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Welcome to the 10th Edition of Disabilit-e News.
Is this really issue 10 already?
Time has flown by and although I have seen great things happening within Staffordshire there is still so much more to do. Please remember that this newsletter is here for you. If you wish to advertise an event, promote your club or just shout about the good work you have been doing around disability sport, then this is the place to do it. Pelase let me know of your success stories, your events or even your problems. This newsletter is now directly viewed by nearly 200 people with a further 1600 receiving it via the main SASSOT newsetter.
This weekend is the launch of Channel 4's build up and coverage of the Paralympics. On saturday That Paralympic Show starts which will introduce viewers to Paralympic sport by using ex olympic stars and celebrities. Then Sunday evening is Inside Incredible Athletes. This looks at some of the athletes that are looking to compete in London and highlights the hardwork and effort they put into their preperation.
They have also created a new website which looks at all the paralympic sports. Check it out at paralympics.channel4.com
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Aiming High
What are North Staffordshire Carers Association banging on about? At our fortnightly support group with North Staffordshire Carers Association, we are holding an African drumming workshop.
We still have places available and would love it if you have some families that are interested in attending.
It is 1-3 at the Staffordshire Moorlands Children’s Centre in our new training room first will be the African drumming then free time to chat and chill with light refreshments.
Places are free to families. Session is supported by children’s centre staff and staff from NSCA
Thanks Hayley Burnham
Family Activities Team Staffordshire Moorlands Children’s Centre Biddulph ST86DN 01782 297970
G8WAY Family Fun Day For disabled children & their families Saturday 11th September at Horton Lodge Special School 1-4pm
Lots of fun things to try – make your own Slime or Sweets, learn some circus skills……..play giant games, lots to do!!!!!!
Support groups & information
Call to register your interest ~ Freephone 0800 093 0414
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County News
Disability Roadshow offers help for Families Families from Staffordshire are being urged to join the launch of a disability roadshow on Wednesday 25th August.
The Equipped for Life event aims to provide a lifeline for families who have disabled youngsters and are struggling to get the advice and support they desperately need.
It will be at the Moat House, in Stoke-on-Trent, on Wednesday 25th August, where a number of specialists will be offering free support and advice.
A Two Day Course Delivered by Concept Training Accredited at level 3 by the Open College Network 9th & 10th December The Kingston Centre, Stafford
“Supporting Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder”
This practical course has been written specifically for Childcare Workers, Leisure Workers and Foster Carers
? The main characteristics of children with Autism ? The Triad of Impairment ? Language ? Social Interaction ? The use of Social Stories and Comic Strips ? Structures and Routines ? Sensory Differences ? Anxiety ? Communication Systems ? Transition between Provisions ? Life Skills ? The Role of the Childcare/Leisure provider
Course timings 9.30 – 3.30
PLACES LIMITED TO 20
Cost of course: £320 (ex vat) This cost is inclusive of Accreditation fee, certification, supporting notes and lunch and refreshments on both days
For further information, or to book a place telephone 01524 832828 or Email info@concept-training.co.uk
Concept Training Ltd, 15 Beach Street, Morecambe, LA4 6BT
ROTARY DISTRICT DISABLED SPORTS FUN DAY
Introduction Our Rotary District have organised the above for several years. The aim is to entertain those with physical and learning difficulties and the ages of those attending are from 10/11 upwards with no upper limit
Date and Venue The Fun Day will be held on Sunday 5th September from 9.30 until 1.00/ 1.30 at the Sports Centre of Staffordshire University (Beaconside), Weston Road, Stafford. The venue will be signed on the day
Activities There will be varied and interesting activities including Skittles, Table Tennis, Basket Ball, Penalty Shoot Out, Boules etc. to conclude the day there will be a presentation and all those taking part will receive a certificate
Transport and refreshments Those organisations attending provide their own transport and carers but there will be plenty of Rotarians at the event to organise the sports and games. Refreshments are not provided but there are drinks machines available. A number of organisations bring their own refreshments
Cost The event is completely free and we will consider making a contribution towards the costs involved with regard to transport, carers, refreshments etc
Contact If you would like to be involved or would like to have further information please contact Rotarian Cliff Cotterill on 01889 500382 or mobile 07854 886884
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National News
Channel 4 unveils 2012 Paralympic coverage
Channel 4 has promised to make Paralympic athletes "household names" in its coverage of the 2012 event in London.
The channel, which is the UK's official Paralympics broadcaster, will show at least 150 hours of live coverage.
It has promised to spend £500,000 finding and training people with disabilities to host their coverage.
And, starting later this month, Channel 4 will show a series of programmes designed to raise the Games' profile.
There will also be a 10-week magazine programme called That Paralympic Show, presented by Rick Edwards and wheelchair basketball medallist Ade Adepitan.
