Accessible Physical Activities

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• A

• ARCHERY

Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows

London Archers

Winter

Holy Apostles Church Hall
47 Cumberland Street
London
SW1

Summer



Perks Field, Kensington Palace, Private Gate, Bayswater Rd, London W8 www.londonarchers.com Londonarchers@gmail.com
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION British Wheelchair Archery Organisation www.british-wheelchair-archerv.orq.uk Tel 01924862 779





• ATHLETICS

Track and field athletics is a collection of sports that involve running, jumping and throwing

Paddington Recreation Ground



Randolph Avenue Maida Vale W9 1PD 020 7641 3642 020 7328 7033 (fax)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION British Wheelchair Athletics Association www.bwaa.co.uk Deaf UK Athletics www.deafukathletics.org.uk lnfo@deafukathletics.org.uk

• B

• BADMINTON

Badminton is a racquet sport played by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles) who take positions on a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Each team use a shuttlecock to score points

Courts available at



Jubilee Sports Centre Caird Street, W10 020 8960 9629 Queen Mother Sports Centre 223 Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V 020 7630 5522 Seymour Leisure Centre Seymour Place W1H 020 7723 8019





• BASKETBALL

Basketball is played indoors and outdoors on a court, using a large round ball which is passed and bounced within individuals



Paddington Recreation Ground www.raiders.org.uk 020 8550 1794
They practice at Kensington Leisure Centre Walmer Road London Wll 4PQ Tel 020 7727 9747
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association www.gbwba.org.uk Deaf Basketball UK www.deafbasketball.org.uk





• BOCCIA

Boccia is a game played with red and blue leather balls. The winner is the nearest ball to the white jack



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Cerebal Palsy Sport England and Wales www.cpsport.org Tel :0115 925 7027 Email: info@cpsport.org





• BOWLING

Bowling is played by when a ball is rolled down a lane to knock down pins or skittles



Lanes available at All Star Lanes Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, WC1B 4 DA. 020 7025 2676 Caroline@allstarlanes.co.uk
All Star Lanes Whiteleys Shopping Centre 6 Porchester Gardens, W2 4DB 020 7313 8363 Email: michelle@allstarlanes.co.uk Queens Ice Bowl 17 Queensway, W2 4QP 020 7229 0172 www.queensiceandbowl.co.uk





• BOWLS

Bowls is played indoors and outdoors, where weighted 'bowls' are rolled as close as possible to a white jack bowl. The nearest bowl scores.



Greens available at Paddington Sports Club Castellain Road Maida Vale London W9 1HQ 020 7286 8448 Paddingtonsport@btconnet.com
Paddington Recreation Ground Randolf Avenue Maida Vale London W9 020 7641 3642

• C

• CRICKET

A team sport, usually 11-a-side, where fielding side try to dismiss a batsman by knocking over his stumps, catching him out before he scores runs. Runs are scored by running between the wickets or hitting the ball with his bat across the boundary



Maryiebone Cricket Club Lords Cricket Ground St John's Wood London, NWS 8QN 02072891611 www.mcc.org.uk Steward@mcc.org.uk
London Sports Club for the Blind 07711 659 851 Jupiter5010@hotmail.com www.londonsportsclubfortheblind.org.uk
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Blind Cricket UK www.blindcricket.org.uk English Cricket Association for the Deaf www.cricketdeafengland.co.uk British Association for Cricketers with Disability www.bacd.co.uk MCC, Lords Cricket Ground www.mcc.org.uk





• CYCLING

The riding of bicycles whether for competition, leisure, travel or exercise



LONDON ORGANISATIONS Cycling for All www.cyclingforall.org London Cycling Campaign Disability Action Group www.lcc.org Transport for London www.tfl.gov.uk City of Westminster www.westminster.gov.uk/transportandstreets




OTHER ORGANISATIONS Cycling for Everyone www.cycle-n-sleep.co.uk Tel:0191 386 5888 lnfo@cycle-n-sleep.co.uk Tandem Club UK www.tandem-club.org.uk Tel: 01522 695 781 Disabilities@tandem-club.org.uk

