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Wheelchair
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During
Easter, Thameside took 8 disabled youngsters to
Holland to compete in a Wheelchair Dance Spectacle. 18
countries travelled from all over the world Mexico,
South Africa, Malta, Poland, Russia to name but a few.
The
team from Kingsdown School in Eastwood, Essex took
part for the first time and gained 2 Gold, 1 Silver and
4 Bronze Medals. 'This was a great experience for them
and we all look forward to doing it again.'
Geoff Howlett Coach and Margaret
Brix ISTD
Geoff and Margaret are now both
qualified instructors of Wheelchair Dancing, under the
IPC regulations. The IPC is the International Paralympic
Committee, read more about them here
www.paralympic.org
See also the article now in the news archive:
Thameside, working to promote wheelchair dancing
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Dancing team aim for
Holland
A WHEELCHAIR dancing team
took to London as part of a week of
celebrations.
Dancers from Kings down School, Southend,
showed off their skills in Trafalgar Square.
Six members of the school's team, called
Spin, were invited to take part in the Big
Dance on Sunday.
The festival is a week-long celebration of
different types of dancing.
Special support assistant Lynn Ellison said:
"They were asked to take part for the
celebrations. It was a great day. They had
been training for it and they really enjoyed
themselves."
The team is now hoping to compete at the
world dancing championships next year in
Holland.
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Wokingham Area Access Group Petitions |
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Wokingham Area
Access Group have also got some really important petitions on the go
at the Number 10 website.
Their 'A' Boards petition aims to prohibit the
use of these boards in already congested high streets, these boards
can cause a major problem and cause an obstruction to those with a
visual impairment and the less agile. Go to
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/shops-A-Boards/
WAAG's other petition concerns the misuse of
Blue Badges, and addressees the lack of any kind of effective
deterrent. Personally I know what I would do ... But that's probably
illegal anyway ... So do something legal instead and sign the
petition at
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/bluebadgelaws/
Also See:
http://www.waag.co.uk/
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