Adepitan said the channel's "edgy and fearless" approach "will turn our Paralympians into household names".
Channel 4's acting chief creative officer, Julian Bellamy, said: "This is a big job to do. Research we have done... shows that 84% of the British public couldn't name a single British Paralympian - despite the fact Great Britain came second in the medals table at the Beijing Olympics."
2012 will be the first time Channel 4 has shown the Games. The BBC has covered every other Paralympic Games since 1980.
That Paralympic Show starts Sat 28th August at 1.25pm.
Inside Incredible Athletes starts Sunday 29th August at 9pm.
National Table Tennis Championships 2-3 October 2010
Sir William Stanier Leisure Centre Coronation Street Crewe Cheshire CW1 4DJ
To take part in the junior competition, you must be at least 11 years old on 1 September 2010. But you must not be more than 18 years old.
To take part in the adult competition you must be at least 18 years old on 1 September 2010.
About the competition In the national table tennis championships there are 3 different competitions. ? Doubles – 2 people play together in a team against another team of 2 people. ? Open singles – 2 players from different classes play against each other. ? Class singles – 2 players from the same class play against each other.
Your coach or supporter can help you pick the right class and competition. There is more information about this in the form.
How to take part 1. Fill in the entry form. You may need your supporter to help you with this.
2. Write a cheque to Mencap for £25 to enter. Send this with your entry form.
3. Send the form and the cheque to: Mencap Sport 6a Caldervale Road Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 5PE
You must send us your entry form and cheque by Friday 17 September 2010 to take part.
If you have any questions Call Mencap Sport on 01924 234 912 Email sport@mencap.org.uk Or you can go to our website www.mencap.org.uk/ sport for more information.
The national table tennis championship is part of the Grand Prix series, which is made up of: ? Mencap Sport ? Disability Sports Events ? English Table Tennis Association ? British Table Tennis Association for the Disabled
There are up to four events every year in the Grand Prix series. Players can enter as many of these events as they like and will be awarded ranking points for each one.
The national table tennis competition is made up of the following events:
Doubles ? Doubles pairings may be mixed (male and female)
?A doubles pairing must be two players from either classes 1-5 or classes 6-10. This means the pair must be either both sitting or both standing (see the classification guide in the form)
? Players in class 11 (for players with a learning disability) may only pair with other class 11 players.
? Players from class 12 (with a hearing impairment) may only pair with other class 12 players.
Open singles (numbers permitting) ? There will be three bands. Players may only play in one band: Band A – players ranked 1 to 12 Band B – players ranked 13 to 25 Band C – players ranked outside the top 25
? Each band will be split into 4 groups: Women’s wheelchair Women’s standing Men’s wheelchair Men’s standing
Class singles ? Players will play against other players in their group. ? Groups will be split into male and female.
The rules The national table tennis championships will follow the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
Classification Entry is open to all players with a disability. Players will be grouped into the classes depending on their disability.
Click here for more information and application form
New Olympic/Paralympic Style School Sport Competition - Consultation on how National Lottery Funding can support competitive school sport
The consultation will run for just over 10 weeks starting on Thursday 5 August and closing at 5pm on Friday 15 October.
Click here for Consultation Document
New 'Disability Badminton Coaching Course’
If you are interested in attending the course, please complete the expression of interest form and send to coaching@badmintonengland.co.uk and you will be informed as soon as the courses are organised.
Click here to download Expression of Interest
RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta Access Liberty sailor David Durston was crowned 2010 Multiclass Champion of Champions as the curtain came down on the fourth annual RYA Sailability Multiclass Regatta at Rutland Sailing Club on Sunday 15 August.
After 10 individual class prizes were determined on the opening day yesterday, day two was all about the race for the prestigious Ken Ellis Trophy as almost 80 sailors in some 60 boats contested the two-race Trophy general handicap series.
Each sailor’s score was determined using the Average Lap method and corrected for the Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) number for the class. And it was David, a member of host club Rutland Sailability who also sails with Swindon-based Whitefriars Sailing for the Disabled, who was revealed as the overall multiclass champion and the winner of the Ken Ellis Trophy at the official prize giving.
David, who also finished at the front of the Access Liberty fleet on Sunday having settled for second spot behind Rutland rival Clare Andrew on Saturday, admitted he was flattered to land the biggest prize of the weekend.
He said: “It is a real honour to have won the Ken Ellis Trophy, there is a lot of history behind the trophy and so I am delighted to receive it, it will go right in the middle of the mantelpiece!
Deaflympians encourage new players at deaf tennis festival
Brazil Crowned Champions Brazil lifted the IBSA World Blind Championship for the 3rd time with a stunning win over a resilient Spain team.
