Southwark Disablement Association

Disability Cricket Club in Southwark

The Surrey Cricket Board and Cricket 4 Change have set up a new disability cricket club in Southwark which caters for any disability cricketer. The sessions start tomorrow and are every Thursday they are being held at the London Southbank University Sports complex which is based off Turney Rd in Dulwich. This complex is arguably one of the best cricket grounds in Inner London and is fully DDA compliant.

The format of the sessions are;

Under 18’s training: 4.30pm – 5.30pm

Senior Training: 5.30pm – 6.30pm

The sessions will offer player’s the chance to learn new skills and play in a competitive environment in a safe environment with fully qualified coaches.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact

Stuart Cope
Cricket Development Officer
Fax: 0207 820 5601
Mobile: 07500 818390

Please read Southwark Sabres disability cricket club a PDF document, 185kb. You will need Adobe Reader to view PDF files.

Southwark Disablement Association Merger

Patrick Horan, chair of Southwark Disablement Association (SDA) who also writes a column for Southwark News, is a very excited columnist. In his column, of the 28 March 2012, he writes about the merger of Southwark Centre for Independent Living (SCIL) and Southwark Disablement Association.

If you wish to make Patrick even happier then why don't you go and read his piece on the merger and then drop him a line to make him ecstatic.

Remploy factory closures and job losses

Please find attached a letter from Inclusion London and Disabled People Against Cuts regarding the government’s decision to make 1,518 disabled workers unemployed by August, and a further 1,282 unemployed next year by closing the Remploy factories. Read more.....

Travel Training bus

The programme was developed by Southwark council, The Metropolitan Police Safer Transport Team, Abellio, TfL Travel Mentoring Service and Parent Partnership, who are on the bus each month.

It is recommended to book spaces on the bus to practice travelling and seek advice on any specific problems.

Download the Independent Travel Training Bus PDF document, 1.71Mb. You will need Adobe Reader to view PDF files.