoring Scheme for young people who have a disability. Connect 2 matches a volunteer aged 18-30 with a young person aged 14-19 years old with a mild to moderate disability (ie. who have a Statement of SEN but are not getting services from Children with Disabilities Team) to meet up once a fortnight and assist them to access leisure and social services.
For both of the above, contact: Miranda, Disability Youth Worker, on 020 7237 3788 or call 020 7394 2445.
Whippersnappers College Lodge, Dulwich Park: Update
Whippersnappers launched the new creative College Lodge in Dulwich Park on 2 April 2011. The building works were part funded by Southwark Council and Aiming High Southwark and Lambeth Council Aiming High. The building includes a fully accessible kitchen, accessible toilet, dining area and front room available for training sessions and classes, including Independent living skills and cookery. Whippersnappers have also installed a disability lift to the first floor, which will have a music, drama and art spaces for classes. There is also a Changing Places toilet.
The Whippersnappers programme include art and drama therapy for 7-10 year-olds and Independent Living Skills for 11-19 year-olds. There will also be inclusive baby and toddler multi-sensory morning music sessions - free for those with additional needs. They are hoping to set up an inclusive after school club there soon. For more details, go to: whippersnappers
Any Southwark groups delivering services to children and young people with disabilities are invited to contact Whippersnappers to discuss using the building free of charge. Please contact: Caroline Burghard on 0207 738 6633 or email: cburghard@whippersnappers.org. Parents of children with additional needs can also contact Caroline with ideas for activities in the new centre.