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Stroke clubs.

Stroke Clubs are local groups for those affected by stroke, including stroke survivors and carers. They aim to provide a regular meeting place for people to come together and share their experiences as well as opportunities to take part in a programme of activities.   However we cannot offer any guarantees over wether or not a particular group is suitable for younger stroke survivors. Please contact your local organiser. Alternatively you may wish to start up your own group. 2nd chance can help you do this and has a affiliation programme for groups suitable for younger stroke survivors. Aberystwyth and District Stroke Club Aberystwyth and District Stroke Club meet about once a month at a variety of locations for trips and lunches out, offering a chance to socialise. To find out more, email Aberystwyth and District Stroke Club or contact the Stroke Helpline on 0845 3033 100. Amber Valley Stroke Group (Ripley, Derbyshire) Meets on alternate Friday afternoons from 2:30-4:30pm at St Joseph's Community Hall, Butterley Hill, Ripley. The group organise a wide range of activities, outings and theatre trips. Ashbourne and District Stroke Club Meets every other Tuesday afternoon from 2-4pm in the function room at Ashbourne Bowls Club. The club organise speakers, demonstrations and coach outings. Ashby and District Stroke Support Group (Ashby de la Zouch) Meet on alternate Tuesday afternoons from 2-4pm at Brown Court, Atkinson Road. This friendly club arrange a variety of activities.   Amesbury CHSA Stroke Club Meets on Tuesday afternoons at the Roman Catholic Church Hall. We have speakers every other week and club activities on other days. We also enjoy several pub lunches each year plus a number of outings.   Arley Stroke Club (Coventry) Meets on Mondays from 10am-3:30pm at the Rowland Court Centre, Old Arley. Alnwick Stroke Club Meets every Tuesday from 10am-2pm, at St. Paul's Court, Prudhoe Street, Alnwick, Northumberland.  Auckland Stroke Club Meets every Tuesday from 2-4pm, at Holyoak, South Pelaw, Chester-Le-Street, County Durham.

DISABILITY SPORTS IN WALES

Disability sports wales The Disability Sport Wales National Community Development Programme is a joint initiative between the Sports Council for Wales, the Federation of Disability Sport Wales and the 22 local authorities across Wales. The scheme is aimed at developing quality community based sporting and recreational opportunities for disabled people throughout Wales. Abercynon Junior Badminton Club This Club caters for junior participants training on a Saturday evening from 7pm - 9pm at Abercynon Sports Centre. Aberdare Swimming Club THis club caters for juniors with a variety of disabilities. Aberdare Valley Amateur Athletics Club THis club is a mainstream club with a disability section catering for both juniors and seniors. Abergavenny Muskateers Session for Pan Disability, mainly adults. Abergavenny Tennis Club Abergavenny Tennis Club, situated in the heart of Abergavenny, gateway to the Brecon Beacons, provides excellent facilities and a friendly social atmosphere for tennis players of all ages and abilities. Abetillery Colts PAN disability football club Abertillery Colts disability section is a pan disability club for ages 8 + ACTIV 8 After School Multi Sport Club Allsports Ammanford Badminton Club The session is at the sports centre. Ammanford Junior Gateway The club caters for children who have learning difficulties. Angling - Cwm Hedd Lakes Fly fishing only. Anheddau Outdoors Adult Oudoor Club Annedd Ni Multi Sport Aqua Aerobics - Penlan Leisure Centre Athens Sports Club Multi Sports morning at Swansea Tennis Centre every Wednesday Morning from 10.30am- 12pm Athletics Athletics club for children 7-14 years Athletics - Cardiff Cheetahs For adults and children with a learning disability Athletics - Cardiff Pumas Athletics Club for children Athletics - Indoors For children with a disability Athletics - Rhyl Leisure Centre Indoor athletics club.

DISABILITY LINKS (ENGLAND & WALES)