• D

• DANCE

Rhythmical movement to music, beat or vibration

Pineapple Dance Studios
7 Langley Street
Covent Garden, WC2H 9JA
020 7836 4004



Latin American Disabled People's Project PO Box 43412 London SE17 3WZ www.ladpp.org.uk ladpp@ladpp.org.uk Tel:020 7793 8399
Wheelchair Dance Sport Club, Brent Strathcona Social Education Centre 5 Strathcona Road Wembley, HA9 8QR 07795 517 876 Stuart@everybodydance.org.uk
OTHER ORGANISATIONS Wheelchair Dance Sport www.paralymic.org Arts Council England www.artscouncil.org.uk Resources for Performing Arts in Westminster www.westminsterarts.org.uk London Dance www.londondance.com

• E

• EQUESTRIAN

Equestrian Sports is horse riding

Hyde Park Stables
63 Bathurste Mews
London, W2 2SB
020 7723 2813
www.hydeparkstables.com

Westway Stables
20 Stable Way
Latimer Road
London, Wll 1QX
020 8964 2140
westwaystables@aol.com



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Riding for the Disabled Associaltion www.riding-for-disabled.org.uk Tel:0845 450 7049

• F

• FENCING

Fencing is a family of sports and activities that feature armed combat involving cutting, stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning weapons that are directly manipulated by hand, rather than shot, thrown or positioned



London Fencing Club Finsbury Leisure Centre Norman St, London, EC1V 07951414409 www.londonfencingclub.co.uk
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS British Disabled Fencing Association 32 Devonshire Way Croydon CRO 8BR British Paraplegic Association www.bpfa.org.uk





• FOOTBALL

A team game, normally played with 11 players where the object is to score more goals in a net than the other team.



Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Bill Nicholson Way 748 High Road Tottenham, London N17 GAP 08444 995 000 020 8365 5161 (Disability liaison officer) www.tottenhamhotspur.com Support@tottenhamhotspur.com
Tottenham Hotspur Foundation Powerchair FC 020 8365 5028 www.tottenhamhotspur.com
Fulham Deaf Football Club Chairman - Nick Beese ndbeese@hotmail.com Community Sports Trust Manager Gary Mulcahey Gmulcahey@fulhamfc.com Womens Manager - Ryan Pendley rlxpen@hotmail.co.uk
Fulham FC Disability Football 020 8336 7554 Swilliams@fulhamfc.com
Chelsea Community Football Club www.chelseacommunityfc.co.uk webmaster@chelseacommunityfc.co.uk
OTHER ORGANISATIONS The London County Football Association www.londonfa.com Wheelchair Football Association www.thewfa.org.uk The Football Association www.thefa.com The Disability Football Directory www.disabilityfootball.co.uk Great Britain Deaf Football www.britishdeaffootball.com

• G

• GOALBALL

A team sport played by blind athletes where they try to get a ball with bells on into the other teams goal.



NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS Goal Ball UK www.goalball.co.uk British Blind Sport www.britishblindsport.org.uk British Paralympic Association www.paralympics.org.uk





• GOLF

A game where a small white ball is hit round a course where there are a number of greens in which a hole can be found. The ball must be hit into each hole in as few shots as possible before moving onto the next. The winner is the one who get round in the fewest number of shots.



Central London Golf Centre Burntwood Lane London SW17 OAT Tel:020 8871 2468

NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS English Blind Golf Association www.blindgolf.co.uk The Handigolf Foundation Cihairman: Dr Andrew Greasley Stone Cottage Launton Road Stratton Audley OX6 9BW Tel. 01908 655 102 Fax. 01908 653 858 The One Armed Golf Society Secretary: Mr Hugh Ross 11 Campbell Terrace Torrance Glasgow G62 4HR 0118 940 1959 BALASA (Amputees) Golf Coordinator: Mr John Byrne 361 Victoria Street South Ruislip Middlesex HA4 OEF 020 8841 2895




• GYMNASTICS AND MOVEMENT

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility.



NATIONAL ASSOCIATION British Gymnastics Association www.british-gymnastics.org

• H

• HANDBALL

Handball (also known as Team Handball, Field Handball or Olympic Handball) is a team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.



Great Dane Handball Club, London Leyton Score Sports Centre 100 Oliver Road London E10 5JY 07966 452 888 07709 002 587
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION British Handball Association www.britishhandball.worldhandball.com English Handball www.sportfocus.com/webpro/handball/





• HOLIDAYS AND ACTIVITIES

Holidays are time away from your home, usually spent overnight in accommodation.



