Access Club
To provide social activities for adults with learning difficulties living within Eastleigh Borough/Southern Parishes. £1 subscription for meetings.
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Association For The Disabled (Devizes & District)
Community centre for the disabled used by 14 organisations supporting people with all disabilities. 5 Day clubs for blind & disabled. Support groups for arthritis, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, hard of hearing & deaf, PHAB, Stroke Association, Contact A Family (children with disabilities). Reg charity no. 285797. And Mind and Devizes Friendship Group.
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Basingstoke Hard of Hearing Club
Basingstoke Hard of Hearing Club (BHOH) are an informal group of people who enjoy getting out and meeting people but are hard of hearing. BHOH encourage new people to come along to the meetings for a chance to chat about issues that they have and also to listen to speakers providing information.
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British Disabled Water Ski Association (South West Region)
Teaches water skiing to the disabled including leg/arm amputees, paraplegics, blind, deaf people and slow learners.
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Canine Partners
We train puppies over an 18 month period to transform the lives of people with disabilities enabling them to regain independence and enjoy a better quality of life providing a life enhancing experience which rebuilds the individual’s self-confidence and improves quality of life at home and the community. Volunteer Puppy Parents train the dogs during the first 14 months on the programme and attend puppy classes the dogs then commence Advanced Training at our National Training Centre for a further 3-6 months, where they undertake training 5 days a week and live onsite during the week. While in Advanced Training our dogs are cared for at weekends by loving volunteer Fosterers who maintain training during this time.
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Catholic Disability Fellowship (Portsmouth Diocese)
Raises funds to provide holidays for disabled children, and for the parents respite.
Provides support - moral and financial - for families with disabled members. Provide support for parents of disabled children in seeking appropriate education. Organise mutual support groups for families of disabled. Raise awareness
in the church about disability issues.
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Colebrook Club for Blind & Partially Sighted
Monthly meeting for members, generally with speaker. Occasional outings. Guidance on obtaining assistance relevant to problem
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Conquest Art Enriching the Lives of Physically Disabled People
Conquest Art helps physically disabled people of all ages to overcome the adversity of their disability through art activity. Art classes are held, where members' artistic progress is matched by a parallel improvement in their well-being. Exhibitions are held and talks given on request. A magazine is published twice a year which is also available on tape for the visually impaired. Training in our methods for potential class leaders is available. Conquest Art is a voluntary organisation and donations are welcome to enable it to continue its activities.
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Dibden Monday Club
We provide a carer and transport. Activities available for members are music, arts and crafts, trips out - i.e.sailability (disabled sailing), barbeques, garden centre trips and birthday trips. We also provide a cooked meal.
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Disabled Motorists Federation
Publishes information on car adaptions etc. for disabled motorists and answers enquiries on any motoring or travel problems they may have. National body for 11 local independant motorists clubs scattered around the country. Has a small affiliated membership. Also has a number of additional benefits for members such as discounts on motors & insurance etc + 25% off some intercontinental hotels and Warner Breaks.
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Disabled Photographers' Society
Supply equipment on loan to members including wheelchair supports etc. A newsletter is published quarterly. Annual exhibition of members' work, awards and photographic distinctions.
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Elizabeth FitzRoy Support
In Hampshire, we support people in day services, residential homes & in supported living. We are developing a social enterprise, near East Meon,to give people opportunities to learn & use skills in market gardening, woodcrafts & gardening services. We involve volunteers in many of our services & operate a Supported Volunteering scheme to enable disabled people to volunteer with other organisations.
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Elizabeth House Social Centre
Social and leisure centre for people with mental health problems, physical or mild learning difficulties. Friendship and support. Pool, darts, bar, table air hockey, music and discos, cafe and literacy skills group. Info and advice.
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Enable Ability
(1) Families And Carers Extra Support (FACES) (2) Summer Playschemes, including provision for children with all levels of disability. (3)Saturday Club (4) an issue-based advocacy service (5) Adult befriending service (6) Disability Awareness Presentations to local schools, clubs and businesses. (7) A wheelchair-accessible minibus for hire to the local community.
