Everyday Life and Leisure
Below you will find an alphabetical list (A to Z) of organisations offering information and advice on everyday life and leisure activities. You can also search for a specific organisation using the search button on the right hand side.
Click on any organisation’s link below to open their full details. We welcome feedback and queries or report problems you experience via our contact page.
You may find it also useful to look at Direct Gov for guidance.
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Meet on 1st Friday of month (NOT August and December) between 2pm and 4pm.
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The Access2Activities project works with disabled children and young people aged between 5 and 19 years living within the Borough of Telford & Wrekin.
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Stocks a wide range of disabled and wheelchair clothing.
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There are two sources of information for people with wheelchairs or mobility scooters wishing to access our lovely shropshire countryside.
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RNID has changed its name! It is now Action on Hearing Loss Their new website with useful information can be accessed via www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk Information Line: Telephone 0808 808 0123 (freephone) Textphone 0808 808 9000 (freephone Email: informationline@hearingloss.org.uk Address: 19-23 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8SL The Action on Hearing Loss is Britain’s leading charity working with [...]
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Disabled and reduced mobility Airport Guide Traveling with a disability or even a mobility problem can be a daunting experience if the proper assistance and help is not available at the Airport. Parkat (Airport Car Parking) have created a small guide with information and tips to hopefully make your trip flow more smoothly and without problems. [...]
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A commercial company: Quest 88′s All Ability Leisure product range includes leisure equipment suitable for individual use or group activities.
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Arcadea is a cultural organisation based in the North East of England promoting and supporting the cultural equality of Disabled people.
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Supply a limited range of disability aids, usually at reasonable prices. Will deliver.
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Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company is an innovator of inclusive dance with disabled and non-disabled artists of all ages.
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Bus Users Shropshire Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bus-Users-Shropshire/233755999981466 Email: bus users shropshire@hotmail.co.uk Contact: Peter Gilbert 07580 564458 Bus Users Shropshire, c/o Shrewsbury Coffeehouse, 5 Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1 2AE We represent bus users with the aim of getting better, more reliable services across Shropshire. Whether you’re in your teens or twenties, working or retired, buses are an essential [...]
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The website links below are links to websites that specifically support the needs of Carers. some of them are local to Shropshire, and others are national or regional. Please let us know if you findany thatyou think would be helpful to others and we will add them too. If you are registered on the website just [...]
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If you provide unpaid help or look after a family member or friend who is ill, disabled, frail or elderly who can’t manage without your support then you are a Carer. You can benefit from information and support for yourself to help you in your caring role Are you feeling isolated and lonely? We are [...]
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Crossroads Care is Britain’s leading provider of support for carers and the people they care for. We work with over 43,000 individuals and their families, helping carers make a life of their own outside caring. We employ over 6,000 trained professionals, providing flexible services to people of all ages and with a range of disabilities [...]
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Short Breaks provide opportunities for disabled children and young people to spend time away from their primary carers. This includes day, evening, overnight or weekend activities, which can take place in the child’s own home, the home of an approved carer, or a residential or community setting. Short Breaks can also be provided through a [...]
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http://www.ceacard.co.uk This is a national card that can be used to verify that the holder is entitled to one free ticket for a person accompanying them to the cinema. Costs £5.50 and is valid for 1 year, so have to renew each year. You must be getting DLA. Info and downloadable application form on website.
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Monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for people over 75, who live alone with little or no social support.
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Support and social group for anyone with heart problems.
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Craftspace is a crafts development organisation working to push boundaries and perceptions of crafts practice, presentation and learning.
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DaDa – Disability & Deaf Arts, is a innovative disability arts organisation based in the North West.
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DASh is a practical Disability Arts development organisation, which works across the West Midlands and the Welsh Borders, with Disabled and Deaf people.
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Clubs for deaf and hard of hearing people in Shropshire.
