Grampian Disability Sport

Mary Duncan Swimming Gala
2022-03-05 13:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Fraserburgh Swimming Pool, Maconochie Place, Fraserburgh, AB43 9TH, United Kingdom
Our swimming gala for swimmers of all ages with physical, visual, hearing or learning disabilities.

The event will take place at Fraserburgh Swimming Pool with swimmers arriving from 1pm for a 1.30pm start. The gala will finish at approximately 5.00pm dependant on the size of entries.
Entries are accepted for all strokes but note that swimmers will only be allowed to enter 4 events. Swimmers who record a time of less than 42.00 for 50m freestyle must enter 100m event. Please submit accurate times which will allow for a fair competition for all those taking part.
The entry form is available on Eventbrite as linked below or entries can be submitted via email by completing the entry form Mary Duncan Gala Entry 2022 (1)
Please copy the timecard sheet TIME CARD 2022 and complete for each swimmer (lane and event numbers will be added once the programme is complete) or add details on the Eventbrite Entry Form. As this event also acts as a qualifier for the Scottish National Senior Championships it is important that you put the full date of birth of each swimmer on the entry form.

The SDS Championships for swimmers with a physical disability and sensory disability will be held at Grangemouth April 2022. The SDS Senior Championships for swimmers with a learning disability will be held at Tollcross in Glasgow on May 2022. Swimmers who qualify for these events will be notified via their club, or as individuals after the Mary Duncan Gala.
Entry fees (£5 per swimmer) will be due once you have entered. We will provide bank details for this but please let us know if you need another payment method e.g. cheque.
There is plenty of parking at Fraserburgh Swimming Pool plus a pool hoist and accessible changing room available. The lockers in the changing rooms operate with a £1 coin.
Each team entering must provide at least one adult helper to help with timekeeping etc.
In the past it has been left to clubs/schools on the day to provide helpers so it would be appreciated if more than 1 named helper per club/ school could be notified with this application
Additional Information
• Swimmers wishing a warm-up will have the opportunity to do so prior to the start of the gala. They should be supervised whilst in the water with a coach at the end of the lane they are warming up in.
• Swimmers with epilepsy should be “spotted” when involved in their races.
• Only swimmers who are competent should dive. No diving at the shallow end. Should swimmers wish to use diving blocks, please tick the box when entering their time.
• There will be a short break in the middle of the progamme to allow swimmers to have a drink and a small snack. Please remember they will be returning to the pool to swim, so shouldn’t eat anything too heavy and fizzy juice should be avoided.
• Swimmers will only be allowed to enter four events. Swimmers can only enter one distance per stroke and if their time is too quick for the 25m events they should move up to the 50m race and similarly from 50m to 100m.
• If there are four or more swimmers in an event then gold, silver and bronze medals will be presented. If there are 3 swimmers in an event then gold and silver medals will be presented. If there are 1 or 2 swimmers in an event then a gold medal will be presented. Please note that in the most common time bands, races may be run over a number of heats with the medals being worked out on the quickest times. Please explain to your swimmers that although they may place well in their heat, their times will be compared to those from other heats before medals are presented.

No photography or videoing will be allowed at this event.

Grampian Schools' Racketsports Festival
2022-02-01 10:30 - 13:30 | Tennis Aberdeen, Westburn Park Road, Aberdeen, AB25 3DE, United Kingdom
Pupils with disabilities and ASN of all ages from across Grampian will get the opportunity to experience tennis & table tennis
This event is open to pupils with any type of disability attending a school in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire or Moray (mainstream or ASN school).
The event is a partnership programme between Active Schools Aberdeen, Active Schools Aberdeenshire, Scottish Disability Sport & Grampian Disability Sport.
There is no cost to attend this event.
When booking spaces on Eventbrite, please select ‘Register as a Team Member’ and then ‘Create your Team’ if you are bringing multiple pupils along.
If you have any queries, email alison.shaw@scottishdisabilitysport.com or call 07828 744 848

Grampian Schools' Sportshall Athletics Festival
2022-01-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Aberdeen Sports Village, Linksfield Road, Aberdeen, AB24 5RU, United Kingdom
Pupils with disabilities and ASN of all ages from across Grampian will take part in a series of adapted athletics-based events.
This event is open to pupils with any type of disability attending a school in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire or Moray (mainstream or ASN school).
The event is a partnership programme between Active Schools Aberdeen, Active Schools Aberdeenshire, Scottish Disability Sport & Grampian Disability Sport. Selected participants will be invited to take part in the Scottish Disability Sport National Junior Sportshall Athletics Festival on 3rd March 2022 at Grangemouth Sports Complex.
There is no cost to attend this event.
When booking spaces on Eventbrite, please select ‘Register as a Team Member’ and then ‘Create your Team’ if you are bringing multiple pupils along.
If you have any queries, email alison.shaw@scottishdisabilitysport.com or call 07828 744 848

Grampian Schools' Skiing/Tubing Event
2021-12-03 12:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-03 09:30 - 11:30 | Aberdeen Snowsports Centre, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, AB107BA, United Kingdom
An opportunity for pupils with additional support needs and disabilities attending schools in Grampian to try out skiing and tubing on dry ski slopes.
The event is a partnership programme between Active Schools Aberdeen, Active Schools Aberdeenshire, Scottish Disability Sport & Grampian Disability Sport.
This is ideal for those with learning disabilities, physical disabilities who are ambulant (the slopes are not accessible for wheelchair users at present), and pupils with visual or hearing impairments.
Cost is £3 per head, which will be invoiced by Sport Aberdeen.
When booking spaces on Eventbrite, please select ‘Register as a Team Member’ and then ‘Create your Team’ if you are bringing multiple pupils along.
If you have any queries, email alison.shaw@scottishdisabilitysport.com or call 07828 744 848

Grampian Disability Sport Meeting
2021-11-10 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-10-13 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-09-15 10:30 - 11:30
Join us to have your say on the development of disability sport opportunities in Grampian.
All new members are very welcome.
Meetings are held online at present – email info@grampiandisabilitysport.org.uk if you’d like a meeting link sent to you.

Aberdeenshire Adventure Summer Camp
2021-08-09 13:30 - 17:30, 2021-08-02 09:30 - 13:30, 2021-07-29 09:30 - 13:30, 2021-07-28 13:30 - 17:30, 2021-07-22 09:30 - 13:30, 2021-07-20 13:30 - 17:30, 2021-07-16 09:30 - 13:30 | 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.