NATIONAL ORGANISAITONS Disabled Holiday Directory www.disabledholidaydirectory.co.uk Enable Holidays www.enableholidays.com Accessable Travel and Leisure www.accessabletravel.co.uk Access at Last www.accessatlast.com The Rough Guide to Accessible Britain www.accessibleguide.co.uk Grooms Holidays 0845 658 4478

• I

• ICE SKATING

A Sport that involves the movement across solid ice using metal blades.



Queens Ice Dance Club 17 Queensway London W2 4QP 020 7229 0172 www.queensiceandbowl.co.uk
NATIONAL ORGANISATION National Ice Skating Association www.iceskating.org.uk

• J

• JUDO

A martial art and sport originating from Japan. It comes from several older forms of Jujitsu and is the Japanese National Sport.



Budokwai 4 Gilston Road London 5W10 9SL 020 7370 1000 www.budokwai.com
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION British Judo Association www.britishjudo.org.uk





• JUJITSU

Jujitsu is a martial art. It has many different forms. Brazilian (Gracie) Jujitsu concentrates on groundwork techniques.



Roger Gracie Brazilian Jujitsu Academy 237 Kensal Rise London W10 5DB 020 8960 1112 www.rogergracie.com
Budokwai 4 Gilston Road London SW10 9SL www.budokwai.com
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION British Jujitsu Association www.bjagb.com

• K

• KARATE

A martial art and sport originating from Japan. It has many forms, the most popular is Shotokan Karate.



Ohku Kai Wado Ryu Karate Club Sensai Leo Musyoki 07976 266 765 Leowado@hotmail.com www.wandsworthkarate.co.uk
Budokwai 4 Gilston Road London SW10 9SL www.budokwai.com
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION The British Karate Association www.britishkarateasscoiation.co.uk

• O

• ORIENTEERING

A sport played on a course by individuals or teams navigated using a map and compass. Points have to be navigated in order and the winner is the one who navigates all points in order in the fastest time.



Southern Navigators Sue.darren.bett@ntlworld.com www.southernnavigators.com
Thames Valley Orienteerers 01494 440087 www.tvoc.org.uk
NATIONAL ORGANISATION British Orienteering www.britishorienteering.org.uk

• P

• POWERLIFTING

Sport where weights are lifted on a barbell in various ways, the winner being the person who lifts the greatest weight.



British Barbell Unit 9 Astbury Business Park, London, SE15 2JR britishpowerlifting@british-barbell.co.uk
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Ledrington Road, Crystal Palace, SE192BB. Tel: 0208 778 0131
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Great Britain Powerlifting Association www.gbpf.org.uk

• R

• ROCKCLIMBING

The climbing of natural or artificial rock faces, indoors or outside.



Westway Sports Centre 1 Crawthorne Road, London, W10 6RP. 020 8969 0992 www.westway.org
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION www.ukclimbing.com




• ROLLERSKATES AND BLADES

A sport where skates with small wheels are worn on feet etc to all locomotion.

www.londonskaters.com for lessons

The London Friday Night Skate (www.lfns.co.uk)

Also Sunday

Rollerstroll groupskate (www.rollerstroll.com)



• ROWING

Water sport where a boat is propelled through the water using the action of a paddle or oar.



London Rowing Club, Embankment, Putney, SW15 1LB 020 8788 0666 www.lononrc.org.uk lrc_off ice@londonrc.org.uk London Youth Rowing, London Regatta Centre, London E16 2QT. www.londonyouthrowing.com Mrostron@londonyouthrowing.com Tel: 0207 490 5044
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Amateur Rowing Association , 6 Lower Mall, London W6 9DJ 020 8237 6700 Email info@ara-rowing.org





• RUGBY

Traditionally a team sport with either 15, 13, or 7 aside and a funny shaped ball. There are other variations , notably wheelchair rugby, also known as murderball.



London Lions Wheelchair Rugby 84 Easter Way, South Godstone, Surrey RH9 8HH 01342 893601 07890 307259 www.lwrc.org.uk neilroffey@sgcc.fsnet.co.uk
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby 61 Hymers Avenue, Hull HU3 ILL www.gbwr.co.uk Tel: 01482 442611




London Wasps Twford Avenue, Acton, London W3 9QA 020 8993 8298 www.wasps.co.uk
English Rugby Union www.rfu.com




London Wheelchair Rugby Club 36 Dulverton Road New Elthem London SE9 3RL 020 859 1445 www.londonwheelchairrugby.co.uk
Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby 61 Hymers Avenue Hull HUB ILL 01482442611 111.gbwr.co.uk

• S

• Sailing

A sport where a boat is propelled using Sail and the power of the wind. Can be recreational or competitive raceing.