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Website: www.sensoryimpairment.org.uk Contact: Chairman Tom Kane, 105 Purbeck Dale, Dawley, Telford. TF4 2QP Email: tomkane57@yahoo.co.uk Please title email “Deaf and Hard of Hearing Forum” Phone: 01952 418056 (this Tom’s home number) The Forum’s aim is to provide a means by those who are affected by hearing impairment in the county of Shropshire and the borough of Telford and [...]
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Theatre Severn is committed to increasing the number of Sign Language Interpreted performances by working with companies who include SLI as an integral part of their productions. The theatre said “We always promote an SLI performance within our pantomime season. See our brochure for further details or enquire at the Box Office when booking your [...]
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The Nationwide Access Register was developed, in partnership with RADAR and Employers Forum on Disability, for people looking for accessible businesses, shops and restaurants.
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Disability Arts Cymru believes that Disabled & Deaf People have an exciting and valuable contribution to make to the arts in Wales.
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Disability Arts Online (dao) showcases Disability and Deaf arts, profiles artists and offers informative critical evaluation, serving the development of disability arts in the UK and worldwide.
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DisabledGo provides free detailed access information for disabled people across the UK.
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A charity that runs a website to ‘give travellers with disabilities appropriate information on accessible holiday accommodation, attractions, activities and in Shropshire.
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Supplying Disability Information, Opportunities, Products and Resources to the Worldwide Disability Community, Disabled World is an online community for disabled persons featuring the latest news and articles for people with disabilities.
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A specialist tour operator for wheelchair-users, people with limited mobility, their families and friends.
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The aim of this site is to be a source of information and communication for everybody involved in sport and physical activity – those already working and participating as well as providing opportunities and advice for those looking to get involved – whatever level of interest or ability.
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The English Federation of Disability Sport is the National body for developing disability sport in England.
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Fieldfare works with people with disabilities and countryside managers to improve access to the countryside for everyone.
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A charity dedicated to helping disabled people to discover their true potential through the mental and physical stimulation of learning to fly a light aircraft.
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Works nationally with partners to provide creative solutions for inclusion of disabled people in all aspects of the cultural industries and the arts.
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Ican2 activities provides short break opportunities, in Telford and Wrekin, for children, young people and their families whilst their parents take time out from their caring role.
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Kidz First offers activities for children and young people of all abilities; it is a specialist provider for children and young people who have disabilities/special needs/chronic illness.
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Mayfair provides the community of the Strettons with many services from a creche to help with staying independent as you get older. In addition to daycare facilities, Mayfair offers room and equipment hire, a cafe and computer suite.
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Cafe Wine Bar and Restaurant supporting jobs for 19 people with learning disabilities.
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Open Door Shropshire is a website providing access information for places to eat and drink in Shropshire, including pubs, restaurants, bars and cafe’s.
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Oswestry Talking Newspaper is a registered charity which provides an audio version of local news and information taken from our local papers.
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Information on services available through the Town Council, event listings and latest news.
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The Perry Group provide many different forms of equestrian therapy for adults and children with disabilities.
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Phab creates opportunities for children and adults of all abilities to enjoy life together.
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Provides opportunities for families of children with disabilities or additional needs to meet and participate in a range of activities.
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Aspire, Create, Connect.
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RDA has 500 member groups in the UK. The focus of its work is giving those with disabilities the chance to derive direct therapeutic benefits, and achieve personal goals, through riding.
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Shape is a disability-led arts organisation working to improve access to culture for disabled people.
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The directory contains information on groups which can offer advice and support on some of the issues or concerns any family may encounter.
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The Shropshire Infrastructure Partnership is a consortium of several voluntary sector organisations, all of which provide support to other voluntary and community groups across Shropshire. By working together the partners can maximise the impact of their services.
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A local group run by people with ME/CFS and carers to help those affected by Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Post-Viral Fatigue
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The Shropshire Visual Art Network is run by volunteers and aims to bring all Shropshire visual art information into one place.
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Shropshire Voluntary Helping Hand Association organises pastoral care by home, hospital, hospice and residential home visiting, and social outings, for members.
