Disability Sport Yorkshire and Leonard Cheshire Disability are delighted
to give details of a new project for Kirklees
“Opening Doors Kirklees”
It is a project to help disabled people to get out and about in Kirklees
with the aims of reducing social isolation, and improving general
well-being of disabled people.
The project involves a number of different approaches to encourage
disabled people to access social and leisure opportunities across
Kirklees.
Including:
• An online forum for disabled people, their families and friends to
share their experiences, make recommendations and
make friends.
• Volunteer scheme to support disabled people in accessing
opportunities of their choice
• Directory of Opportunities
• Ambassadors Programme, where disabled people can access training and
become a role model for their chosen activity.
• Activity Fund, where groups can apply for funding to support
equipment, facility or delivery costs
We are currently recruiting and training volunteers to be 1:1 buddies to
help people access activities of their choice.
We are also taking referrals for people who would like to get out, but
need a helping hand. If you know someone who needs help, let us know.
For further details of the project, or to make an enquiry on how to get
out and about in Kirklees, please contact Lorraine Wrigley
lorraine.wrigley@
fhall@
