It was great to join Emily and Sarah at the Kidz to Adultz event at the Farnborough Airport Exhibition Centre on 12/05/26. What a fantastic event with so many exhibitors, organisations, and of course service users all coming together under one roof. Events like these are such a valuable opportunity to share information, make connections, and celebrate the amazing support available for disabled children, young people, and adults. Already looking forward to attending again next year!

- Clive Bassant
   Community Liaison and Engagement Officer

The Kent and Medway Wheelchair Service is committed to supporting the health, wellbeing, and social inclusion of wheelchair users across our communities.

Lead by Archie Beaumont and Beth Miller

Kent and Medway Wheelchair Service would like to hear from our younger service users! If you are under the age of 30 and would like to tell us about your experience, good or not so good, then come along to our group.

We have guest speakers in attendance on the day, who will be offering their help & advice.

• Sophie Fournel from Disability Assist
• WetWheels
• Archie Beaumont and Beth Miller (Wheelchair Rugby)
• The Education People (Shane Forster)
• Whizz-Kidz

🗓️ Wednesday 18th February from 11:30am - 2pm
📍 Our Gillingham Service Centre at 1 Ambley Green, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0NJ

Email Nicola.Armstrong@rosscare.co.uk to book your place

Are you a wheelchair user, carer, or family member of a wheelchair user? Would you like to get involved in shaping better services?

Come along and have your say at our next Service User Engagement Forum on 18th June 2025.

I’ve put together our latest updates, and insights to keep you informed and engaged. From the office and facilities update and service user caseload to exciting upcoming events, including the dates for our next Service User Engagement Forum. Read on to find out more!

The Wheelchair Alliance has called on Government to remove ‘ridiculous’ guidance that could see children needing driving licences for wheelchairs. Here, Nick Goldup, COO and chair of the Alliance explains more.

The Wheelchair Alliance is an organisation which represents the voices of wheelchair users and we have urged the Government to act now on an update to current guidance that would require disabled children to have driving licences and insurance for their powered wheelchairs.

Mae’n wych cael y cyfle drwy’r cylchlythyr hwn i drafod gwaith pwysig y Gynghrair Cadair Olwyn, felly diolch am roi o’ch amser i ddarllen hwn. Fy enw i yw Nick Goldup y Cadeirydd ac, ers mis Chwefror, Prif Swyddog Gweithredu’r Gynghrair.

Fy Enw i yw Sophie ac mae gen i MS (sglerosis ymledol) Tra bod y diagnosis yn atglafychol ysbeidiol, mae pob atglafychiad wedi cymryd ychydig ohonof sydd heb ddychwelyd ac yn golygu bod fy nghyflwr, fy anabledd wedi datblygu.

Sefydlwyd CEDAK (Canolfan Ragoriaeth ar gyfer Saethyddiaeth i'r Anabl yng Nghaint) yn 2003 i alluogi pobl ag anabledd/nam i fwynhau'r gamp o saethyddiaeth mewn amgylchedd sy'n hygyrch i bawb.

Ychydig amser yn ôl roeddem yn gallu dathlu Diwrnod Rhyngwladol Cadair Olwyn yn Ross Care.

Rydym mewn sefyllfa freintiedig i weld drosom ein hunain yr effaith y gall y gadair olwyn ei chael ar wella bywydau.

Roedd ein dathliadau'n cynnwys rhannu cyfres o fyfyrdodau byr gan gydweithwyr, Defnyddwyr Gwasanaeth a phartneriaid sy'n amlygu effaith gadarnhaol cadeiriau olwyn ar fywydau unigolion.