News | Beach Wheelchairs

Jun 20, 2022
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Civil Society Charity Awards

We went to the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London last week for the Charity Awards where we recieved a 'Highly Commented' award in the...

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Jun 9, 2022
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VisitEngland Awards for Excellence

We are proud to have won Bronze in the Accessible and Inclusive Tourism category at this year's VisitEngland awards held in Birmingham on...

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Mar 17, 2022
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Exhibition at Garstang Arts Centre

Local artist Brent Cousins' exhibition "A Sketchbook of the Fylde & Wyre Past & Present" is now on at Garstang Arts Centre and is open...

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Feb 4, 2022
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What a fantastic achievement

Fleetwood Beach Wheelchairs won the award for Accessible and Inclusive Tourism at the Lancashire Tourism Awards. We were so excited to...

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Dec 7, 2021
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And now we wait...

We went to Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers football club, for an interview with the panel of judges for the Lancashire Tourism...

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Nov 25, 2021
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Lancashire Day 2021

November 27th is Lancashire Day & this year it lands on a Saturday. What better way to celebrate all things Lancashire than by spending...

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Nov 19, 2021
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Lancashire Tourism Awards 2021

We are proud to announce that we have reached the finals in the Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Award category of the 2021 awards. All...

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Oct 19, 2021
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Local Inclusive Dance Classes

A local dance school offering "Fleetwood Fusion" classes suitable for adults with and without disabilities and "Dance and Parkinson's"...

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Oct 14, 2021
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"Push The Lights" - Update

Our fabulous Trustee Reece did a sponsored wheelchair push all the way through the Blackpool illuminations, from Starr Gate to Bispham,...

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Sep 13, 2021
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Oh no! We missed our own birthday

Yesterday (12th September) was the first aniversary of our opening day. We started with just a single beach wheelchair and have been...

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Sep 11, 2021
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Matt & Darren's Fun Run

Matt & Darren are taking part in the Blackpool Fun Run on 26th September and are hoping to raise £1,000 to help us to buy new equipment. ...

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Jul 24, 2021
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Interactive Map

There is a handy map with links to many Beach Wheelchair schemes around the country, including ourselves. Visit...

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Jun 24, 2021
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Congratulations to Michael!

Our chair of trustees, Michael Gray, is being honoured by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland with a prestigious Champions...

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Jun 10, 2021
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An update on our operations during the COVID pandemic

In light of Lancashire and other parts of the North West being included on the list of areas to receive additional support to combat the...

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Mar 20, 2021
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Beach Wheelchairs service to resume for Easter

We are delighted to confirm that Fleetwood's Beach Wheelchair service will resume at the end of the month and be open for the Easter...

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Mar 19, 2021
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Exciting possibilities ahead!

This week we took delivery of our seventh chair, a Sandpiper, funded by a successful bid to Sport England and their local partner Active...

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Mar 17, 2021
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Ross Handling: Helping us put wheels on the beach

As we look to the future with optimism, Fleetwood Beach Wheelchairs is delighted to announce another partnership that will help us...

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Mar 3, 2021
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Building partnerships ... making memories!

Fleetwood Beach Wheelchairs was established for the community and we also want to work WITH the community. We are an independent charity,...

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Feb 23, 2021
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We will be reopening soon!

Following the statement yesterday by the Prime Minister, Fleetwood Beach Wheelchairs is delighted to announce we intend to resume our...

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Feb 3, 2021
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The wheels keep turning!

Although our service is suspended during the lockdown, there is plenty happening behind the scenes. On Monday we carried out a...

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