Ayrshire Sportsability hosted a very successful Boccia event at Ayr Academy - and nearly 20 people with learning, physical and sensory disabilities attended.
Boccia is a precision sport, like bowls and petanque, for athletes with severe physical disabilities.
It’s been a Paralympic sport since the 1984 games in Los Angeles and Ayrshire has two Paralympians- Scott and Jamie McCowan, both from Dundonald, who competed for Great Britain last year in Beijing.
The event at Ayr Academy was funded by The Trefoil Trust and this is the first boccia festival Ayrshire Sportsability has been able to hold for more than two years due to the pandemic.
The event gave people the opportunity to try boccia and then later in the day play some competitive games.
A spokesperson for Ayrshire Sportsability said: “Thank you to coaches and volunteers from Inspire South Ayrshire, North Ayrshire Active Schools and UWS.
“Ayrshire Sportsability already hold some boccia sessions in Ayrshire together with local partners Inspire South Ayrshire and Vibrant Communities East Ayrshire.”
The next event was an Activity Weekend at Dolphin House, Maybole, taken by the Thriving Communities team from South Ayrshire Council.
A spokesperson said: “We had 10 young people with physical, learning and sensory disabilities attending along with some parents and Emma, a volunteer from North Ayrshire Council.
“We all took part in various activities like orienteering, Archery, Tug of War, rockpooling and making volcanoes.
“This event was thanks to funding received from Scottish Disability Sport through Better Breaks.”
Ayrshire Sportsability Chair Dr Nicci Potts said: “After nearly two years of not being able to hold events it was fantastic to be able to provide these opportunities and we look forward to seeing more smiles on faces throughout the year.”
Ayrshire Sportsability run events for people with disabilities to take part in physical activity and sport.
To find out more about their activities follow them on Facebook or Twitter @sports_ability or email them on admin@ayrshiresportsability.org.uk
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