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this is my fist challange to support activity alliance this challange will start on the 1st of August 2020 and will finish 14th of December 2021 my challange is 5 thousand miles in 500 days I am mixing it up with walking and cycling I will be doing 10 miles everyday
I completed my first challange to support activity alliance on the 14th of December 2021 this challange started back on the 1st of August 2020 my challange was 5 thousand miles in 500 days I did 10 miles everyday I did mostly walking on this challange we have raised 10 pound from this challange thank you for everyone’s support I have also set myself a bigger challange in 2022 to keep supporting activity alliance
On the 26th of October 2022 I will start my second challange to support activity alliance my challange is 15 thousand miles in 1 thousand days I will be doing 15 miles everyday I will be mixing it up with walking running and cycling I would like to achieve to go past the target 15 thousand miles this challange will start on the 26th of October 2022 and it will finish 22nd of July 2025 i am really looking forward to this challange can’t wait
activity alliance they are a amazing chairty they support people with disabilities to be active it is so important to be active it helps with their confidence and to engage with others it is so important to have inclusion in sport for everyone to be active
Hi my name is Laura cartmill I am 31 years old i am partially sighted I was born with a rare eye condition called Aniridia which means I have no iris in either eye which is the coloured part of your eye it is a enlarged pupil this makes my eyes very sensitive to any lights bright days and cloudy days I also have autisim
I play disability football with tavistock specials ladies with all different disabilities we play in the Devon ability counts league it is for everyone with all different disabilities we play against different teams and it is a great way to socialise with others this season 2021 I have been coaching with the Tavistock specials league 2 team we are involved in the Devon ability counts league it is for everyone with all different disabilities to play football against different teams have fun and a great way to socialise with others and make friends I have been involved in disability football for 10 years now before I was involved in disability football I didn’t talk to anyone since being involved in disability football my confidence has been built tremendously and to socialise with others
I also train with newton abbot soccaability on a Saturday morning with different disabilities I will be doing my coaching course possibly in the future I will also be helping out with the juniors with different disabilities these 2 clubs have been very supportive they organise a bright ball for me to use in each session
Thank you for reading my story thank you for everyone’s amazing support anything is possible
Activity Alliance brings organisations and disabled people together to make active lives possible. Established in September 1998, the national charity looks to a future where everyone can achieve more through increased opportunities and choice. We work with so many amazing people and are proud to be at the centre of influential world-renowned programmes for disabled people. Our vision is that disabled people are active for life, but the stark reality is that disabled people in England are twice as likely as non-disabled people to be inactive.