(8) Registered umbrella body for Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks.
(9) Partnership in Active Leisure Service (PALS)
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Enham
Enham's Fit for Fun volunteer project aims to provide greater opportunities for elderly and disabled people in the Andover area to access sports and social acitivities.
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Friends of the Hexagon Centre
The Friends of Hexagon is a support group to the Hexagon Centre. Its object is to support adults who have a physical disability and who attend the Hexagon Centre and to support the work of the said centre. It manages a small shop at the centre for the benefit of clients and staff and assist with fund raising when required. Our remit is to the Hexagon centre only.
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Gardening For Disabled Trust (Nationwide)
We offer grants towards raised beds, paving, access and greenhouses.
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Gosport Active Group for the Visually Impaired
A self help group for active visually impaired adults and their families or friends. To encourage people to come out of their homes and take part in the community, and join together for social activities.
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Gosport and District Sports Association for
Disabled
Sports Club offering air weapons, archery, darts, golf, curling, skittles, boccia, pool, bowls, basket ball shooting, bean bag, hoopla, stick ball, Sjoel ball, bar skittles and some board games. Entry into other sports clubs, games around South of England, skittle evenings, barbecues.
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Growing Places - Berkshire
Growing Places provide a wide range of gardening and conservation tasks for people with learning difficulties and sensory impairment. Clients who use the services are on a referral basis only and are supported by paid staff and volunteers.
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Halliwick Association of Swimming Therapy
A registered charity whose aims are to provide swimming opportunities for disabled people throughout the country. Publishes books and has videos for training.
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Havant & District Holiday Venture (HDHV)
3 week Summer playscheme for physically disabled children and their sibling or friend. Activities include sports, art, paintballing, dry ski slope, trips to theme parks, bowling & swimming.
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Holton Lee
Holton Lee provides a range of day activities and events that are accessible for all, including arts and crafts sessions, gardening and environmental activities.
Holton Lee is set within a 350 acre estate which includes heathland, woodland and reed beds and is designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) because of the unique species and habitats found on site. We have two accessible bird hides and a boardwalk across the reed beds to facilitate access to all parts of the estate. Visitors with more resticted mobility can also use the golf buggy and trampers (all terrain mobility scooters) to explore the environment.
We have fully accessible self catering accomodation available for hire by families and groups.
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Jubilee Sailing Trust
Our branch helps to fundraise to sponsor local people both physically disabled and able bodied to experience the challenge of sailing on the purpose built tall ships Lord Nelson & Tenacious.
Fundraising, social events & maintenance on board the ships, street collections, Pumpkin Festival - all activities require lots of helpers and volunteers - for details vist our website.
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Kingsley Centre
Kingsley Centre offers training and opportunities for disabled people, and services to the surrounding rural area through its village shop, post office, cafe and hall hiring.
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Leonard Cheshire Resource Centre (New Milton)
Day Support Service - this enables people to learn a new skill or hobby and access community activities or courses, whilst enjoying the company of other people over a freshly cooked meal. Transport is provided, coupled with a fully trained staff group who will support your individual requirements. Community Support Service - This service enables you to plan your own activity, set your own goals, join a course or learn a new skill. We can provide you with transport and the support of a member of staff, to set your own agenda for the day. Computer and digital photography courses are available. Hearing impaired clinic and the deaf plus bus. Support groups meeting regularly. Rooms available for hire.
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Lymington Sailability
Sailing for the disabled
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Mind's Eye
Mind's Eye is a self-help group for people with visual impairments. The Group meets weekly for social activities. Membership is open for registered blind or partially sighted individuals.
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Not Forgotten Association
Assists serving wounded & ex-service disabled men and women. Provides TV sets for those whose mobility is restricted or who are housebound, TV licences where there is a financial hardship, concerts in ex-service residential and nursing homes, outing, individual respite holidays (with carer if required) and group holidays + two high profile parties at Buckingham Palace and St James
Palace.
