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Welcome to The Wheelyboat Trust
The Wheelyboat Trust is a registered charity dedicated to providing disabled people with the opportunity and freedom to enjoy waters large and small all over the UK. Our role is to help and encourage venues open to the public to acquire Wheelyboats for their disabled visitors and to help groups and organisations acquire Wheelyboats for their own use.
Our vision is straightforward - open access for disabled people on waters everywhere via a range of Wheelyboat models to meet everybody’s needs.
Whether it's for the scenery or wildlife, sport or recreation, education or rehabilitation, lochs,
reservoirs, lakes, ponds, rivers and canals are a magnet to millions of visitors throughout the year.
However, by their very nature, access on and around these waters for wheelchair users and others with
limited mobility is very much restricted. Our specially designed Wheelyboats overcome all the difficulties.
Wheelyboats
provide their disabled users with the dignity of their own independence: they make the entire water accessible, are simplicity itself to board via the roll-on, roll-off bow ramp
and the level deck provides access to every corner of the boat including the helm.
Find out more about the Wheelyboat's capabilites here or where you can use a Wheelyboat here.
LATEST NEWS
Bernard Cribbins receives OBE from Princess Anne -
4th November 2011
Trust mentioned in article in Daily Telegraph. To read click here.
Well done Bernard!
New Wheelyboats coming:
Mk IVs for Thorney Island's Army Welfare Service, Churchtown on the River Fowey, TS Collingwood Sea Cadets in Tyne & Wear.
Mk IIIs for Randers Nature School(Denmark), Creggan Country Park, River Frome, Bridgewater & Taunton Canal, Haven Banks in Exeter, Feildes Fun in Hertfordshire.
Coulam 16s for Loch Leven, Hanningfield Reservoir, River Tay.
Tweed Wheelyboats:
Subsidised Tweed salmon fishing – we are inviting applications from disabled anglers to take part in subsidised salmon fishing packages on the River Tweed. Each package will be for two or three days salmon fishing on middle and lower beats between May and August 2012 and includes B&B accommodation, use of a Tweed Wheelyboat and boatman, tackle hire and tuition.
The aim of the scheme is to demonstrate to disabled anglers the ready availability and accessibility of salmon fishing on the UK's finest salmon river in the spring and summer and to promote the use of the river's two purpose-built wheelchair accessible Wheelyboats. The scheme is aimed specifically at those disabled anglers, especially wheelchair users, who would only be able to fish the river by using a Wheelyboat. It is open to novice and experienced anglers alike. To find out more and to register an interest please contact Andy Beadsley by phone (01798 342222) or email info@wheelyboats.org.
December 2011
Wheelyboat Trust partner, Countryside Mobility South West has issued its latest newsletter. Click here to download.
September 2011
Tees Wheelyboats Club - Mk III Wheelyboat launched.
For report and photos click here.
Grafham Water - Coulam 16 Wheelyboat launched.
For report and photos click here.
August 2011
Farmoor Reservoir - Coulam 16 Wheelyboat launched
by Bernard Cribbins OBE.
For report and photos click here.
Tees Wheelyboats Club takes delivery of their new Mk III Wheelyboat. Launch will take place on 23rd September with Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson presiding.
July 2011
Chew Valley Lake wins 2011 Alan Faulkner Memorial Award.
For report and photos click here.
Refurbished Mk II Wheelyboat launched on the River Yare near Norwich for Norwich & District Pike Club.
June 2011
The Waterside, Rollesby Broad - Mk III Wheelyboat launched.
For report and photos click here.
Coulam 16 Wheelyboat launched by Jack Charlton on Kielder Water.
For report and photos click here.
Refurbished Mk I Wheelyboat launched at Craufurdland Trout Fishery.
For report and photos click here.
April 2011
Tamar Lakes near Bude - Mk III Wheelyboat launched.
For report and photos click here.
Leitrim Association for People with Disabilities
and the Rinn-Shannon Angling Club - Mk III Wheelyboat launched.
For report and photos click here.
Refurbished Mk II Wheelyboat delivered to Upton Warren Outdoor Education Centre. Funds for the boat's refurbishment were generously donated by Bromsgrove Round Table.
March 2011
Blithfield Reservoir - Coulam 16 Wheelyboat launched.
For report and photos click here.
Bewl Water - Coulam 16 Wheelyboat launched.
For report and photos click here.
Refurbished Mk I Wheelyboat launched at Kennick Reservoir.
If you have any questions or would like any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.