Helping disabled people

You are here:
Home
Doing your DofE
Opportunities
Residential
Helping disabled people

Updated 20 April 2012

ODYSSIANS CAMP: is a one week camping holiday for physically disabled adults aged 18-35, and takes place at Woodlarks Camp Site in August 2012, located in Farnham Surrey. If you are 18 years or over, enjoy the outdoors, have a caring and enthusiastic nature and enjoy having fun, this could be for you. You’ll be allocated into small groups to help take care of the needs of the disabled campers within your group e.g. feeding, dressing, swimming, having a laugh etc. It’s an energetic week with activities including disco, karaoke, swimming in the outdoor heated pool, trampolining, aerial runway, camp fires, BBQ and much more all for the all inclusive price of around £110. Many of our volunteers return year after year despite a tiring but rewarding week. For more information please see our website, download a ‘helpers’ application form and send it back, we hope you can join us. Louise www.odyssianscamp.org.uk

JUBILEE SAILING TRUST: The Jubilee Sailing Trust is a unique charity whose aim is the integration of disabled and able bodied people; bringing them together for off shore adventure sailing holidays, aboard two specially designed tall ships. The JST Leadership@Sea Scheme enables young people aged between 16 & 25, to earn their Gold DofE Award (residential section) whilst learning the historic art of tall ship sailing on a voyage of self-discovery. You don't need any previous experience to sail with the JST - so give us a call today on 023 8044 9138 or check out our website at www.jst.org.uk

GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND HOLIDAYS: The group organises a range of activity and hobby holidays for visually impaired people. Opportunities suitable for Service, Residential and Skills Sections of the DofE. If you are interested in becoming a sighted guide, please contact: GDBA Holidays, Shap Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6NZ (tel: 01539 735080). Must be 18+.

Important information

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award does not endorse any camp sites, activity centres, courses or other opportunities contained within these pages. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award cannot and will not be held responsible for any arrangements, financial or otherwise, concerning participation in any opportunities described here. Participants should check with their Licensed Organisation to ensure that an opportunity they wish to pursue will count for their DofE. There is no guarantee that participation in activities offered by non-DofE Licensed Organisations will count towards any part of a DofE programme. The DofE will not take any responsibility for any statements made or from any matter arising from any item printed here, including non-appearance of submitted copy. Whilst every care is taken to ensure that each entry is accurate, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award does not take any responsibility for the omission or errors regarding any entry. It is the responsibility of the user to ascertain that, where necessary, a provider has an appropriate licence under the Adventure Activities Licensing Regulations. The supervision of expeditions is the responsibility of Licensed Organisations.

Approved Activity Providers

Organisations which the DofE does endorse and promote as providing programmes which do fulfil all our sectional conditions are called Approved Activity Providers (AAPs). Look for the AAP symbol next to an opportunity to show it's been provided by an AAP. See our list of current AAPs here.

Duke of Edinburgh