Table Tennis
In conjunction with Sligo City Table Tennis Club Sports Inclusion Disability project offers weekly Table Tennis coaching at Sligo grammar School every Tuesday night between 8.00 – 10.00pm. For those who wish to find out more about these sessions please contact Shane Hayes on 071 9161511 or shane@sligosportandrecreation.ie or Adrian Flynn on 087 2765598.
Enjoy Tennis Programme
Enjoy Tennis is a programme developed by Tennis Ireland in conjunction with local services, groups involved in the provision of activities for people with disabilities. The aim of the programme is to create access to Tennis for people with Intellectual disabilities (ID). In Sligo the programme was initiated between SSRP and Allwin Tennis and has now been extended to include Visually Impaired Tennis for people with visual impairments. Sligo Tennis Club is now linked with the programme which takes place on a weekly basis. For more information on either the ID or VI Tennis programmes contact Olwyn O Toole, Tennis Ireland Development Officer through Sligo Tennis Club on 071 9162580 or Shane Hayes SSRP Sports Inclusion Officer on 071 9161511 or shane@sligosportandrecreation.ie .
Archery Open Days
In response to a number of enquiries about the sport of Archery the Sports Inclusion Disability Officer and the Carrowmore Archers Club regularly organise an Archery Open Days on a monthly basis to promote the sport further and give people with a disability the chance to ‘have a go’ at Archery to see if they would like to pursue it further.
For further information on the next Archery ‘Open Day’ Day contact Robert Gawley on gawley71@gmail.com or Shane Hayes on 071 9161511 or shane@sligosportandrecreation.ie
Tandem Cycling
This initiative targets people with visual impairments. There are currently three local people participating regularly in tandem cycling who are linked to local cyclists. This programme presents a great opportunity to get regular exercise in the fresh air with the social support of a trained tandem pilot.
To find out more about Tandem Cycling Programme in Sligo contact Shane Hayes on 071 9161511 or shane@sligosportandrecreation.ie
Horse Riding
There are currently a number of elements to the Horse Riding programme for adults and young people with a disability available through the SSRP Sports Inclusion Project. A series of programmes targeted at adults with a physical disability and young people of all ability levels continue to be facilitated and delivered through Keash Equestrian Centre. These programmes including an Equine Assisted Therapy programme promote and encourage independence through participation and life learning with a specific emphasis on fostering positive physical and mental health. For more information on the Horse Riding programmes contact Eilish Divine at Keash Equestrian Centre on 0876772094 or devineeilish@eircom.net
