Last year Disability Sport Fife was honoured to be involved in an inclusive paddling project at Lochore Meadows Country Park. Our partners were Fife Canoe Activities Group FCAG, Scottish Canoe Association, Scottish Disability Sport and of course Lochore Meadows Country Park. The aim was to create a video that promoted inclusive paddling and that video has now been viewed extensively and hopefully will encourage disabled participants of all abilities to take to the water.
Four Disability Sport Fife members were key to the success of the video and promoting the case for inclusive paddling. Lara Ferguson, Kirsty Brunton, Carter Taylor and Graham McIntyre were the DSF stars of the project. All progressed significantly as a result of the training sessions on the water at the Meadows. FCAG club members could not have been any more patient, innovative, skilled and receptive to the objectives of the project. The video will hopefully inspire others to approach the club and head for the Meadows after lock down. Being outdoors on the water in the Kingdom is very special. On our doorstep we have some of the best and most welcoming facilities on the planet.
Inclusive paddling is here to stay in Fife and the Fife Canoe Activities Group is leading the way with the Scottish Canoe Association.
Richard Brickley OBE MBE Chairman DSF (SCIO) Board of Charity Trustees