Disabled pupils try hands at sports

WHEEL fun . . . Laibah Zaid, from Hathershaw College, on the race-running bike with sports development apprentice Adam Morris and the Mayor of Oldham Councillor Derek Heffernan

ARCHERY, fencing and Thai boxing were just some of the sports on the timetable for pupils with disabilities and additional needs.

More than 250 children from 25 primary and five secondary schools also tried football and running bikes - designed to help people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities to run - at the annual Ability Roadshow.

Organised by the Oldham Sports Development team, the aim was to give pupils the opportunity to try new activities as well as find out more about what's on offer at school and local clubs.

The roadshow visited Hathershaw College, New Bridge School, Oldham Academy North and Radclyffe School. Students from Oldham College, Radclyffe and Hathershaw who have trained at sports leaders also helped to run the sessions.