Events

Mobile visit to Prudhoe

Type: Mobile resource centre
Location: Mobile located outside Prudhoe Waterworld Leisure Pool and Information Centre, Main Street, Prudhoe NE42 5DQ
Region: North East England | Map: Google Location Map

Starts: Thursday 21st July 2011 at 10:00am
Ends: Thursday 21st July 2011 at 12:00pm

Mobile visiting Prudhoe at the invitation of Northumberland County Blind Association....Continue reading Mobile visit to Prudhoe

Mobile visit to Hexham

Type: Mobile resource centre
Location: Mobile located outside the Tourist Information Centre, Wentworth Car Park, Hexham NE46 3NP
Region: North East England | Map: Google Location Map

Starts: Thursday 21st July 2011 at 2:00pm
Ends: Thursday 21st July 2011 at 4:00pm

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Field Studies - Residential Weekend

Type: Children
Location: Rhyd-y-Creuau, The Drapers Field Centre, Betws-y-Coed, Wales
Region: Wales | Map: Google Location Map

Starts: Friday 22nd July 2011 at 12:00am
Ends: Sunday 24th July 2011 at 12:00am

The Field Studies Residential weekend is for 10-16 year olds, offering a free residential weekend for children and young people who are blind or partially sighted from Wales and is funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
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Ashford Actionnaires - Sailing and Raft Building Challenge

Type: Children
Location: Arethusa Venture centre, Lower Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XB
Region: South East England | Map: Google Location Map

Starts: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 9:30am
Ends: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 12:30pm

This will give an introduction to sailing. There will be two children and an instructor in each boat and you will spend 1.5 hours learning the ropes! Then comes the raft building challenge! Two teams will compete to build their raft in the quickest time and them all team members must get on to test their raft on the water, prepare to get wet!!...Continue reading Ashford Actionnaires - Sailing and Raft Building Challenge

Essex Actionnaires - Tri-golf

Type: Children
Location: Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre, Victoria Road, Chelmsford, Essex
Region: East of England | Map: Google Location Map

Starts: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 10:00am
Ends: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 11:30am

Come along and try your skills at the exciting sport of Tri-golf! It's fast and fun. Specialist coach, Joanne, will be there to help run the event. Actionnaires is a free youth inclusion activity club for visually impaired children, young people and their families from the ages of 4 to 16. Please note children aged under eight must be supervised by an adult....Continue reading Essex Actionnaires - Tri-golf

Athletics and Cycling Day

Type: Young People
Location: Leeds Road Sports Complex, Leeds Road, Huddersfield HD2 1YY
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber | Map: Google Location Map

Starts: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 10:00am
Ends: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 3:00pm

A fun day for 8 - 16 year olds who are blind or partially sighted and live in Kirklees. Join in with the Actionnaires athletics session in the morning, then have a go at cycling with 'Crank it Up' who have a range of cycles to suit differing abilities.
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Nottingham Actionnaires - Archery and Fun Activities

Type: Children
Location: Burleigh Community College, Thorpe Hill, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 4SQ
Region: East Midlands | Map: Google Location Map

Starts: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 10:00am
Ends: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 1:00pm

Nottingham Actionnaires would like to give children and young people who are blind or partially sighted the opportunity to experience the excitement of archery. Other fun activities on the day will include boccia and cricket....Continue reading Nottingham Actionnaires - Archery and Fun Activities

Newcastle Actionnaires

Type: Children
Location: The Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 4JA
Region: North East England | Map: Google Location Map

Starts: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 10:30am
Ends: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 12:30pm

We will making a visit to the Discovery Museum, which has a lot of interactive exhibits and displays. There will be an object handling session at the beginning of the visit....Continue reading Newcastle Actionnaires

A Sporting Chance

Event organiser: RNIB
Type: Family
Location: National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE
Region: Greater London | Map: Google Location Map

Starts: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 10:30am
Ends: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 12:30pm

This event is organised by RNIB. Join storyteller Fiona Alderton on this epic adventure of a young boy who dreams of competing in the 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games and the fascinating friends he meets on the way. The storytelling session will be followed by the chance to design and make a flag. A family event for children aged 5 - 10 years.
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Oxford Actionnaires - Climbing

Event organiser: Action for Blind People
Type: Children
Location: Youlbury Scout Activity Centre, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5HD
Region: South East England | Map: Google Location Map

Starts: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 11:00am
Ends: Saturday 23rd July 2011 at 1:00pm

Come and enjoy a beginners climbing session at Youlbury, you can learn the basics of rock climbing or develop skills you have already learnt. ...Continue reading Oxford Actionnaires - Climbing