News
24th
Jul
2016
Chesterfield Bowling Club raises £350 for Mayor's Appeal
Chesterfield Bowling Club raises £350 for Mayor's Appeal Chesterfield Bowling Club, which has the oldest bowling green in the world (yes: the world!!!) has raised an amazing £350 for the Mayor's appeal which this year is supporting Accessible Derbyshire and the Macmillan Cancer Centre appeal for Chesterfield Royal Hospital. A huge thank you to the members of...
23rd
Jul
2016
NCS Team Breakfast raise £766!
NCS Team Breakfast raise £766! Team Breakfast: a group of students on the National Citizen Service (NCS) programme in Derby have raised an astonishing £766 for Accessible Derbyshire! The National Citizen Service programmes is open to all 16 and 17 year olds and as part of the programme students are required to undertake a Social Action project. Team...
20th
Jul
2016
National Citizen Service Students give their support!
National Citizen Service Students give their support! This Summer we have been delivering some training sessions for the National Citizen Service students in Derby. The sessions have focused on raising awareness of accessibility and has given the students the opportunity to experience some of the barriers experienced by disabled people. As part of their...
19th
Jul
2016
Changing Places Awareness Day Boma 7 Challenge
Changing Places Awareness Day Boma 7 Challenge Happy Changing Places Day! Today is the first ever national day raising awareness of Changing Places facililties and to mark the occasion we set off on a mammoth 24 kilometre challenge - one for every Changing Places facility in Derbyshire! The challenge, on BOMA 7 'All-Terrain' wheelchairs started off from...
15th
Jul
2016
New Changing Places facility for McArthur Glen
New Changing Places facility for McArthur Glen With the holiday season approaching many of us will be thinking about what to do over the long Summer break. People who need changing when they are out, their families, friends and carers, have the added difficulty of being limited by the provision of a suitable place to change. We are lucky in Derbyshire,...
12th
Jul
2016
First Ever Mayor's Open Golf Tournament announced
First Ever Mayor's Open Golf Tournament Announced Tapton Park Golf Club has been chosen as the venue for Chesterfield's inaugural Mayor's Open Golf Tournament. This very special tournament will take place on Thursday, 15th September at this stunning course close to the centre of Chesterfield and will raise funds for the two charities being supported by the...
