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A charity transforming the lives of children and adults with disabilities, whether permanent or temporary.

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Thursday morning 'Term Time' Soft Play

Our Soft Play is available from 9.30-12.30 on a Thursday during term time. This can be booked via our website for general use or for private hire

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About Chamwell

The Chamwell Centre Charity is designed to enable disabled children and adults with additional needs throughout Gloucestershire to overcome disability by providing accessible leisure facilities, sports, group, and social activities within our purpose-built accessible Centre. We offer work and social and volunteering opportunities to people with disabilities and additional needs.

The Chamwell Centre Charity encourages and supports an integrated, inclusive community hub.

15 metre Hydrotherapy pool
- hoist from the assisted changing room to the pool heated to 34-36 degrees.
Membership is required to use the pool.  It is a one off fee of £10 to become a member, then £7 each time that you use the pool. Sessions are for 45 minutes with 15 minutes for changing.  Extensive assisted changing room with changing beds and individual showers
Accessible male and female changing rooms
3-tie Soft Play with overhead hoist
Soft Play can be booked via our website, everyone is welcome. All sessions have limited numbers.
Multi-use Bradbury Rooms for activities & meetings
Pied Piper Playground -
a large adventure playground - available to everyone outside of school hours.
Charity Café, open every day to everyone - a community hub. There is a large children's play area in the cafe free to customers children to enjoy. There are books and games for all.
‘Changing Places’ bathroom.
Activities & Clubs
Soft Play & Pool Children's Parties
Work experience for students with additional needs
Volunteering opportunities for people with a disability or special needs

Hydrotherapy Session with a Young  Girl

Hydrotherapy

Gloucester Dragons Frame Runners
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Adapted Sports

Hydrotherapy Pool

Our Fundraising

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Fundraising

We have a dedicated fundraising section on our website, where you will find details of how you can help and support us. This ensures that we can continue to offer all our services to those who need them and to introduce new and exciting activities in the future.

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Could you be a fabulous fundraiser like Miles?

Miles is a pupil at The Milestone School - not only does Miles enjoy using the Chamwell Centre facilities during the school day he also visits us with his family during school holidays and on the weekends.

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Latest News

latest News

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Chamwell Cafe Play Area

Our play area in the cafe is there for all children to explore and enjoy. It's a wonderful free element to our community cafe.

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Chamwell Cafe Play Area

Our play area in the cafe is there for all children to explore and enjoy. It's a wonderful free element to our community cafe.

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Ria Heap

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Oct

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Thursday morning 'Term Time' Soft Play

Our Soft Play is available from 9.30-12.30 on a Thursday during term time. This can be booked via our website for general use or for private hire

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May

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Adult Physiotherapy

Adult (over 25) assessments and 1:1 hydrotherapy sessions with our physiotherapist are currently on hold. Please see full details.

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Help us to maintain our facilities

The Chamwell Centre was built entirely by charitable funding and will rely on the generosity of the public, businesses and charitable trusts to continue its work and to ensure that children and adults in Gloucestershire can enjoy its facilities.

How you can help:

Volunteering

Making a single donation or regular giving

Organising a fundraising event

Remembering The Chamwell Centre in your will