Click here for full story.
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Paralympic News
World Record for Reid Paralympic Games bronze medallist Stefanie Reid has jumped to a new F44 World Record in the Long Jump with a lifetime best of 5.05m (+0.2m/s) in London today (Saturday 7 August), subject to ratification.
Swimming World Championship Success
Two golds for GB at Paracycling Road World Champs
The first session of Day 1 of the Paracycling Road World Champs was a great success, with Sarah Storey and David Stone winning their categories for Great Britain.
C5 Women's Time Trial - 22.8km
Sarah Storey was first up for Great Britain on a very pleasant morning in Baie-Comeau. The women faced a tough two laps of the time trial course which included a challenging climb every lap, plus a gradual climb from the start area. Storey was the last rider off in the new C5 womens class, where she had previously been World Champion in the LC1 womens class in 2009, so she had all of the riders in her class ahead of her with the BC coaching staff setup on the
course to give her time checks throughout.
Britons win Austrian and Belgian titles Britain's Andrew Lapthorne, David Phillipson and Alex Jewit all collected NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour titles in Austria and Belgium over the weekend.
Archers secure European medals British archers won a gold medal and four silvers in the team tournaments at the Para Archery Euro Championships, in Vichy, France.
England lose to Brazil in blind football semi-final England's hopes of reaching the final of the World Blind Football Championship are over after they lost 5-1 to Brazil in the semi-final.
Brazil, who are unbeaten in the tournament, outclassed England and will face the only other unbeaten side, Spain, in Sunday's final. The Spaniards left it late to beat China 1-0 in the second semi-final.
France beat Colombia on penalties to win the fifth place play-off, Argentina beat Japan and Greece beat South Korea.
"Brazil were superb and worthy winners and Sunday's final ensures we have the only two unbeaten teams in it," said tournament director Jon Dutton.
"The stage is set for a spectacular game and the third place play-off gives England a chance to sign off in style." |
Funding
Staffordshire Cares: Community Wellbeing Fund
Small community groups, clubs and organisations are invited to submit an application for funding to the Community Wellbeing Fund to deliver local community-based projects. The overall aim of the scheme will be to improve the health, independence and wellbeing of older people and vulnerable adults.
The £1million Fund will be available over the next for years from 1st April 2010, with £250,000 allocated per year.
Applications should be targeted at one or more of the following older people and vulnerable adult groups:
Applications should aim to address one or more of the following outcomes, with a focus on prevention:
There are two levels of funding: Up to £1000 - There is a simple one side of A4 application form, requesting the aim, a description of activity, the reason for the request including evidence of bank details with references.
From £1,000 to £10,000 - There is an application form, with a need to demonstrate in more detail how the project will meet the criteria.
An Application & Guidance Pack has been developed to support organisations in their application:
Click here for upto £1000 Application Form
Click here for £1001 to £10,000 Application Form
Click here for Community Wellbeing Fund Criteria
Click here for Risk Management Checklist
Click here for Outcomes Glossary
There are also three events being held aimed at supporting community groups and clubs to apply for funding to the 'Staffordshire Cares: Community Wellbeing Fund'.
The events are targeted at South Staffordshire, Lichfield, Newcastle and Staffordshire Moorlands, which were areas we have received fewest applications from. However the events are open to groups and clubs in need of support from across Staffordshire.
Groups and Clubs will be able to book appointments to discuss their project ideas, receive advice about how to complete application forms, as well as advice from CVS Development Workers about alternative funding and infrastructure support, such as how to develop a constitution or establish bank account.
There will also be open workshops, which groups do not need to book, which will give an overview of the 'Community Wellbeing Fund' such as the aims, purpose, processes and questions and answers.
Please promote these events to any community groups that you are working with or are aware of and advise groups to contact myself if they would like to book an appointment or attend the workshop.
The closing date for the next round of applications to the Community Wellbeing Fund is 30th November 2010.
Kind Regards Shelley Davis Health Development Officer Health Development Team Community Services Directorate of Social Care and Health Staffordshire County Council 14 Martin Street, Stafford, ST16 2LG.
Tel: 01785 27 8279 Email: shelley.davis@staffordshire.gov.uk
Enable Sport & Caudwell Children I have recieved a call from the charity Caudwell Children. They have an initiative at the moment called Enable Sport.
Enable Sport will basically pay for equipment for young disabled athletes. I have included this in the newsletter before however they are desperate to spend the money as currently they do not have enough people applying.
The details are:
Application must be on behalf of an individual not a team or club. Beneficiary must be under 19 years old at the time of application. The child must be engaged in competitive sport and equipment will aid their development. Applicants are means tested to ensure the most needy receive donations.
Lottery Funding update
Click here to download the Lottery Funding Update document for August 2010
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