Moving Forward Events

Kayaking fund raising event - 11th July 2010

On the afternoon of Sunday 11th July 2010 Moving Forward will be holding a sponsored kayaking event on the Chichester Canal. The event is being supported by the Adventure College who will be providing the boats and staff to ensure everyone's safety. We will be giving out details in the New Year about the sponsorship forms and how to get involved.

Our last fund raising event at Calshot Activities Centre was a great success - 17 amputees and three staff from the DSC took part, abseiling over 340 metres, twice the height of the Spinnaker Tower, and raising over £3,000. We are hoping we can gone one better than Calshot and this time raise over £4,000.

If you would like to get involved in the kayaking, raise funds for Moving Forward and have a fun time, then please contact Steve Bailey: tel 07717 733796; email steve.bailey919@ntlworld.com.

Launch of Portsmouth Sitting Volleyball Club

Following the success of Portsmouth DSC's participation in the 2009 Amputee Games, Moving Forward, through the help of above knee amputee Steve Bailey, has established our very own Sitting Volleyball Club. Training sessions will be held every Thursday at the Mary Rose School in Portsmouth from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The cost of each session is £3.00. We are indebted to the help we have received from Portsmouth City Council's Sports Development Officer (Bron Carter), Portsmouth Volleyball (Jayne Sharpe) and Volleyball England (Tom Middleton) for their advice, coaching and equipment.

On 29th November 2009 we will be entering a team to compete in the South East Sitting Volleyball Tournament to be held in Sevenoaks, Kent.

The club is open to both disabled and able bodied individuals. It's a fun way of keeping fit and meeting other people. So if you, your friends or family would like to get involved, please get in contact with Steve Bailey who will be able to provide further details: tel 07717 733796; email steve.bailey919@ntlworld.com.