NEARLY 100 young wheelchair users were treated to a series of accessible activities at Blackwell Adventure in Bromsgrove last week (Monday, July 29) thanks vital funding support.
The programme was delivered by young people’s wheelchair charity Whizz-Kids with support from a £391,000 Poundland Foundation grant.
On the day, wheelchair users aged eight to 25 got enjoyed a variety of fun and engaging games, including rock climbing, zipwires, laser tag, archery, circus skills, wheelchair basketball, quidditch, chaos volleyball and soft axe throwing.
Poundland Foundation manager, Lucy Ruff, who attended the event has praised Whizz-Kidz for an incredible job supporting wheelchair users. She added: “We’re so proud of the long-standing relationship we’ve built the charity.
“It was brilliant to see so many young wheelchair users and their families enjoying themselves.
“We hope through continued partnerships like this that we can continue to facilitate more memorable adventures for families nationwide.”
Leanne Gardener, mother of 10-year-old twins Dexter, who is a wheelchair user, and Jackson — also attended with her on the day.
She said: “We had an absolutely amazing day, and it was one of the first times the entire family was able to take part in an activity together.
“The boys were really buzzing after as it was just such a special exciting day for us all and we are very grateful for everyone involved in making it happen.”
Rachel Backshall, director of fundraising & communications at Whizz-Kidz described the day as ‘wonderful’.
“We often hear how frustrating it can be for young wheelchair users when they are not able to join in all the same activities as their siblings or peers but at Kidz Max everything is accessible and everything is possible.
“So much fun and laughter were had, as well as happy shrieks from young people zooming down the zip line, none of which been possible without the generous support of the Poundland Foundation.”
Visit https://poundlandfoundation.org.uk/ for more information.