Disabled hobbies, crafts and arts Disabled art information to assist those with disabilities in the UK. Be the first to have your disabled crafts or hobbies site listed and receive traffic from this high profile disability category. Conform UK Hobbies play and exercise products for the disabled adult and child. Activity Centres in the UK for disabled people Wheelchair abseiling, rock climbing, boating and sailing and just a few activities available to disabled people. See sites listed here. The Thomley Hall Centre A recreational facility for children with disabilities their families and friends. The facilities including the zip wire, roundabout, swings, art and craft, sensory room, play rooms and soft play areas. Fully accessible location set in 7 acres of the Buckinghamshire countryside.   The Bendrigg Trust Established in 1978 to specialise in courses and activities for disabled and disadvantaged young people. Disabled archery. Details of sports clubs and archery facilities for disabled people in the UK. There are many day centres around the county where disabled people can try archery. Most of these have all the equipment you need but if you become more involved. There are grants available to help promising disabled archers purchase equipment. Archery is a sport that almost anybody can take up regardless of any disability and one very much enjoyed by wheelchair users. The British Wheelchair Archery Association Details of archery training weekends at Stoke Mandeville where new archers are encouraged to join a local archery club to receive coaching and gain experience. Site offers event details, image gallery and contact. Grand National Archery Society Useful and general information about archery for the disabled in Great Britain Artists Disabled artists and disabled art in the UK. Listing a variety of disabled artists of varying disabilities plus news exhibitions and disabled art work for sale.   Enable Artist Online gallery space for artists affected by multiple sclerosis. Shows examples of art plus artists contact.   WheelArt and DisabledArtist Offers paintings of landscapes and flowers in watercolours and oils. Includes examples.   Low Vision Art Promoting the hobby and art of painting by blind or partially sighted artists. Offers a gallery of images and getting started advice.

ARTS, CRAFTS & HOBBIES:

Here you will find an ever growing list of artists and crafters, associations, directories, societies, guilds art and craft  supplies that can help you start up and develop your particular passsion.   Also open to indevidual artists and crafters who are invited to submit details of their business allowing them a shop window to advertise their products and wares. The Arts Factory (Wales) www.artsfactory.co.uk Arts Factory is an independent Development Trust that was established in 1990 by a group of local people to increase the range of opportunities available for people with learning difficulties. The group soon recognised that the problems faced by this “client group” are also faced by a great many other people in the area and in 1993 the trust refocused it’s mission to develop opportunities for all local people, regardless of any label, to help build a stronger community. Arts Factory is based in the Rhondda, South Wales, a typical post-coal industry are that has seen the closure and withdrawal of many community facilities – in particular working men’s institutes, clubs, chapels, and non-sport based facilities for young people. Arts Factory is membership organisation. Local people pay £1 a year to show that they support the trust’s work. Arts Factory currently has over 1,500 members. Arts Factory is a company limited by guarantee without share capital. www.artsfactory.co.uk The Arts Council. : Arts council England is the national development agency for the arts in England. We distribute public money from the government and the National Lottery Artylicious : Contemporary canvas art including pop art, flowers, original and digital abstract and photography Annas Jewellery n Things : Hand Made Costume Jewellery Aunty's Card Making Forum : Card Making Forum A Card 4 U : Cardmaking & Scrapbooking Supplies at great prices, friendly service, & fast delivery.

Other useful info:

Ableize www.ableize.com     Amateur Swimming Association www.britishswimming.org ASPIRE (the Association for Spinal Injury Research, Rehabilitation and Reintegration) www.aspire.org.uk         Able Magazine www.ablemagazine.co.uk   WHERE ELSE CAN I GET HELP? Aberystwyth and District Stroke Club Aberystwyth and District Stroke Club meet about once a month at a variety of locations for trips and lunches out, offering a chance to socialise. To find out more, email Aberystwyth and District Stroke Club or contact the Stroke Helpline on 0845 3033 100. Adfam Adfam is a national charity working with families affected by drugs and alcohol and is a leading agency in substance related family work. They provide a range of publications and resources for families about substances and criminal justice including an online message board and a database of local support groups. www.adfam.org.uk     Accessible Florida Villas Specially adapted wheelchair accessible villa in Florida Abilitynet Concerned with making mainstream computer technology accessible to people with disabilities. Accessible Travel Discover an exciting world of accessible holidays and travel for wheelchair users, slow walkers, mature travellers, their families and friends. Active Neurotherapy A center that is providing efficient rehabilitation that could help many young stroke survivors. This center is treating stroke patients in such a way that new areas of the brain could learn to perform functions that are lost due to the stroke or brain injury. Adapted Car Hire Adapted Car Hire specialises in the hire of vehicles for use by disabled drivers and passengers or those with mobility issues. Afasic The UK charity representing children and young adults with communication impairments, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers. Angioma Alliance - UK A charity created by people affected by cavernous angioma otherwise known as cerebral cavernous malformations or cavernomas. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for those affected by cavernomas through education, support, and promotion of research. Angioma Alliance - US Angioma Alliance is a US-based non-profit organization which provides information and support to those with cavernous angiomas of the brain and spine. Cavernous angiomas are clusters of abnormal blood vessels that can cause hemorrhages (strokes), seizures, neurological deficits, and headache. Aphasia Supplies an alternative method of communication, mainly via MP3 files, for people with aphasia Aphasia Now Focusing on resources for people with Aphasia, and raising awareness across the UK AVM Support UK AVM Support UK, which is the first site in the UK to provide information and support for arteriovenous malformation patients and their families.

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