Disability Sport :: Brentford FC


Sponsored by Sport England, Football Foundation, Andrew Fuller Marathon Appeal (AFMA) and the John Lyons Charity, the BFC CST Disability Project provides opportunities for young people with a disability to participate in sport across the boroughs of Hounslow, Ealing, and Richmond. The Ability Counts Programme We run 2 Saturday Clubs who train weekly and (Elthorne and Shene Saturday Clubs) play friendly matches together and we also support the Hounslow, Feltham Bees who represent Brentford FC against other disability clubs across the South East region. We also run 2 weekly Saturday sessions alongside the Bridge Trust, specifically for children who have difficulties with social and communication skills. We run a comprehensive school programme which includes lunchtime and after school clubs at Special Needs schools in both Hounslow and Ealing. All our staff are trained in either the FA's CDF course or the EFDS inclusive sport course. The Feltham Bees are the official disability football club of Brentford FC. We provide qualified coaches and support for tournaments and other events they hold. Visit http://www.feltham-bees.co.uk/		Extreme Ability Project Extreme Ability is a unique 3 year disability project running from 2008-2011, which plans to target people with disabilities and additional needs in Ealing and Hounslow. The project welcomes disabled participants aged 14 plus from a range of impairment groups to include, those with learning disabilitites, physical disabilities, visual impairment, members of the deaf community and mental health patients. Extreme Ability is being managed and co-ordinated in partnership by Active Ealing and Brentford FC Community Sports Trust, and will offer a range of activities and sports to include: Swimming & Aquatics, Canoeing/Kayaking, Multi sport sessions including: boccia, new age kurling, tri golf, kwik cricket, Wheelchair Football & Basketball, Dance, Table Tennis and Climbing Wall Sessions. In addition to increasing participation, amongst disabled people, we also aim to train a number of disabled people to become sports coaches and encourage volunteering opportunities across the range of sessions. If you would like to learn more about the project, as a potential participant, volunteer or coach, please feel free to contact: Pete Shears Extreme Ability Co-ordinator Brentford FC Community Sports Trust t: 0845 262 9495 e: pshears@brentfordfccst.com Great Britain Athlete Jumps in to Disability Family Funday! On Saturday August 11th Great Britain's Long Jump Number 1 & Record Holder, Jade Johnson, visited the first BFC CST Disability Family Funday along with both young people, who take part in our programmes, and their parents or carers. Jade took part in Boccia matches where she was coached by Community Coach Liz Foster. Jade did however turn down the opportunity to take part in a football match with the Feltham Bees due to injury, plus no doubt having heard of the Bee's reputation as being one of the best teams around!