Leisure, recreation and sport
Leisure Recreation and Sport play an important part of life; it's an excellent way of relieving stress, improving health and wellbeing and, most importantly, having fun.
Our Leisure Recreation and Sports (LRS) Team offer a number of sessions and we can provide information on local services including leisure centres, youth clubs, sports clubs, coaching. Our staff are also available to visit local sports clubs to give advice on meeting the needs of disabled people..
Our partners include Warrington Wolves Foundation, Warrington Youth Club, Warrington Parents and Carers, LiveWire and Warrington Borough Council. The main focus of our work is sports for disabled children and young disabled people, but we also offer services for adults focussed on health and well-being.
Disabled children and young people
Our team run projects that aim to change lives and make positive differences to disabled children and young disabled people living in Warrington. Our aims and objectives are:
Sporting Opportunities: We aim to inspire disabled children and disabled young people to achieve full potential through developing sporting opportunities that enable children to try a range of sports.
Children and Young People:We aim to offer opportunities for disabled children and disabled young people through providing pathways to participation. Our partnership working allows children to progress from come and try sports to competition based clubs.
Volunteering and Education: We aim to create opportunities for sport volunteers ensuring that they gain confidence, self-esteem and valuable life skills to coach disabled children and disabled young people. We aim to support volunteers through giving volunteers the tools to succeed.
Partners
Volunteering Opportunities
There are lots of opportunities to volunteer with WDP’s Children and Young People LRS Team: you can coach or assist in session delivery. You can sign up as a children and young person’s sport session buddy. lf you would like to volunteer please contact Thomas Walsh (LRS Team Leader) on Tel: 01925 240064 or via e-mailSee also