London Sailing & Boating Brightlingsea Sailing Club Oyster Tank Road, Brightlingsea, Essex CO7 OBA Tel: 01206 303275 Web: www.sailbrightlingsea.com Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre, 235a Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs, London, UK, E14 3QS Phone:020 7537 2626 Fax: 020 7537 7774 Email: info@dswc.org
Royal Dart Yacht Club Kingswear Devon TQ6 OAB Phone: 01803 752496 Office@rovaldart.co.uk Phone: 01803 752496 Sailing: 01803 752704 National Organisation of sailing: RYA House, Ensign Way, Hamble, Hants, SO31 4YA. Phone Number: 02380 604 100.





• Skiing

British Ski Club for the disabled Springmount Berwick St John Shaftesbury Dorset SP7 OHQ 01747 828 515 www.snowlife.org.uk





• Softball

A sport very similar to American Style Baseball but with small differences, such as a larger ball and pitching under arm, to make it easier to play.



Comers' Homers Regents Park London St. Urbains Horsemen Regents park London Gardiner and Theobald Regents Park London Tribald Regents Park, London All contactable through London Softball Federation www.londonsoftball.com
British Softball Association www.baseballsoftballuk.com





• Swimming

The act of propelling oneself through water, An excellent form of exercise and recriation. Also an Olympic and paralympic sport.

Jubilee Sports center
Porchester Sports center
Queen Mother Sports Center
Seymour Leisure Center

All contact information for the above
To be found in the Leisure and Sports
section of this booklet or at
www.westminster.gov.uk/leisureandculture/sports/



Aspire ANTC, Wood Lane,Stanmore HA7 4AP 020 8954 5759 www.aspire.org.uk
The ASA/ British Swimming www.britishswimming.co.uk 020 7290 2795

• T

• Table Tennis

A rorm or tennis played on a rectangular table, otherwise known as ping pong, with a net across the middle. The ball is played over the net to the opponant who returns it, both done with small flat bats.

Central Table tennis League
25 De Frene road
London
SE26 4AB.
020 8699 9711
02076277935 (ask for Tony Lee)
Tonylee.defrane250@talktalk.net



English Table Tennis Association Tel: 01424 722525 Admin@atta.co.uk www.etta.co.uk The British Table Tennis Association for the Diasabled www.bttad.co.uk





• Tae Kwon Do

Is a Korean Martial art and the national sport of South Korea. It involves striking the apponant with the foot or hands in key areas to score points while defending similar attacks from your apponant



Doragon Taekwondo Club University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London, Wl InstructorCharles Duah Martial Art Tae Kwon Do South Schools uk Location: Sholing Community Centre, Bu Style: Taekwondo Times: Mondays, Tuesday & Wednesdays Contact: Mr Mike Bowring, 02380440847, info@tkdsouth.co.uk Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy Location: 112 Rayners Lane, South Harrow Style: Taekwon-do Times: Mondays, Wednedays & Saturdays Contact: Mr S Anslow, 07759 438779, instructor@raynerslanetkd.com

Taekwondo association of Great Britain www.taekwondo.co.uk 020 7290 2795





• Tennis

Is a sport played between two individuals or two teams of two individuals, where a ball ie hit from one to the other using a stringed raquet and clearing a net strung across the middle of the court the idea being to place the shot so tat the opponant cannot return the ball to you over the net.



The Queens Club Palliser Road, West Kensington, London, W14 9EQ www.queensclub.co.uk Email - michelle.oldham@queensclub.co.uk
Lawn Tennis Association Notional Tennis Center 100 Priory Lane, Roehampton SW15 5JQ www.lta.org.uk

• W

• Walking

Traveling under your own steam for recriation or fitness or exploration.



Ramblers (London Blind Rambling association) 2nd floor Camelford House 87 - 90 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TW. West London Group of the Ramblers Association London Tel No: 020 8422 3284 Web Site: West London Group of the Ramblers' Association
www.ramblers.org.uk





• Water Polo

Is a swimming sport similar to soccer or handball but played in a swimming pool where there are two goals at each end The ball can be pushed or thrown into the net to score a goal.



Contact Westminster City Council Club Support www.westminster.gov.uk/services/
Amateur Swimming association www.britishswimming.org

Further information