November has been a busy month for Get Togethers! Our second trip of the month was a return to the ever popular Alice Holt Forest for their Thursday morning inclusive cycling session. This session runs every week (unless the rain is torrential or the forest is shut due to high winds) with a short break […]

October’s Wellbeing Get Together was held in the beautiful surroundings of Box Hill, where we enjoyed some forest bathing. Forest bathing originated in Japan and is becoming increasingly popular in the UK. So, what is it!? It has nothing to do with swimming or water – well unless it is raining! The Japanese name Shinrin […]

We were excited to take part in the very first Dorking Walking Festival! The festival highlights the many scenic routes around Dorking town and showcased the local groups that already organise walks. The aim was to promote walking/wheeling as a healthy, enjoyable activity, while helping more people discover Dorking and connect with the walking groups […]

On 16th August, Coalition and staff members formed an invincible team, competing again at the unique ‘Superhero Tri’ at Dorney Lake in Windsor. Now in its ninth year, it is the UK’s only mass participation triathlon for Disabled people, where the needs of participants are placed front and centre, and our everyday heroes are celebrated. […]

Our latest Wellbeing Get Together was something a little bit different with a group of Coalition members and staff enjoying a session of inclusive karate with the fantastic Les Bubka. We started by warming up our bodies and minds! Some gentle circling of wrists, arms, shoulders and heads warmed up our muscles. Then a fun […]

On the 6th July a team of Coalition members and staff visited Parallel Windsor for our latest Wellbeing Get Together. Parallel Windsor is a Festival of Inclusivity with Challenge Events for all ages, health conditions & abilities. It is held in the grounds of the majestic Windsor Great Park with the challenge events staged on […]

Coalition and IMHN members have been enjoying the beautiful weather and Surrey countryside at our latest Wellbeing Get Together. We were back at Papercourt Sailing Club in Ripley for the Sailability session. Once again this was a popular activity with 13 members attending supported by Coalition staff.  We didn’t have to worry about the weather […]

We know that being physically active is great for our mental health, but that doesn’t have to mean running a marathon or signing up for a session of HIIT classes at your local gym. It’s all about those small moments in your daily life where you can move a little more – dancing when your […]

We’re very proud to share that Megan and Katy from The Coalition team completed the London Marathon! Massive congratulations to them both and thank you for fundraising for The Coalition! Megan has shared with us her experience of the London Marathon and also about the fantastic accessibility at the event. On Sunday 27th April I […]

Our Wellbeing Get Together for March was a trip to Surrey Sports Park in Guildford to join the Dolphins swimming group. 7 Coalition and IMHN members and Coalition staff met at the Sports Park with 4 people choosing to swim. Ian investigated the accessibility for his needs and was happy to confirm that he will […]

Katy has recently been attending Wobble classes as an Active Buddy for J a Coalition member. What are Wobble classes!? They are seated exercise classes to music that are aimed at people who are not able to stand for the duration of a 45-minute class. They are a great low impact way of improving strength, […]

For our first Get Together of 2025 we paired up with the Independent Mental Health Network for a wellbeing event. A group of 6 members along with Coalition staff and Active Buddies attended an accessible multi-sport activity at the YMCA Sports and Community Centre in Redhill. When we arrived the sports hall was set up […]

Huge congratulations to Coalition member Ted who achieved the milestone of 100 volunteering sessions at parkrun! Ted started volunteering with parkrun in April 2022 and in the last two and a half years has become a key member of the Reigate parkrun and junior parkrun event teams. All the more impressively, Ted braved Storm Darragh […]

Sunday 1st December was, like so many other days recently, cloudy and chilly with a discouraging mizzle (definition: rain made of very many small drops). Coalition members were not to be deterred though, and we put on our waterproofs and extra layers and set off for Dorney Lake for this year’s edition of the Winter […]

Our three At Home Winter Wonders have been busy with their mission! The At Home Winter Wonderwheels event is for those that cannot be at the in-person event. The challenge invites Disabled people from all over the world to take part in a virtual trip around the world; skiing in Norway, throwing snowballs in Japan […]

The Coalition were back at Dorney Lake on the 17th of August for another Superhero Tri. This year we had a few diary clashes and, sadly, some last-minute illnesses, so on the day we had two teams of staff and Coalition members taking part. It was another brilliant day – team members Graham, Steve and […]

Coalition members have been back to Papercourt Sailing Club for our latest Get More Active Get Together! This is always a popular activity with a well-organised and accessible sailing group. As always, we spend the week before looking closely at the weather and hoping for wind so that the sail boats will get out on […]

On Thursday 23rd May Surrey Coalition members returned to Alice Holt Forest for another Get More Active Get Together Inclusive Cycling Session. Inclusive cycling at Alice Holt has gone from strength to strength since the charity was set up in 2019. They have an amazing team of volunteers, a good selection of adapted cycles suitable […]

Sunday 3rd December saw the Coalition’s triumphant return to Dorney Lake for the Winter Wonderwheels. This is the second event in the Superhero Tri series, and it follows a similar format with participants walking, wheeling, pushing, running or cycling a choice of distances around Dorney Lake. The Coalition had a team of 8 people at […]

We are participating in the UK’s one and only disability sports triathlon – The Superhero Tri. The event takes place this summer, August 12th at Dorney Lake, Windsor. It is a day full of fun, excitement, and team spirit! We are attending as relay teams, which will consist of Coalition staff and members, and we […]