Grampian Disability Sport

Aberdeenshire Adventure Summer Camp
2021-07-20 13:30 - 17:30, 2021-07-16 09:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London) | Lochter Activity Centre, Oldmeldrum, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, AB510DZ, United Kingdom
Thanks to Get Into Summer and sportscotland funding kindly distributed to us by Aberdeenshire ClubSport, we’re delighted to be able to offer a series of half-day adventure camps for people living in Aberdeenshire with disabilities and additional support needs aged 8 – 17, and their families.
The camps will take place at Lochter Activity Centre just outside Oldmeldrum and there is no charge to attend. The activities will be led by Lochter staff, and Alison from Scottish Disability Sport will be in attendance at all sessions to offer guidance & support, but all child attendees must be accompanied by a parent or carer (who can opt to book a space to participate too or solely attend to support the person they care for). There are limited spaces available on a first-come-first-served basis.
For morning camps, please feel free to bring your packed lunch to enjoy after the activities have finished. Refreshments are also available in the on-site cafe. All camps will provide 3 activity sessions & each camp will last approximately 3 hours.
All activity-specific equipment will be provided by Lochter, but please make sure you have a change of clothes and wet weather clothing to hand in case of adverse weather. An accessible toilet is available on-site, although it does not have a changing table. If you think your child would require any specialist equipment or modifications in order to participate in the adventure camp, please let us know in your registration form & we’ll call you to discuss.

Dates & booking links for the adventure camps are as follows:
Friday 16th July: 09:30 start: Activities will be off-road buggy driving, target rifle shooting and mini Highland Games (please note that youngsters will be in charge of steering the off-road vehicles)
Tuesday 20th July: 13:30 start: Activities will be raft building, archery and fly fishing
Thursday 22nd July: 09:30 start: Activities will be go karting, segway challenge and water zorbing (please note that only single-seater karts are available & water zorbing is for juniors only due to weight restrictions).
Wednesday 28th July: 13:30 start: Activities will be the digger challenge, raft building and archery (please note that the digger is single-seater and slightly elevated so may not be accessible for those with profound physical disabilities).
Thursday 29th July: 09:30 start: Activities will be go karting, kayaking and target golf (please note that only single-seater karts and kayaks are available)
Monday 2nd August: 09:30 start: Activities will be target rifle shooting, segway challenge and kayaking (please note that only single-seater kayaks are available).
Monday 9th August: 13:30 start: Activities will be target golf, off-road buggy driving and water zorbing (please note that youngsters will be in charge of steering the off-road vehicles & water zorbing is for juniors only due to weight restrictions)

If you have any queries, contact Alison on 07828744848 or email alison.shaw@scottishdisabilitysport.com

Virtual Sportshall Athletics Championships
2021-05-03 - 2021-05-14 | Virtual
We’re now inviting entries for this year’s very first Scottish Disability Sport Virtual Sportshall Athletics competition.

The event is open to participants of all ages and disability types from across Scotland, and we’d love to have a strong Grampian team representing us.

Details are as follows:

Sign-up & Practice Time: Now until 30/04/2021
Competition Dates: 03/05/21 – 14/05/21
Events (all events will be demonstrated on the Scottish Disability Sport YouTube Channel & are described in Virtual Sportshall 2021 – Participant Info):

Event 1: 75m Shuttle Sprint
Event 2: Target Throw
Event 3: Standing Long Jump
Event 4: Chest Push
Event 5: Speed Bounce

Venue: Home, school, the park…wherever there’s space (whilst keeping in line with up-to-date COVID-19 guidelines).
How to sign up:

Email alison.shaw@scottishdisabilitysport.com with your school name (where applicable) and the following details of everyone with a disability that you’d like to enter (you can do this via spreadsheet if you wish):

Name
Gender
Year Group (there is an option of ‘Adult’ for non-school participants).
Date of Birth
Contact Email Address
Classification (please see the above Participant Info document for details of classes)

Please make sure you read the Scottish Disability Sport Privacy Notice before entering.

I’m part of a mainstream school: We’d welcome schools to include their whole classes/schools in the events as part of an in-school competition, with the results of pupils with disabilities being carried forward to the SDS event.

During the competition period, results should be sent in to Alison at the above email address to be included in the Opentrack website and to count towards the regional score. Selected participants from P6 – S6 will also have their scores count towards the final Grampian Team score in the national event.

If you have any queries at all, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. More information is also available here.

