AN organisation that provides sports and leisure activities for disabled youngsters is on the move.

Durham Area Disability Leisure Group is shifting from Sacriston Community Centre to the Riverside South development at Chester-le-Street, which includes Durham County Cricket Club's base and other sports facilities.

Thanks to help from Chester-le-Street District Council, its new base will be the Donald Owen Clarke centre, which will be more accessible and offer better facilities to its members.

The group runs a CycleAbility scheme, which enables disabled youngsters to get out and about on special bikes.

It also has a weekly trampoline club, horse riding, and offers fencing, archery, golf, rowing, fishing go-karting and quad biking.

Residential visits, outings, family fun days and courses in things such as first aid, deaf awareness and sign languages are also part of the group's programme.

Group co-ordinator Lynne Watson said: "We are delighted to be moving into such well equipped new premises.

"Members will have access to some of the sports facilities, such as the excellent athletics track, not to mention easy access by bus, car or boat!

"Our cycle scheme called CycleAbility will be perfect for this new site as it is so safe and flat.

"Unfortunately this can't go ahead until we have purchased a suitable storage container and fitted out our new workshop.

"We have had help from the Greggs Trust in the form of a grant for £500 towards running costs but we desperately need more funding.''

The move happens on Tuesday with help from volunteers, members and Billingham-based Nicholsons Transport.

Anyone wanting to help with the move or wanting more information about the group should call (0191) 371 1266