Tag Archives: Disability Sport

i-go Leisure Scheme for Disabled Children and Young People

Posted on September 30, 2015 by coastingtogether

East Sussex County Council and local children’s charity Rockinghorse have a free card scheme aimed at making leisure facilities in the county more accessible for disabled children and young people. European judo champ and Paralympian BenQuilter was there to help both organisations … Continue reading →

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Cycling as an Amputee

Posted on March 29, 2015 by coastingtogether

One of our Centre users is an enthusiastic mountain biker and has written an  article for us on his experiences of off road biking as an above knee amputee. Cycling as an above knee amputee by Derek Levy I have … Continue reading →

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Carriage Driving

Posted on August 27, 2014 by coastingtogether

Joanne McNicol is a double amputee and one of our Sussex Rehabilitation Centre users. She has been carriage driving with the RDA (Riding for the Disabled Association) for just over a year and we have asked her to share her … Continue reading →

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Tour of Brighton’s Amex Stadium

Posted on July 29, 2013 by coastingtogether

A group from Coasting Together recently went on a tour of the new Amex Stadium in Falmer. The Amex Community Stadium is home to Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club and has been the club’s home ground since 2011 when … Continue reading →

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Upper Limb Deficiency Information

Posted on April 3, 2013 by coastingtogether

Following a request from one of our users we have now updated our Useful Information For New Amputees page to include contact details for REACH, the association for children with upper limb deficiency. You can find plenty of information here … Continue reading →

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Free Flights For 6-18 Year Olds

Posted on April 21, 2012 by coastingtogether

The Douglas Bader Foundation has released details of its Bader Braves Young Aviator Days for 2012. Under this scheme there are free light aircraft flights available for physically disabled 6-18 year olds  at 12 different venues.

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London 2012 Paralympic Tickets

Posted on September 9, 2011 by coastingtogether

Tickets for the London 2012 Paralympics have now gone on sale.  If you wish to purchase tickets for the event you will need to act quickly as the first tranche of 1.5 million tickets for EU residents are only on … Continue reading →

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Further tickets available for London 2012 Olympics

Posted on June 17, 2011 by coastingtogether

Further to our earlier post on disabled access tickets on sale for the London 2012 Olympics, it has today been announced that a further 2.3 million tickets are to be made available. The tickets, which are for those people who … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Nick Cole

Posted on April 26, 2011 by coastingtogether

Coasting Together would like to offer their congratulations to Nick Cole, one of our Sussex Rehab Centre users, who won a gold medal in the 100m Butterfly at the National Youth & Disabled Championships in Sheffield earlier this year. Nick … Continue reading →

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London 2012 Olympics Disabled Access Tickets On Sale

Posted on April 2, 2011 by coastingtogether

The London 2012 Olympics will have a variety of ticketing options for those requiring disabled access, organisers have announced. The option is available to specify a variety of requirements including distance from steps, wheelchair access and also options are available … Continue reading →

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