Scottish Disability Sport National Junior Swim Championships for Swimmers with Learning Disabilities
2020-11-18 | Tollcross International Swimming Centre, 350 Wellshot Road, Glasgow, G32 7QR, United Kingdom
A national, competitive event for school-aged swimmers with intellectual impairments. Grampian’s team will be selected from the Norma Buist Schools’ Gala, which is held in September.

Scottish Disability Sport National Junior Swim Championships for Swimmers with Physical or Sensory Impairments
2020-11-04 | Grangemouth Sports Complex, Abbots Road, Grangemouth, FK3 9JB, United Kingdom
A national, competitive event for school-aged swimmers with physical, visual or hearing impairments. Swimmers will be selected from the Norma Buist Schools’ Gala, which is held in September.

Scottish Disability Sport Scottish Boccia Open (non-BISFed Classes)
2020-10-24 | Engage, 9 Sighthill Court, Edinburgh, EH11 4BN, United Kingdom
A national, competitive event for boccia players who are not BISFed classifiable (including players with physical and intellectual impairments) of all ages.

Scottish Disability Sport Scottish Boccia BISFed Open
2020-10-10 | Inverclyde National Sports Training Centre, Burnside Road, Largs, KA30 8RW, United Kingdom
An open, competitive event for BISFed Classified boccia players.

Scottish Disability Sport National 7-a-side Football
2020-09-23 | Toryglen Regional Football Centre, 480 Prospecthill Road, Glasgow, G42 0BY, United Kingdom
An event for adult teams with physical, sensory or learning disabilities.

Virtual Pentathlon
2020-09-07 - 2020-10-05
Unfortunately, this year’s Scottish Disability Sport Junior & Senior Athletics events were unable to take place in person. However, in place of the events, this year a virtual Pentathlon is taking place over the course of 5 weeks. Each week will offer a new activity, which participants complete from the comfort of their home, videoing or capturing their efforts via camera and submitting their results to Sarah, the Grampian Disability Sport secretary. The total points for Grampian Disability Sport are tallied up & reported to Scottish Disability Sport & we’ll be placed on the leaderboard with the other participating Branches.
The more Grampian Champions involved, the better!
If you’d like to be part of Team Grampian, please complete and return the GDS Penathlon Team Entry Form to Sarah at s.hawken@hotmail.co.uk. There’s no cost involved in taking part.
For classification details, click the following link Virtual Pentathlon 2020 Classifications

Scottish Disability Sport National Lawn Bowls Championships
2020-09-05 - 2020-09-06 | Westburn Park, Aberdeen, AB25 3DE, United Kingdom
An event for junior and senior bowlers with physical, visual or intellectual impairments. Grampian’s team will be selected after the regional lawn bowls championships in June.

Scottish Disability Sport Inter-Area Bowls
2020-06-26 | TBC
A national lawn bowls event for bowlers with physical, visual or intellectual impairments.

Grampian Regional Lawn Bowls Championships
2020-06-20 12:00 - 16:30 | Albury Outdoor Sports Centre, Albury Road, Aberdeen, AB11 6TN, United Kingdom
Welcoming bowlers of all ages with physical, visual and intellectual impairments from across Grampian, this event is the qualifier for the SDS National Lawn Bowls Championships, which will take place in September.
The bowling green at Albury Outdoor Sports Centre is accessible, and afternoon tea will be served following the event for a donation.

Basketball Scotland Inter-Regional Wheelchair Basketball Championships
2020-06-20 | The Peak, Forthside Way, Stirling, FK8 1QZ, United Kingdom
For junior and senior wheelchair basketball players of all levels of ability. Application details will be sent out via Grampian Flyers Wheelchair Basketball Club.

Scottish Disability Sport National Performance Swimming Championships (Long Course)
2020-06-07 | TBC
An event for the country’s top para swimmers with physical, sensory or intellectual impairments. Selected swimmers will be invited to attend.

Scottish Disability Sport National Junior Athletics
2020-06-03 | Grangemouth Sports Complex, Abbots Road, Grangemouth, FK3 9JB, United Kingdom
For school-aged athletes with physical, sensory or learning disabilities.

Grampian Games
2020-05-30 - 2020-05-31 | Various
The highlight of the Grampian Disability Sport events calendar, our Grampian Games invites competitors from across the Grampian region & visitors from across the country to test their skills in a number of sporting events in a fun, relaxed environment. Enter one or more of the following events (times & venues tbc):

Boccia
Indoor Bowls
10-pin Bowling
Table Tennis

For more information regarding the events, download the Grampian Game 2020 poster.

