Disability and Inclusion

Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre is committed to accommodating anyone from any background no matter what physical or mental disability, ethnic or national origin, gender, age, religious or cultural belief or sexual orientation.

We try our best to open our doors to anyone who has an interest in outdoor pursuits no matter what economic or social background and will continue to improve how we operate and keep these activities accessible as it is at the heart of what we’re about.

Part of what we do to promote outdoor pursuits for all includes:

• Adopting a positive attitude to meet the needs of all participants
• Competitive prices overall throughout the Centre
• Lower Prices for school groups, clubs and charities
• Tax credit and voucher schemes for childcare provision
• Consistently applying for funding to give out free spaces on our Holiday Schemes
• Applying for funding to gain specialised equipment to adapt activities for different people’s needs
• Offer opportunities for people to get involved in outdoor pursuit through volunteering
• Send our staff on equity, inclusive and adapting outdoor pursuits training to raise the standard of activities for all users
• Organise fund raising events to raise money for people to use the centre that would not normally be able to

We also have staff constantly working to access funding for people to visit and take part in outdoor pursuits through the following schemes: Sport Unlimited, Sportivate, extended services, disadvantaged subsidy, Closing the Gap funding and summer school funding. Allowing people who wouldn’t normally get the chance to come and enjoy outdoor pursuits.

Part of our inclusive policy is to adapt sessions where possible to allow people with different impairments to enjoy our activities. Please click on the following links to see what we can do on different sessions to adapt to peoples needs:

• Canoeing
• Fencing
• Archery
• Ropes