BtB 2018 consisted of three events: surfing at Saunton,
cycling at Torbay Velopark and surfing at Bigbury-on-Sea. Across the three
events, BtB 2018 provided adventure sport opportunities for 139 young people, 37
siblings and 30 parents, a total of 206 experiences.
The key findings of the evaluation are that the BtB programme achieves its objectives to a very high degree. Two key reasons are identified: the BtB team and its partner organisations create a safe, comfortable and inclusive space that facilitates participation, and the event explicitly caters for young people with learning disabilities and their families. Recommendations for learning and development are also made in the report.
You can read the evaluation report here (just scroll down a bit).
I am very grateful to all the parents who participated in the evaluation and to Sarah-Jane Lowson and Tracey Hubbard at Lifeworks for fantastic support and input.
Breaking the Barrier is very close to my heart. It is a wonderful programme that has supported my son - he's nine and has Down's Syndrome - with his cycling, and started him on what I hope will be a lifelong and enjoyable surfing career. Here is a video of my son at the Bigbury-on-Sea BtB surfing event in June 2018. The video shows him going from sitting to standing for the first time (to the applause of the spectators)! Feeling proud 😃
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