Scottish Disability Sport National Senior Swimming Championships for Swimmers with Learning Disabilities
2020-05-25 | Tollcross International Swimming Centre, 350 Wellshot Road, Glasgow, G32 7QR, United Kingdom
The national swimming championships for swimmers aged 16+ with learning disabilities. Grampian’s swimmers will be selected from the Mary Duncan Swimming Gala, which takes place in February.

Grampian Schools' Boccia Finals
2020-05-13 10:30 - 12:30 | Sheddocksley Sports Centre, Springhill Road, Aberdeen, AB16 6QJ, United Kingdom
The final event in the Grampian Schools’ Boccia League sees the top performing teams from across Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire & Moray come together to battle it out in Festival format & test their skills against teams they haven’t played previously.

Grampian Schools' Snowsports Festival
2020-05-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Aberdeen Snowsports Centre, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, AB107BA, United Kingdom
A great opportunity for youngsters from across Grampian to try out skiing, snowboarding & tubing under the guidance of coaches with experience and qualifications in disability snowsports coaching.

Scottish Disability Sport National 5-a-side Football Championships
2020-04-29 | Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, Glasgow, G1 5DB, United Kingdom
The national football event for players with physical, sensory or intellectual impairments. Grampian teams will be invited to participate in this event.

Scottish Disability Sport National Indoor Bowls Championships
2020-04-25 - 2020-04-27 | Falkirk Indoor Bowling Club, Glasgow Road, Falkirk, FK1 4HJ, United Kingdom
The national indoor bowls event for bowlers with physical, visual & intellectual impairments.

Scottish Disability Sport National Senior Swimming Champions for Swimmers with Physical & Sensory Disabilities
2020-04-25 | Grangemouth Sports Complex, Abbots Road, Grangemouth, FK3 9JB, United Kingdom
This national event is for swimmers with physical, visual or hearing impairments who have been selected from the Grampian Disability Sport Mary Duncan Gala in February.

Grampian Schools Jump In Trampoline/Rebound Festival
2020-04-01 10:30 - 14:00 | JumpIn, Craigshaw Road, Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, AB12 3AP, United Kingdom
Join schools from all over Grampian at JumpIn Aberdeen for some bouncy fun on their accessible trampolines!

Grampian Schools' Curling Festival
2020-03-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Curl Aberdeen, Eday Walk, Aberdeen, AB15 6LN, United Kingdom
This popular event returns for the 2019/2020 school year & provides pupils with physical, sensory or learning disabilities with the opportunity to learn the sport of curling under the expert guidance of Curl Aberdeen coaches.

Scottish Disability Sport National Cross Country Championships
2020-03-19 | Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, G52 1HH, United Kingdom
The National Cross Country championships, held in conjunction with Scottish Athletics, for cross country runners with physical, sensory or intellectual impairments.

Grampian Schools' Boccia League
2020-03-09 10:30 - 2020-03-13 12:30 | Various
Schools are invited to enter teams of pupils with physical, sensory or intellectual impairments for the second round in our series of School Boccia League events of the 2019/2020 season.
League events will take place in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire & Moray during the course of the week.

Mary Duncan Swimming Gala
2020-02-29 08:00 - 17:00 | TBC
Suitable for swimmers of all ages with physical, sensory or learning disabilities from across Grampian. Swimmers must be able to complete 25m of an identifiable stroke.
This event is the qualifier for the Scottish Disability Sport National Senior Swimming Championships.

Scottish Disability Sport National Sportshall Athletics
2020-02-27 | Grangemouth Sports Complex, Abbots Road, Grangemouth, FK3 9JB, United Kingdom
For participants and athletes with physical, sensory & intellectual impairments. Team Grampian will be selected from the 1st Grampian Schools’ Sportshall Athletics Event on the 16th January in Inverurie.

Grampian Schools' Racket Sports Festival
2020-02-11 10:30 - 13:30 | Westburn Park, Aberdeen, AB25 3DE, United Kingdom
A great opportunity for school-aged pupils from across Grampian with physical, sensory or learning disabilities to try out table tennis, badminton & tennis under the guidance of the area’s best coaches.

Scottish Disability Sport National Carpet Bowls
2020-02-01 | Dundee International Sports Centre, Mains Loan, Dundee, DD4 7AA, United Kingdom
National carpet (short mat) bowls for bowlers with physical, sensory and intellectual impairments.
