Fitness suite
The Peter Harrison Fitness suite was opened in October 2005 and is an accredited IFI (Inclusive Fitness Initiative) site, which is the dedicated IFI site for Stockport. This means it is fully inclusive gym and caters for disabled and non-disabled people alike. The gym consists of state of the art cardiovascular and resistance equipment.
Membership is available for both students and members of the community, or can be hired by the hour for specialized groups, with an instructor included.
Swimming Pool
The swimming pool at the RSDCD is fully accessible to both disabled and non-disabled users alike. The pool is 15 meters long with an overall depth of 1.2 meters. Both manual and fixed hoists are available and the pool is raised to allow wheelchair users to transfer safely. This facility plays a major role in the health and well being of our students. The students use the pool regularly during both curriculum and non-curriculum time. The pool is also used by community groups and is available to hire.
The swimming pool is hired for private swimming lessons for both children and adults. If you would like more information on swimming lessons please contact Sue Stokes on 0161 283 3867.
Hydrotherapy Pool
The hydrotherapy pool is again fully accessible to both disabled and non-disabled users. A tracking hoist system is in place to allow easy transfer form the changing facilities to the pool area. The hydrotherapy pool also consists of a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system which can be used as a training aid or as a sensory experience for a number of users. The hydrotherapy pool is also available to hire.
The hydrotherapy pool is regularly hired by Aqua Babies an infant aquatic company which teaches young children to develop in water. If you would like more information go to www.aquababies.co.uk.
Sports Hall
The sports centre at the RSDCD also includes a small sports hall available to hire. The Sports hall is slightly larger than a badminton court and can be hired per hour for functions, conferences, fitness classes or sporting events. The sports hall also has a basketball net that can be height adjusted. The badminton court is also available to hire charging per hour and per person.
Climbing wall
The Sports hall also includes a compact climbing wall which has become very popular within our sporting events and with the students. It has been specially designed to include several different climbing routes that vary from easy to difficult. Specialized equipment is also used at the school to enable anyone to climb.
Changing Rooms
The sports centre at the Royal School for the Deaf also has very good changing facilities. The changing areas for both male and females are fully accessible with large changing areas and changing beds and disabled showering facilities. The sports centre also has disabled toilet facilities.
If you would like any further information regarding the hire of any of the sporting facilities at the RSDCD please contact the Sports Development Department on 0161 610 0100 or email steve.harp@rsdmanchester.org or gemma.castle@rsdmanchester.org.