If you have a visual impairment, to live in a sighted world is not easy, especially if you have lost your sight later in life. At first the difficulties seem insurmountable, you may feel out of place and unable to carry on life as before. You do not know if anyone is near you, or if there is an obstruction you may fall over, you may have difficulty in shopping and are unable to locate bus stops, bus numbers or, when you've caught the bus, when to disembark! The result can be loss of confidence, inclining you to want to stay within your own four walls rather than face the outside world.
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| If you would like to know more or are interested in any of our activities please contact Lyn, Pete, Maddie or Carole. | lyn.garside@galloways.org.uk pete.ottewell@galloways.org.uk or phone 01772 753701 / 753704 |
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Galloway's is proud of the wide range of leisure, recreational, educational and social activities it provides. The varied activities offered are all designed to teach new life enhancing skills, enable personal development and empower people to lead full and independent lives. The social aspect and the chance to make new friends is important too.
Outdoor Pursuits
Galloway's have an extensive range of activities which include climbing, abseiling, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, archery, walking and more. We are currently running a diverse programme, allowing all who come on our outdoors activities to gain confidence, independence and the opportunity to gain an accredited award in a fun and friendly environment.
Open Doors Residentials
These residential courses are designed to open up channels of learning in a relaxed, non threatening environment. There are varied themes covering heritage, culture, craft, language, music, drama and more, which are developed from the sugestions of people attending previous Open Doors.
Holidays
Galloway's Holidays are planned with a leader and guides to make the holiday enjoyable. Booking and taking a holiday is, for a visually impaired person sometimes difficult and often impossible through normal channels. For this reason our organised and supported holidays are a great asset and very popular.
Daytrips and Social
Throughout the year Galloway's operate various trips to places of interest, shopping centres, theatres, shows, the Races and other places of interest. All trips are under the auspices of a leader and trained guides. These are on a one to one, or group basis, depending upon the needs of those in the parties. This arrangement enables each person to obtain maximum benefit and entertainment.
Groups
Specialist groups are varied and have been formed in selected areas, for example swimming, bowling, yoga and more, including a community choir. These give people the opportunity to either join for the fun element, or be competitive in league matches or competitions.
Support and Drop-in groups are located around Lancashire and each is run by volunteers, it may be an afternoon of tea and chat or varied subjects including flower arranging, cookery, information technology, ceramics and more which are all taught by qualified tutors.