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A group for parents and families of children with insulin dependent diabetes (associated with Diabetes UK).
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We are the country’s largest provider of a year-round sports training and competition programme for all people with learning disabilities.
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Coaching sessions continue to be held at TCAT each Saturday 9.30am – 11.30am @ TCAT (Telford College of Arts & Technology) indoor sports hall
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The STAA group in Telford meets to support the parents and carers of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder including Asperger’s Syndrome and ADHD
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Group for parents/carers of adults (16+) with Asperger’s Syndrome within the Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire area.
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We have a Facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wrekin-Telford-Stroke-Club/255975447768167 with basic information on the group. There is also a secondary page where people can be added to as ‘friends’ if they wish. Our contact information by phone is: 0845 833 95 85 (a number kindly loaned by Lions Club of Telford for the group) which allows anyone to call [...]
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Survivors’ Poetry is a London-based National arts charity (Reg. No. 1040177) that works to support, promote and publish the poetry of people who have been through, or are currently in, the UK’s mental health system.
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SVAB is a registered charity that helps and supports blind and visually impaired people of all ages in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
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NTN&M provides national newspapers and magazines in a variety of accessible formats, for visually impaired and print disabled people who find reading a strain.
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This website provides a list of up to date phone numbers and web and email contact details for a large number of helpline services, with a particular focus on the likely needs of those with disability and their carers. Follow this link to the website to find out if there is anything there to help [...]
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Please contact Sian on 01952 2560 09 to check the arrangements for these activities.
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You can use the website to find information on a range of activities for children and young people in Telford.
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Maintain a Clubs & Societies database which contains information on many diverse organisations such as choirs and theatre groups, family history and walking groups.
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The Liz Yates Centre, Lightmoor, Telford, TF4 3QN
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Telford Mind provides a diverse range of quality services, across the County for the one in four people and their families acknowledged to be affected by mental or emotional distress.
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A small informal group supporting people with disabilities and Transverse Myelitis.
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THE CHARITY provides educational, recreational and leisure facilities for mentally, physically and sensory disabled users.
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The word Arthrogryposis literally means curved joint, implying that it is fixed or stuck in the curved position.
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The Disabled Motorists Federation offer a variety of services to assist disabled drivers
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THT is a registered charity that offers a very wide range of support services for people affected by HIV
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Please see link http://www.disabledholidayinfo.org.uk/documents/activities2ndedition.pdf This is a really valuable resource which you may want to download and keep for reference. The range of activities promoted is huge and many many thanks to the volunteers who compiled it for and with Disabled Holidays.
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Addresses the complex and often confusing tourist information that faces those who have limited mobility when making decisions about where to visit and stay.
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A tried and tested guide to accessible activities across and beyond Shropshire produced by the Disability Holiday Information Group
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The WWW Virtual Library (VL) is the oldest catalogue of the Web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of HTML and of the Web itself, in 1991 at CERN in Geneva.
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Through the Doorway to Healthy Living is a ‘virtual’ healthy living centre working primarily in Shrewsbury, but also with a Shropshire-wide remit.
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The Community Transport scheme is run by 8 different schemes across Shropshire. All of them use volunteers, have mini buses and can provide group or individual travel services. All of them have wheelchair access vehicles. If you can’t use public transport, or simply don’t have accessto it, the community transport scheme is there to help. [...]
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Accessible/affordable transport in Northern Shropshire to enable people who don’t have access to transport to participate in a wide range of arts events.
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U3A stands for the University of the Third Age, which is a self-help organisation for people no longer in full time employment providing educational, creative and leisure opportunities in a friendly environment.
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Provides professional communication services for Deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing people living in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.
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Are you looking for the ideal fun, educational junk music group?
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A voluntary organisation situated in We provide support, training, work opportunities and recreational activities for people with learning disabilities in Ludlow, South Shropshire.
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WRVS can help in the home, in the community, in hospitals, in emergencies and disasters and with the Armed Forces.
