Disability Sports Day, December 4th 2009, Shoreline Greystones

Wicklow Local Sports Partnership hosted a Disability Sports Day on Friday 4th December 2009 from 10am-3pm at Shoreline Leisure Centre, Mill Road, Greystones as part of Accessibility Awareness Week 2009. The Disability Sports Day was delivered over two sessions, with a morning session running from 10am-12pm and an afternoon session running from 1.00-3.00pm.

The Wicklow Disability Sports Day provided those with physical, intellectual, sensory and learning disabilities with the opportunity to participate in a variety of fun and exciting sports such as Football for All, Table Tennis, Athletics, Archery, Badminton, Adapted Kurling, Handcycling and Boccia. Sports were delivered by fully qualified coaches and sports development officers from participating National Governing Bodies of Sport such the FAI, Badminton Ireland, Irish Wheelchair Association and Cerebral Palsy Sport Ireland.

In addition to this participants had the opportunity to express their creative and artistic side by participating in a sports mural project lead by the Wicklow County Arts Office.

Further information on the Wicklow Disability Sports Day is available by contacting Wicklow Local Sports Partnership on 01 287 8180 or emailing TBunyan@wicklowcoco.ie

Tracy Bunyan
Local Sports Partnership
Shoreline Leisure Centre
Greystones
Co. Wicklow.