Your Perfect VICTA Days Out!
The challenge was set by the VICTA activities team – step into our shoes and come up with your perfect VICTA activity. We’ve loved hearing your ideas, here are your inspired suggestions!
I think it would be fab to go along the Thames on a speedboat, with an audio description of all the famous sights from London eye to Tower Bridge, then a super fast speedboat ride past Canary Wharf, like James Bond. Lots of VICTA Families could do it together.
Ben Sharp, age 14
* Prize draw winner *
My idea for a fun day out is firstly we would play my favourite sport – Goalball. I would help to teach everyone how to play. Then we would have pizza for lunch in the park. Then we would have a skateboarding session in my favourite skate park. We would finish the day watching Netflix and eating sweets.
Catrin Young, age 13
Kayaking and canoeing is great for everyone. It’s relaxing to be out on the river with the wind on your face and birds singing. Coaches can give clear instructions and encouragement. You can go in canoes and double kayaks. You could finish with a picnic.
Ellen Woodward, age 14
I’d like to arrange a parents verses kids visually impaired and blind cricket match. Maybe a shorter game, say 10/10 overs. Played outside, perhaps at my local cricket ground, or even better at Kent County Cricket’s home ground, the Spitfire Ground in Canterbury. Perhaps instead of parents we could challenge the Kent players to a game of VI cricket. Followed by a scrummy tea or bbq for all.
Jacob Hare, age 16
A good day out would be to a science museum or the space centre in Leicester. At the space centre, there are spacesuits for people to wear and space rockets for people to look at. There is also a cafe for people and a planetarium for people to watch films about space. It is for people of all ages. The science museum has cool scientific things to use and do, the one at the Lookout discovery centre, has a model digestive system and the one in London has slides that test your friction. At both places there are cafes for lunch.
Jacob Tidcombe, age 16
1. Sky diving
2. Bungee jumping
3. Floating in a tank of salt water for relaxation
4. Picnic and games
5. Tandem cycling around the city with stops to visit places
6. Debates and discussion
7. Trying out new sports and activities such as diving, scating and tennis
8. Rock climbing
9. Hiking and visiting picturesque sites
10. Watching audio-described performances
Natalie Stables, age 11
Indoor Water Park – swimming pool plus slides, inflatables for those that like them – includes all ages and is a sensory experience. Trampoline Park – private hire for VICTA Group.
Summer Pearson, age 17
Eureka! The children’s museum Halifax Yorkshire.
Jacob Shepherd, age 8
Thames Park.
Ritik Vibhani, age 19
* Prize draw winner *
Jamie would love to visit Blenheim palace, learn about Winston Churchill and then have a posh picnic in the grounds. He would really like afternoon tea with Queen at Windsor castle!
Jamie Peters
