Sports which are still available to you

If you are a recent, within the last four years, amputee then have a look at the www.limbpower.org   website.    There are many ideas on here and one of the main attractions is the Amputee Games held each year at Stoke Mandeville.  You can go along, stay there for the weekend and have a go at a whole load of sports with others in a similar situation to yourself.

Just because you are an amputee it does not mean you have to give up on Sports. Many sports are still available to you - a wheelchair user on the Island, Wayne, has written a comprehensive leaflet called Sports on Wheels and he has kindly allowed us to reproduce a selection from this leaflet here. You may not need to use a wheelchair but this list shows what anyone, with more limited mobility, can join in.

 Archery - Wight Bowman  Ryde  Tel: 611918
 Indoor Bowls IOW  Community Centre Cowes  Tel: 292238
 Cricket IOW Disabled  Ventnor  Tel: 817300
 Fencing - Solent Swords  Fairway Sport  Tel: 868229
 Golf  Westridge Ryde  Tel: 613131
 Gym (weights)  Medina Newport  Tel: 523767

 Hockey IOW Hockey

 Sandown  Tel: 741409
 Pilates Nec Pilates  Various   07758 857773  07758 857773
 Rowing - Ryde Rowing  Ryde  Tel: 824606
 Rifle West Wight  Freshwater  Tel: 753256
 Sailing R.V.Y.C. Sailability  Fishbourne/Cowes  Tel: 882325
 Swimming West Wight  Freshwater  Tel: 752168

 

For something a bit different, check out   www.amputee-adventures.org  !

Obviously this is not something we can all aspire to, but as you can see some of the amputee population feel they are able to do so!