Leisure & Activities

Cricket

It is the return of England Crickets board All Stars programme aimed at getting 5 – 8 year olds involved in Cricket. It is an 8 week programme, it costs £40 and the children get their own equipment to keep. Both Runcorn and Widnes clubs are running the programme again this year, see details below:

• Widnes
• Runcorn

Cycling

Cycle Training

Football

• Diddikicks Widnes and Diddikicks Runcorn Toddlers football classes for 18 months-5 year olds
• Cerebral Palsy Football Session
• Connect Redstars – young people/adults 18+ with a learning disability

Jogging-Running & Walking

• Halton Active’s Walking for Health – range of different walks locally available
• Widnes Parkrun
• Runcorn Parkrun
• Couch to 5k

Martial Arts Classes

• Runcorn Taekwondo Classes
• Tae Kwon-Do Tigers for 3-6 year olds

Netball

Netball Now at Sandymoor High School open to anyone age 16+

Play

• Elite – Physical Active play – family friendly play service for children/families, particularly for 0-4 years and their family [email protected]
• Halton Play Council

Snooker

Halton Community Snooker Academy – Snooker Poster – everyone welcome based at Millbrow Sports & Social Club, Widnes, WA8 6RT – cost £6.00 per session – full disabled facilities, contact John Twist Tel:  07828647848

• Under 21s – Saturday morning 9am-12noon
• Adults – early evening 4.30-7 pm

Table Tennis

Halton Table Tennis for 6-18 year olds to learn to play table tennis, take your skills awards and ETTA junior umpire award (adults welcome)

Trampolining

Velocity – Widnes – Bounce around on 90 interconnected trampolines free jump zone

Yoga

• Thursdays 7-8.30pm Castlefields
• Fridays 10-11am Play Resource Centre

Variety of Sport-Activities

• Halton Choices Club – wheelchair sports – £1 per session Monday 5-8pm at Cronton Sixth Form College, Widnes
• Halton Harriers – Indoor Athletics
• Sports Clubs in Halton
• Local Event Posters
• Mamafit – Pregnancy, Mother & Baby Exercise and Lifestyle Classes – FREE, Runcorn and Widnes
• Runcorn Boxing
• Runcorn Hockey Club
• Wellbeing Enterprises Activity Programme
• Victoria Park Tennis  

• Charlottes Tandems loan FREE tandems and tag-alongs for people with disabilities or additional needs to enjoy cycling
• Halton Access to Sport – Sport 4 All for disabled young people and siblings to enjoy sports and support you at other local sports clubs
• Halton Choices Club – Wheelchair Sports for disabled people aged 14 and over to try a range of sports at Cronton 6^th Form College
• Ice Hockey 17-25 Years
• Ice Hockey 19-15 Years
• Learn to Skate 17-25 Years
• Sports Works Beechwood Swimming and Sport Works March ’19 Update

• Active Halton – lots of activities, sports and things to do
• Cineworld Runcorn  and REEL Cinema Widnes Carers can go FREE using the CEA Card 
• Library and Leisure  includes Rhymetime sessions to enjoy rhymes and stories together and Bookstart
• Norton Priory Museum & Gardens
• Planet Ice Widnes 
• Sound Minds for anyone interested in music, DJ’ing, Singing, Performing, Sound, Filming, Photography etc
• The Brindley arts, entertainment, wheelchair accessible, welcome assistance dogs, hearing loop, assisted performances, Tel: 0151 907 8360
• Velocity Widnes interconnected trampolines free jump zone

Active Halton – lots of activities, sports and things to do

Activity Groups  FREE for children with disabilities aged 12–18 years

Children’s Centres provide a range of activities for children, young people and families – all have disabled access

GLOW – Youth Group for LGBTQ aged 13-19 years

Canal Boat Adventure Project for young people to take on new challenges and meet new friends

Halton Youth Cabinet – Meetings/Times Flyer

Independence Activity Groups FREE for children with disabilities aged 13–18 years – helping to promote independence

Play, Learn and Loan at Halton Play Council provide free drop in play sessions for children and their parents/carers, contact Joyce Reilly

Push My Button for 11-16 year olds at The Studio, Widnes

Young Addaction Youth Clubs

• Bright Sparks Shops-Places awarded kite mark July 2015
• Bright Sparks Places Awarded 2nd Kite Mark July 2015
• Bright Sparks Kite Mark – Shops approved for people with a Learning or Physical Disability

Ella Performance Group is an inclusive group for young people and adults with learning disabilities, Ella Associates Leaflet and Ella Academy Leaflet

Halton Borough Council

• Downs Syndrome Support Group hosted by Disabled Children’s Service
• Halton Day Services provide activities and support for people aged 18 years old and over with learning disabilities and higher support needs

Deafness Resource Centre

Happy Hands Club and Youth Club

Warrington Play and Sensory Centre

Purpose-built activity centre for disabled children and adults or those with special needs, has different areas for you to relax or play

What are Short Breaks?

Local Authorities have a duty to provide short breaks for carers of disabled children to enable them to continue to care for their disabled child and to participate in everyday activities. These include:

• Day time care in the homes of disabled children or elsewhere;
• Overnight care in the homes of disabled children or elsewhere;
• Educational or recreational activities for disabled children outside their homes.

These services are available in the evenings, at weekends and during school holidays.

Assessment Pathway

Short Breaks Assessment Flowchart

Halton Short Breaks Video

UPDATE:

A new Short Breaks Statement and Service Guide is currently in development and out for consultation.  The new versions will be added shortly.

• • Statement
  • Service Guide 
  • Short Breaks and Personal Budgets Guidance
  • Short Breaks Support Allocation Document
  • Short Breaks Allocation Document Guidance
  • My Short Breaks Profile
  • My Short Breaks Plan 
  • My Short Breaks Review Document

• Children and Young People’s Questionnaire
• Parent/Carers Questionnaire

Halton DisabledGo –  provide access guides to raise awareness of venues/public spaces that are locally accessible e.g. shops, restaurants, leisure centres, parks

The Max Card is a discount card for families of disabled children that can be used at various leisure and holiday activities across Britain

All Local Authorities are required by the Children Act 1989 to hold a record of disabled children and young people. The record is a list of children and young people in Halton (0-25 years) who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and who receive, or may one day need to use the services from health, social services, education or the third sector (voluntary organisations).

If you require more details and /or you wish to complete a registration form please read the following information:

Record of Children with Disabilities Policy

Registering a disabled child and arranging a needs assessment

Halton Children’s Disability Record  – Registration Form