Ollie has joined the team as a bike mechanic to work on our Bikes without Barriers programme for adults. Ollie likes supporting people learning about bikes maintenance as well as working out solutions when reconditioning bikes.
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Pam has joined the team having recently retired as a teacher. Pam is supporting sessions at Stanborough Park, in schools as well as working with our our community team.
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My role as the Treasurer for HDSF is to train staff on the accounts function and then oversee the financials, suggest ways to improve the internal control process and advise on the improvement of the financial reporting and analysis and treasury function. I…
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Having become a tetraplegic and full-time wheelchair user following a Rugby injury in 2010, I am passionate about organisations that deliver fun activities for disabled people. During my time working at the Herts Sports Partnership, I have had the opportunity…
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I have many happy childhood memories of taking part in horse riding with riding for the disabled, cycling on my adapted trike and swimming at my local sport centre. In all these activities I benefited from advice and support from…
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Chair of trustees I have been working in the Disability, Leisure, Dance and Movement sector for over 15 years with the last ten primarily focused on using Dance and Movement as a tool to drive positive change in the local…
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Having worked for HDSF up until 2 years ago, I was so pleased to come back to become the charity’s Chief Operating Officer. My time away from HDSF was really interesting (working in a bookshop was my childhood dream) but…
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Ryan became a participant in 2020 when lockdown forced all of his regular daily activities to stop. Ryan attended the pilot online sessions with his friends from the Eagles Boccia Club and with a month he was attending sessions with…
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Nessa is a Paralympic athlete who competed in Rio and Tokyo – but she’s also an Instructor for HDSF. Ness competes in the F34 shot and she has , She achieved Gold in the 2018 European Para Championships, and Bronze…
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Karen’s enthusiasm to establish appropriate activities for children with SEND who are home educated has resulted in a variety of sessions each week. Her varied personal experience has made her an invaluable sounding board, who checks and challenges in a…
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