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Barry Beavers Disabled Swimming Club - Children / Adults - Children and young people's activities

Last updated: 23/10/2025
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What we do

Barry Beavers Disabled Swimming Club meet every Saturday 3.30pm - 5pm at Barry Leisure Centre.
We offer swimming for children and adults with disabilities or long-term health conditions. We organise and enable people to attend our weekly swimming and therapy sessions.
We incorporate fun and games within our teaching which ensures everyone can benefit and enjoy the sessions.
We provide qualified instruction using the Halliwick Method in teaching swimming therapy to disabled members, of all ages and disabilities.
We offer access to the services of Barry Beavers, part of the clubs activities include social activities and events all free to members. Our members gain confidence through coming to the club, making new friends and interacting in social activities provided by the club.
Barry Beavers objectives are:
· To ensure all swimmers are safe and happy in the water
· To help all disabled swimmers gain confidence in the water
· To teach swimmers using the ‘Halliwick’ Method

Who do we support

Anyone can join. Children (aged 6 months upwards) and adults with a disability or long-term health condition are welcome to join the club.

The swimming admission price is subsidised by Barry Beavers through the fundraising activity we undertake.
The annual membership fee is £25 for adults and £22 for children and
There is also a small charge of £2 a week for admission to the swimming pool
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New swimmers will be assessed as to their competence by a senior instructor. Non-swimmers will have a Helper with them at all times. Swimmers with special needs will always have at least one Instructor or Helper assigned to them.

Please contact Barry Beavers to arrange an induction time.

Registered Charity 513767

Is there a charge to use this service?

Yes - Please contact for further information.

Can anyone use this service?

Anyone can join.

Service details for this children and young people's activities

Language: English medium setting

  • Can support children with disabilities / additional needs? Yes
    Please contact to discuss your child(s) needs further.   We have Halliwick instructors and a Halliwick Lecturer.
    We have worked with schools for children with disabilities, and neurodivergent children.
  • Relevant staff have a valid current DBS? Yes

 Address

 You can visit us here:

Barry Leisure Centre
Greenwood Street
Barry
Vale of Glamorgan
CF63 4JJ

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 Opening times

Saturday 3.30pm - 5pm

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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.