Solihull Gets Active

Include Me Games 2025 Event – Coming Soon

The next event will take place on Monday 27th October 2025, 10am – 3pm at North Solihull Sports Centre, Conway Road, Chelmsley Wood, B37 5LA.

The Include Me Games offer people with disabilities a fantastic opportunity to try a variety of sports, activities and find out about local support services, completely free of charge. It’s a wonderful chance for participants to come together, explore new sports find out about local services, and most importantly, have fun in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Who’s there on the day?

Ability Life Opportunities – Ackers Adventure

Access Sport – Solihull Action Through Advocacy

Archery GB – Bears Wheelchair Basketball Club

Birmingham Boccia Club – Birmingham Walking Football

British Blind Sport – England Squash

Envolve Wellness – Gateway

Health Exchange -Meriden Adventure Playground

Midland Mencap – Sense Active

Solihull Community Development Team

Solihull Moors – Solihull Seals

Solihull Wheels for All – Sporty Minds

Super SEN

Warwickshire Cricket Foundation Solihull Moors

How do I register?

Visit the Everyone Active Include Me Games 2025 webpage and register online. A guide to registering online is available or you call North Solihull Sports Centre directly on 0121 770 3822 and register via the customer service team. If you are booking for a large group please call the centre directly.

Cant make the event?

If you’re unable to attend the Include Me Games event, don’t worry — there’s a wider Inclusion programme running throughout the week with plenty of opportunities to get involved. Explore the range of inclusive activities and local providers, via the Solihull Gets Active Programme /Easy Read, Solihull Gets Active booklet or Everyone Active Inclusive Activities timetable. Activities include gym, swim, group exercise, sports and local clubs.

Inclusive Sport and Physical Activity Opportunities

Explore the range of inclusive activities and local providers, via the Solihull Gets Active Programme /Easy Read, Solihull Gets Active booklet. Activities include gym, swim, group exercise, sports and local clubs.

For accessibility information about the local leisure centres please use the following links:

• Tudor Grange Leisure Centre: Access Guide and Virtual Tour.
• North Solihull Sports Centre: Access Guide.

Social Stories are short descriptions of a particular situation, event or activity, which include specific information about what to expect in that situation and why. They can help people develop greater social understanding and help them stay safe. Visit the social stories section of this webpage to find stories about visiting local parks and leisure centre activities.

Local Sensory Walks

Sensory walks allow you to use your senses to connect with your surroundings whilst you stay active. Six local sensory walking routes have been mapped to help you explore your local area.

1. Download Babbs Mill Nature Reserve Route or view on the OS Digital Map
2. Download Elmdon Nature Reserve Route or view OS Digital Map
3. Download Lavender Hall Park Route or view OS Digital Map
4. Download Shirley Park Route or view OS Digital Map
5. Download Hillfield Park Route or view OS Digital Map
6. Download Frog Lane Trail Route

Or why not create your own sensory walks with these helpful resources from Sense Active.

Inclusive Orienteering

British Orienteering have collaborated with our local orienteering club Octavian Droobers to create exciting bespoke inclusive activities in two Solihull parks. Both courses have a short accessible route available, please follow course 1. To access the courses on your phone please download Map Run on Apple devices or Android devices. Alternatively click the links to access a printable version of the map.

Babbs Mill Park – Short Accessible Course, 2.8km follow markers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16.

Elmdon Park – Short Accessible Course, 1.4km follow markers 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16.

Local Organisations

• Tudor Grange Leisure Centre – Provides a range of inclusive activities, including swim, gym and exercise classes
• North Solihull Sports Centre – Provides a range of inclusive activities, including swim, gym and exercise classes
• Disability Resource Centre – DRC is a charity run by disabled people, for disabled people. Offering a variety of services to help improve the lives of disabled people.
• Family Care Trust – A support service for individuals with mental health, learning difficulties and physical disabilities. Newlands Bishop Farm is a fun positive work-based learning centre for people with learning disabilities.
• Fundamental Movement Academy – Access to fully inclusive niche sports such as Free Running, Gymnastics and Trampolining.
• Inclusive Sports Academy – ISA provide a range of disability sports activities throughout Solihull.
• Midland Mencap – A charity which works and campaigns for accessible and inclusive services and a better quality of life for everyone.
• Our Voices Heard Solihull – Empowering children and young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs and/or disabilities in Solihull to enable their voices to be heard.
• SoLO (Solihull Life Opportunities) – SoLO help people with learning disabilities to look afresh at their true potential, to learn new skills, and become more independent.
• Solihull Moors – Inclusion and Inclusivity are the key. Moors work tirelessly to ensure everybody is looked after and that every individual is made to feel valued.
• Solihull Parent Carer Voice – Independent parent carers working together to raise awareness and improve outcomes for all children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND 0-25).
• Solihull Seals – Solihull Swimming Club for the Disabled at Tudor Grange Leisure Centre.
• Solihull Self Advocacy Group – An independent charity providing advocacy services, helping people develop self-advocacy skills and support peer advocates in campaigning for change.
• Solihull Wheels for All – SWFA provide inclusive cycling for everyone, in a safe environment, with bikes provided.
• Sporty Minds – Provide access to sports provision for children and young people with SEND by hosting a range of sporting events throughout the academic year.
• StreetGames – Inclusion is at the heart of the StreetGames mission. We are an equity organisation, driven by the absolute belief that access to sport and physical activity that transforms the lives of the UK’s most underserved children and young people.
• Think Active – The Active Partnership for Coventry, Solihull, and Warwickshire take a place-based approach to removing barriers to movement, physical activity and sport.
• Warwickshire CAVA – CAVA are the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Infrastructure Organisation providing vital support to volunteers, groups, organisations, enterprises and charities We are committed to providing all of our services locally and accessibly.
• Warwickshire Bears Wheelchair Basketball provides access to wheelchair basketball for various age groups.

National Organisations

• Activity Alliance – The national charity and leading voice for disabled people in sport and activity.
• British Blind Sport – Helping blind and partially sighted people to get active and play sport.
• BBC Disability Sport – Get inspired and stay up to date with the latest news from disability sport.
• Buddle – Supporting clubs and groups to create welcoming and inclusive environments, connect with your community and diversify your offer.
• CP Sport – The national disability sports organisation supporting people with cerebral palsy.
• Disability Inclusion Hub – This Buddle tool lets you explore how accessible your organisation is for disabled people.
• Everybody Moves – Every Body Moves powered by Toyota is the new way to discover inclusive local opportunities to become more active.
• Sense – A charity for people with complex disabilities, who believe everyone should be able to take part in life, no matter their disability.
• Youth Sport Trust – School Games SEND Inclusion Toolkit. The toolkit provides an introduction to inclusion within sport and physical activity, and signposts opportunities to upskill knowledge.