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.