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Open Sight (Netley Abbey & District Branch)
Social club, support & visiting blind people
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Peter Le Marchant Trust
This charity provides day trips and short holidays at a nominal charge to physically & mentally disabled adults & children on our specially built boats - designed to take wheelchairs etc. The boats are equipped with hydraulic lifts, resuscitation equipment, special beds, showers and toilets. Also 8 berth narrow boat available for hire.
Please contact administrator for details of hire charges.
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Petersfield Society For Special Needs
A generic registered charity Volunteers, Social, Information. Meeting supporting carers, Advocacy.
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Phab - Physically Disabled & Able Bodied (Isle of Wight)
Social and recreational activities for disabled and able-bodied people together.
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Phab - Physically Disabled & Able Bodied (Poole)
PHAB works through social clubs and activities in which people with and without physical disabilities share together on an equal basis. Uses clubs and courses as a 'half way house' fron which people can work towards integration in the community. Offers residential holidays and courses for all age groups.
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Photographers with Disabilities
We offer an active website with forum and gallery and we are looking to establish accessible studios.
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Rushmoor Mallards (Sports Club for the Disabled)
Recreation Centre, F'boro. For physically disabled people with L/D & sensory disabilities. Sun swimming 12.15-1.15. Dry sports, bowls, skittles, etc Fri 8-10pm
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Scarf - Supporting special children and their relatives & friends.
Drama group, holiday activities - e.g. arts and craft, day trips.
Regular tennis coaching, football & swimming.
Family outings, sibs support grou and youth club.
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Solent Wheelers Dance Club
Dancing for disabled. All types of dancing - Country, Ballroom, Line Dancing, Formation for anyone in a wheelchair. Manual, powered chairs or even with a pusher - All can take part, and it is fun to do.
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Staunton Country Park
Supported Volunteer Programme that meets weekly to work on tasks within the park.
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Stroke Club (Fareham)
A social club providing speakers, entertainment, quizzes, crafts, game sessions. Outings are arranged. We have exercise sessions and some input from hospitals and stroke association information.
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Swimming and Social Club for the Disabled (Yateley)
Swimming club for all disabled people. Anyone wishing to learn or improve are welcome. There is also a social aspect to the club.
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Thrive - Trunkwell Garden Project
This charity uses gardening to improve the lives of disabled, disadvantaged and older people. The organisation aims to develop users' social skills and confidence, the learning/re-learning of basic skills, the gaining of experience and qualifications needed for jobs, restoring strength/mobility and breaking down barriers that create isolation. Direct services to groups and individuals are available at four demonstration gardens, including Trunkwell Park near Reading. Thrive can also provide professional courses in running horticultural programmes, courses in therapeutic horticulture, quarterly magazine for practitioners and Come Gardening magazine for blind gardeners.
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Thursday Club For The Disabled (Lymington)
The club enables adults with disabilities to meet socially. A friendly club where needs of individuals are catered for, and crafts can be learnt. Full membership is encouraged and regular outings are arranged. Helpers and carers are more than welcome.
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Twyford Elders Club
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Verwood Disabled Club
Social activities for disabled people living locally. Christmas Lunch and Summer lunch at a quality hotel. Coach outings also organised during the summer months. Monthly meetings.
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Vitalise
Vitalise provides holidays for disabled people & breaks for carers at five accessible centres in the UK and also abroad. 24 hour care is provided by professional staff supplemented by volunteers. Day trips and entertainment are offered. Special interest weeks, such as youth, 30-45's and weeks for people with Alzheimer's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis are provided throughout the year. The Trust also provides holidays with sighted guides for guest with a visual impairment. Colour brochure available.
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Voluntary Association for Surrey Disabled
Equipment Loan; Equipment shop; Mail Order, Respite care. Accessible transport, information and 2 adapted holiday venues.
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