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WECIL are running a range of events, activities and meetings.

• Listening Partnership

  Are you a young disabled person looking for fun activities?

  Listening partnership is a group where you can;

  • Meet weekly
  • Meet new people
  • Learn new skills
  • Have fun
  • Try new things
  • Have a voice

  Here are a few examples of the things we have done:

  • Photograph sessions
  • Created a newsletter
  • Created a DVD
  • Day trips
  • Consultations
  • Arts and crafts
  • Music
  • Cookery
  • Filming

  Who can come to the group?

  • Disabled people aged between 13 - 25 living in Bristol

  How to contact us and find out more:

  • Telephone: 0117 9617722
  • Text: 07795446313
  • Email: listeningpartnership@wecil.co.uk

  Links and Useful Websites

  • Go Places and Do Things
  • Young and Free
  • Bristol and South Gloucestershire People First

   

  The aim of Listening Partnership is to:

  • Explore and stand up for our rights as young Disabled people
  • Have a say in decisions that affect our lives
  • Increase awareness of disability issues and discrimination in the services we use
  • Have fun and a good social life and learn new skills!

  The Listening Partnership meets weekly on a Monday between 6.50pm and 9.30pm at an accessible location.  We also provide accessible transport for members attending meetings if required.   We invite speakers to talk to us about issues of interest and concern.  We work on projects, including making a DVD and pieces of art work.

  We are consulted by public bodies such as Bristol City Council on issues that affect young disabled people.  This is our chance to have our say.

  We also organise regular activities including visits to places of interest such as the Commonwealth museum in Bristol to see the Abolition Exhibition.

  

  If you are a young Disabled person and you want to make a difference, come along and join us.  We can offer you support and training and help you to develop new skills and confidence.

  A member of the group says:

  “It’s a great opportunity to meet people, learn new skills and do activities as a group.  Lots of visitors come to talk to us about things that affect our lives.  We also produce a newsletter and go out together on group trips.  Recently we’ve made a DVD, been doing some art work, been to a range of museums and visited the Eden Project – and lots more!”

  
  Out and About

  Out and About is a project for disabled young people aged 13-25 years old. Sessions provide disabled young people an opportunity to spend time with their peers, learn new skills, try a range of activities and have fun. Activities are varied and include arts, sports, crafts and cookery amongst other things, the disabled young people help to plan each session to ensure that everyone has something to do that they enjoy.

  The project is funded by Aiming High for Disabled Children which is a government project that invests in services for children with disabilities.

  WECIL and Bristol City Council Youth and Play Services work together to provide this short break service which gives disabled young people the opportunity to experience new environments and situations as well as giving their parents regular planned breaks.

  Sessions run on Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm, lunch is provided and transport is available.

  Short breaks are held in different locations across Bristol. New members are always welcome.

  For more information contact:

  Lesley Scally

  Services Coordinator

  Telephone: 0117 9617717

  
   

  
  Out and About Extra

  

  Out and About Extra runs breaks for young disabled people aged 13-25, the residentials give disabled young people the opportunity to try new activities, make new friends. The breaks are for 3-4 nights and include activities such as, a night walk, archery, pioneering, orienteering and an adventure challenge. The disabled young people that have attended said they enjoyed trying new thing and learned new skills and made new friends resulting in higher levels of self esteem and felt more confident as a result.

  This year WECIL and Bristol City Council Youth and Play Services have already run residential breaks to Avon Tyrrell, Atlantic College and the Bendrigg Trust.

  The next residential will be held in October and will be going to Redridge Activity Centre. Places are available, for further information contact:

  Lesley Scally

  Services Coordinator

  Telephone: 0117 9617717