Events to promote disability equality (From Salisbury Journal)

Events to promote disability equality

2:55pm Friday 20th November 2009

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A WEEK of events is being held in Wiltshire to promote disability equality across the county.

‘No Barriers’, which takes place in the first week of December this year, is an annual event organised by Wiltshire Council and its partners including Wiltshire NHS, Wiltshire Police and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue.

A special guide is available at libraries, police stations and fire stations giving details of the events that will be taking place.

Among the activities taking place are storytelling, exercise classes, poetry events, sports activities and coffee mornings.

The aim of the event is to raise the profile of disability equality and to promote the inclusion of disabled people in all aspects of life in Wiltshire.

In Amesbury the town’s area board will hold a meeting on December 8 from 7pm to 9pm. Organisations have been invited to attend to discuss key issues facing people with disabilities in the Amesbury area. The meeting will take place at the Bowman Centre, Archers Gate, Amesbury. Contact Karen Linaker on 07917 751728 for more information.

The Salisbury Area Board will be marking No Barriers at their open, public meeting at the City Hall, with a presentation about how the board is working with disabled young people. The public meeting will be held on December 3 between 6.30pm and 9pm. Contact Marianna Dodd 07919 881174 for more information.

Shaw Trust will be inviting people to see the achievements of all the people involved at the Salisbury Development Service (Old Sarum) from December 1 to December 5 between 10am and 3pm. The event will be held at Salisbury Personal Development Service, The Portway, Old Sarum, Salisbury. Contact Penny Greaves on 07967 395984 for more information.

The Salisbury Personal Development Service (a Shaw Trust project) will be selling a variety of craft items, including Christmas decorations, at The Maltings, Salisbury on December 3 and December 4 from 10am to 4pm. Contact Penny Greaves on 07967 395984 or Darryn on 01722 337192 for more information.

Carers Rights Day will be celebrated on December 4 at Salisbury library between 10am and 12pm, with a coffee morning hosted by Carers Support Salisbury District and Wiltshire Council. People can find out how Carers Support and the library service can help people who care for others.

Contact Carers Support Salisbury District on 01722 322746 for more information.

The launch of a special monthly nightclub called Go Bananas for young people aged 13 to 24 will take place on November 29 from7pm. For more details contact Winnie Manning 01722 410963.

Shopmobility, Action for Blind People and other organisations have organised a project where unemployed and employed disabled people work in different places to show how some disablities do not affect work and others can be overcome by making a few adjustments. This will take place in Salisbury on December 3. For more information contact 01722 328068 and 01722 345440.

Tidworth Leisure Centre will be holding sports events over No Barriers week on December 1 from 11.15am to 12.15am, when a pool-based session with a fully qualified instructor to improve water confidence and skills will take place.

A basketball session will be held on December 2 from 3pm to 4pm.

People are invited to play short mat bowls, table tennis, short tennis, and badminton on December 3 from 11.15am to 1.15pm.

Contact Tidworth Leisure Centre on 01980 847140 to book any of these sessions.

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