We would like to take the opportunity to wish our service users, and the wider community, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2026! The West Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Wheelchair and Repair Service will still be operating an out-of-hours service for emergency repairs only over the Christmas period. If an emergency repair is needed, please call 0333 003 8071. Usual office hours will resume from 8am on 29th Dec 2025 and 2nd January 2026
Our Community Health and Engagement Officer (CHEO) for Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Emily Galton, recently joined local group Hampshire RoamAbility for a ramble in the New Forest -find out how it went and how you can get involved.
Join us Friday 21st November from 10am – 2pm at the Unpaid Carers Support Southampton carers marketplace to celebrate Carers Rights Day!
Welcome to your local Wheelchair Service newsletter. We hope you find the information in this newsletter useful. If you have any suggestions about the content in this newsletter, please email us at hants.iow.wcs@rosscare.co.uk
Wheel Fest 2025 was a joint effort between Peter Hull MBE, Ross Care and Solent University to bring inclusive wheelchair sport and activities to the city of Southampton, to encourage and enable people with a disability/impairment to enjoy a range of wheelchair sports and activities...
Our Community Health and Engagement Officers from our Hampshire and Surrey Wheelchair Services, Emily Galton and Alex Gournay, recently represented Ross Care at the Kidz to Adultz South exhibition in Farnborough on 1st May...
The West Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Wheelchair and Repair Service will still be operating an out-of-hours service for emergency repairs only on Christmas day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Our Community Health Engagement Officer Emily recently attended the Health roadshow at the Riverside centre in Newport Isle of Wight, organised by Community Action Isle of Wight.
Our CHEO Emily attended a wheelchair skills workshop aimed at children aged 2yrs to 17yrs in Fareham in September. The Charity Go-Kids-Go travel around the country to deliver vital wheelchair skills workshops to children and their families.
Our CHEO Emily, reached out to Evenbreak in August, and managed to secure a networking meeting to meet with Josh (candidates and partnerships coordinator) who gave us an insight into the work that Evenbreak do, and the ways in which they help support people with disabilities get back into work, find inclusive employers and progress with their careers.
