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The Visual Disability TeamMr Pat McAteer Head of Sensory Disability Services.Pat is responsible for the management of services for Blind andPartially Sighted People and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Peoplewithin the Southern Trust Area.Mrs Liz Tanner Visual Disability Team Leader.Liz is responsible for the daily management of staff and servicesfor Blind and Partially Sighted People within the Southern TrustArea.Armagh & Dungannon:Denise Lavery, James Todd, Pamela Clarke, and MartinaMcElhone.Based at:Moy Resource Centre; Dungannon Road; Moy, BT71 7SN. TEL:028 8778 4832.Craigavon & Banbridge:Beverley Lappin, Doreen Brown, Grace Keys, Irene Montgomery,and Ray Maxwell.Based at:Cherrytrees Resource Centre; 1a Edenderry Gardens; PortadownBT63 5EA. TEL: 028 3839 4088.Newry & Mourne:Bronagh Lynch, Danny McSherry, Donal Connolly, EimearO‟Hanlon, Padraig McLoughlin, and Margaret McElroy.Based at:Conifers Resource Centre; Drumalane Road; Newry; Co. Down.TEL: 028 3025 0800.Page 2 of 38
UP, UP AND AWAY, by Bernie SloanAnother date for us always to remember, and yet anotheropportunity for us to avail off.It‟s Friday 27th August and the heat of the sun is searing throughthe window of our bus. We are on route to Castlerock, overall ajourney that should take us approximately two and half hours. Theatmosphere on board is jolly but maybe a little apprehensive.WHY? Because eight of us are heading for the challenge of alifetime. We are going to a location known as Bellerena Airfield; itis situated just outside the village of Bellerena and the nearby townof Limavady.Turning off the main road we are now traveling towards the Airfield.It was explained to me that it is a place of outstanding beauty,acres of open green space, and the perfect place for air activities.We were offered the opportunity to take part in a Glide!Descending from the bus I can sense great excitement amongsteveryone who are about to participate in this event. We areintroduced to the pilots and the navigation team. It is their duty andresponsibility to ensure our health and safety.Waiting in anticipation for our opportunity to arrive, it wassuggested by Danny that we should take a walk to explore oursurroundings. This was most enjoyable, as the wide open spacesprovided us with a great sense of freedom combined with thebonus of having beautiful weather.At last my turn had come and I was introduced to Finnbar; he wasto be the pilot of my glider. Even at this stage my stomach wasdoing somersaults. I was preparing to take part in an activity thatwas virtually unknown to me but this is what made it more thrilling.I was asked to put a parachute on and I was very surprised todiscover just how heavy they weighed. Let's hope I don‟t have touse it!Page 3 of 38
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