Short breaks and fun activities
Here you will find information about the Short Breaks and Fun Activities services who attended the 2025 Leeds Local Offer Live event.
Leeds City Council is committed to delivering a range of Short Breaks for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), their parents/carers and families. Our aim is to ensure that children and young people with disabilities and their families are supported well and have their needs met.
Email: shortbreaks.coordinator@leeds.gov.uk
Accessible Inclusive Music (AIM) provides musical opportunities for children and young people who are disabled and have additional needs in West Yorkshire and across the UK. Our main offering is our online inclusive choir which is open to all children and young people up to the age of 18 and rehearses every Tuesday at 5pm in term time (free to attend). Participants can join in by singing, signing, moving to the music or using an eye gaze device or switch. Our choir participants have opportunity to choose songs they would like to sing and sign, write their own songs and take musical development exams offered by Trinity College London.
Email: accessible.inclusive.music@gmail.com
We provide a play scheme for children with additional needs aged 5-18 in the Aireborough area. We also offer activity days and residentials for children from ages 8-18 who live in the Leeds area who don’t already access overnight respite.
Phone: 07764432933 or 07965 245908
At the Beamsley Project Charitable Trust we are passionate about accessibility and inclusion. We are an independent charity that provides self-catering holiday accommodation which is fully accessible to everyone.
Our specialised facilities are fitted with fixed and mobile hoists, wet rooms, profiling beds, changing tables and much more. We welcome groups and families all year round to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.
Phone: 01756 710 255
Website: https://www.beamsleyproject.org
We provide a short break service for children and young people with SEND- Our activities range from arts and crafts, outdoor play, baking and sensory games.
Email: bookings@endorphins.uk
Website: https://www.endorphinsgroup.com
Leeds Mencap is a completely independent charity, started by and for those with learning disabilities. We provide specialist practical, emotional and social support to children and young people with learning disabilities and their families. We offer a Family Support Service, youth clubs and playschemes.
We offer a range of clubs and activities including holiday playschemes, youth clubs, and a social group for adults 18-30. All are fully accessible and available to children and young people with learning disabilities and additional needs. We also run a group for those who have a sibling with additional needs/disabilities.
Email: activities@leedsmencap.org.uk
Phone: 0113 235133
Website: https://www.leedsmencap.org.uk/what-we-offer/groups-and-activities/
We are a local charity that provides weekend and evening social clubs for children and young people with disabilities and additional needs. We have been doing this for over twenty years!
All of our projects help young people to have fun, make new friends, try new activities and grow in confidence in a safe, supportive and welcoming space.
Weekenders Club is a play scheme providing a short break for children and young people with additional needs aged 5-18 in the Leeds area.
Weekenders Club is open 47 Saturdays a year. From 1st June 2024 we will operate from The Vinery Centre, 20 Vinery Terrace, East End Park, Leeds, LS9 9LU.
Children and young people who attend Weekenders Club can access the club once every four weeks. Our ½-day sessions are 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. or 1.30 p.m. to 4.30 pm. When a child is allocated a group, this group stays the same for each visit.
Our staffing level is one staff member/volunteer to one child/young person. All of our staff are experienced and well trained and work alongside dedicated volunteers to enhance the service we provide.
Out & About Project - We organise around three events per month for the teens that attend Out and About Project. This is anything from bowling, cinema, eating out, snooker, trampolining, LaserZone, theatre, circus trips, theme park visits (in the school holidays) and local attractions such as Yorkshire Wildlife Park and Stockeld Park… basically anything teens would like to do!
We have trained and experienced staff who already work for us at the Weekenders Club and we staff each trip according to the level of support required. Please note we do not offer one-to-one supervision for this service.
Phone: 07506 722 495 or 07508 240 555
Website: https://www.lwca.co.uk/
Northern Ballet is the UK's foremost narrative ballet company. We tell unexpected stories that move our audiences.
We believe that everyone can enjoy dance. Whether you’re watching or joining in, experienced or brand new to ballet - all our work is designed to be fun, creative and inclusive.
We deliver activities specifically for disabled people including Ability, a course for adults with additional support needs and In Motion, a course for wheelchair users. We also host Expressions, our celebration of inclusive dance every year.
Email: learning@northernballet.com
Phone: 0113 220 8000
Website: https://www.northernballet.com
West Leeds Activity Centre, Herd Farm Activity Centre and South Leeds Youth Hub deliver fun outdoor activities to children and young people 8 years plus.
Their friendly and welcoming clubs offer children and young people with additional needs the opportunity to have fun, take part in outdoor activities, meet new friends and help them to improve their socialisation and communication skills.
Yoga with Debs offers yoga for people with a variety of additional needs and vulnerabilities, including autism, ADHD, Cerebral Palsy, Down’s Syndrome, learning disability/ difficulties, PMLD (profound and multiple learning disabilities), sensory difficulties, complex needs, anxiety, OCD and other physical/ mental/behavioural challenges.
Yoga can help young people reach their potential.
Email: debs@yogawithdesb.org.uk
Phone: 07857 537905
Website: https://www.yogawithdebs.org.uk/yoga-for-children-with-additional-needs/