Events during 2018

There are lots of TAG events scheduled and more in the pipeline:

Look out for:

Visit to the Great North Museum, Newcastle, 28 April
Concert on 3 June at Warwick Arts Centre by The European Doctors Orchestra and featuring Nicholas McCarthy, Simon Wright and Jess Gillam
Visit to Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday 16 June.
St. Fagons National Museum of History, Cardiff on 30 June

It's good to meet other members, make friends and have a fun day out together.

See TAG News & Events page for details of these and other events >>

The British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery survey

BSCOP has asked its members for topics for priority research into paediatric orthopaedic elective lower limb conditions and are keen to hear from TAG members too.

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Useful Information

We all need a bit of extra help sometimes. See our "Useful Information" page with loads of resources and information including Government benefits and concessions on offer to those with Arthrogryposis and people with disabilities generally.

TAG BOCCIA MONTH

International boccia player

The Arthrogryposis Group (TAG) has partnered with Boccia England, the National Governing Body for boccia to increase opportunities for its members to become more physically active through the sport of boccia. In June this year boccia clubs across England will be opening their doors and welcoming members of TAG to join them in the first ever TAG Boccia Month to give boccia a go!

Boccia is an action-packed inclusive and sociable game. It can be played in a competitive situation (like this international player from Slovakia who has Arthrogryposis) or for fun with people of all ages and abilities. Hugely enjoyable and easy to learn, the idea of the game of skill and strategy is to throw your balls closest to the ‘jack’, the white ball, to win. Boccia can be played by people with any disability and it is ideal for athletes in either power or manual wheelchairs, as the main rule of the game is that players must remain seated throughout; ambulant players throw from a chair.

Boccia Clubs will be providing free fun and engaging taster sessions to TAG members with the ambition of encouraging as many of you to join them and take part regularly.

More information about the TAG Boccia Month will be sent out shortly with details of the clubs taster sessions for you to get involved in. This is a really exciting opportunity and one I hope you will all support.

If you want to learn more about boccia and see it in action check out this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWaeHgIp7XI