Coffee Morning at BDDA, Sat 13 Feb

Disability Information Day - January 2016

Volunteer opportunities at Barrow and District Disability Association

Volunteering opportunities at BDDA

Are you looking to volunteer and make use of your skills or learn new ones? You could meet new people and become a part of a team.

Barrow and District Disability Association are currently recruiting new volunteers for roles throughout their organisation. Volunteers are an important and valued part of the work that they do.

Opportunities include:

Reception volunteer

Administration volunteer

Newsletter production/promotional work

Basic information volunteer

Social activities volunteer

Events volunteer

Café volunteer

For an informal chat or to find out more please contact Helen, who is the volunteer co-ordinator, at the Barrow and District Disability Association.

 Please telephone 01229 432599 or feel free to drop in at 71-77 School St, Barrow, LA14 1EJ and leave your details.

Disability Information Day, 18 September 2015

Disability Information Day at the Forum

Disability Information Day - Friday 31 January 2014

Disability Advice and Benefits Exhibition

Barrow & District Disability Association are holding a Disability Advice and Benefits Exhibition at The Forum on Friday 31^st January from 10.30am to 3.00pm.

They have invited a whole host of organisations who will be on hand to offer expert advice and information to anyone affected by a disability or illness, their families and carers.

There will be a selection of organisations offering advice to those currently receiving disability benefits and are concerned about how ‘Welfare Reform’ will affect them, as well as those who offer actual support for people to remain independent and safe and improve the lives of disabled/ill people and their carers/families.

There will also be a wide range of other service providers and organisations, including care agencies, independent living advisers, disability specific support groups, Trading Standards, Victim Support, The Fire Service and providers of mobility & personal care aids. Wiltshire Farm Foods will be attending and offering taste samples of latest menu and many other charitable and statutory organisations offering help to disabled people, their families and carers.

There will also be displays from craft classes, opportunities for blood pressure checks, short demonstrations of armchair exercises and demonstrations of CPR techniques and how to use a defibrillator, given by Heartstart.

If anyone would like any further information regarding the event or if you are an organisation that would like to exhibit, please contact June Pryor or Julia Everett at  Barrow and District Disability Association on 01229 432599 or drop in to 71-77 School St, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1EJ (The Willow Tree Café).

Santa's Grotto at Barrow Disability Association

Santa's Grotto coming soon ...

Disability and Benefits Exhibition

Barrow & District Disability Association - Christmas Grotto

Sat 10th, 10am – 3pm

Sun 11th, 11am – 3pm

Sat 17^th, 10am – 3pm

Sun 18^th, 11am – 3pm

If you’re in need of a good dose of festive cheer, why not visit our annual Christmas Grotto, held at the Centre in

School Street

, Barrow. Often quoted as being the best grotto in town, it truly is a delight for all the family. Everyone is welcome to come and meet Santa in his toy workshop, where every child will    receive a present from him.

The Grotto has pushchair and wheelchair access and is also suitable for visually impaired youngsters as it is full of different textures and perfumed with frankincense and myrrh.

The entrance fee is £2.50 which includes a present and refreshments

Barrow and District Disability Association

The Barrow & District Disability Association, based on 71-77 School Street, Barrow (Back of Home Bargains on Dalton Road) has a wide range of activities and services for and including disabled people. These include:

- Disability Access Advice, e.g.ramps., widths of doors, Part M Building Control regulations

- Disability Advice and Benefits Service (DABS). This is a completely new service that will benefit disabled people, their carers, families, friends, and professionals interested in their welfare. Call or telephone 01229 432599 for an appointment to see either Julia Everett or Nanette Pyatt, DABS Officers.

- Willow Tree Cafe, this is a fantastic cafe offering top quality food in a highly professional manner at a reasonable cost. We believe we have the best chef in town! Come try us and make your mind up yourself.

- 10 to 12 weeks courses including: Drawing, British Sign Language, Soft Furnishings, Dressmaking; beginners, intermediate, and advanced, beadwork, Intermediate Acrylics, Advanced Acrylics, and Advanced Mixed Media Art. Concessions for people on means tested benefits. Call into enrol or for more details.

- Computer courses of 10 to 15 weeks duration: Beginners Computers; Intermediate Computers; Desktop Publishing; Beginners Spreadsheets; Creative Projects Using Publisher; Digital Imaging; Beginners Word Processing; Web Design for Beginners; Introduction to Photoshop; Beginners Digital Photography; Photoshop for Beginners. Call into enrol or for more details.

All courses start in September 2011 BUT ENROLMENT IS NOW TAKING PLACE NOW ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS.

Complementary therapies available from Margaret Hall such as Bowen Technique, homeopathy, Indian Head Massage (wonderful!) and many more therapies. Phone 01229 463028 for more details and an appointment.

They have much, much more to offer, call in or phone on 01229 432599 for more details.