International Day of People with Disabilities

We’re collaborating with community organisations & disability groups to create a list of local events in December, to raise awareness and honour 3rd December – International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPWD). Below you will find a list of local events happening in December 2022.

1st – 3rd December 2022

1st Dec: 10am-12pm | Peterborough Visually Impaired (VI) Forum | Northminster House. To get joining details please email Warren Wilson on warren.wilson@rnib.org.uk

1st Dec (and every Thursday): 11:30am – 12:30pm | Boxing | Boxing Futures & Sense | Free. To sign up to Boxing, click here to visit Sense’s website.

1st Dec (and every Thursday): 7pm-9pm | Youth Club | Little Miracles. Call 01733 262226 to sign up to Little Miracles Youth Club.

2nd Dec (and every Friday): 9:45am | Jazzercise | Little Miracles. Call 01733 262226 to sign up to Little Miracles Jazzercise.

2nd Dec (and every Friday): 3:30-5:30pm | Fun Day Gaming & Pizza | Little Miracles. Call 01733 262226 to sign up to Little Miracles Fun Day Gaming & Pizza.

International Day of People with Disabilities – 3rd December 2022

3rd Dec: 12pm – 1:30pm & 2:30pm – 4pm | Build Your Story – inclusive storytelling workshop | Gallery 3, Peterborough Museum | Free. Click here find out more about Build Your Story.

3rd Dec: 12pm – 4pm | Mixed Media Messy Play Day | BSL interpreted | Led by Lore Green | Peterborough Museum | Free. Click here to find out more about Mixed Media Messy Play Day.

3rd Dec: Showing film ‘Pióra’. A unique collaboration between two Polish dancers & UK artists. Love letters to themselves & their bodies, explores female pressures, disability & expectations, friendship, solidarity, & nature | with Metal | Peterborough Museum | Free. No need to book, just turn up during the museum’s opening hours, 10am-4pm.

3rd Dec: 1:30pm-3pm | Come & see Santa & his Sleigh | Peterborough Lions | Peterborough Museum. No need to book, just turn up.

5th – 11th December 2022

5th Dec: 2pm-5pm | Transformative solutions for inclusive development. The role of innovation in fuelling an accessible & equitable world. Online seminar | United Nations. Click here to book on the online seminar (you must register by 30th November).

5th Dec (and every Monday): 4-6pm Forest School | Little Miracles. Call 01733 262226 to sign up to Little Miracles Forest School.

6th Dec (and every Tuesday): 3:45-5:30pm | Cooking Club | Little Miracles. Call 01733 262226 to sign up to Little Miracles Cooking Club.

6th Dec: 7-8pm | Peterborough Phantoms Para Ice Hockey Team session | Nene Park Trust | from £6. Click here to find out more about Peterborough Phantoms Para Ice Hockey Team Session.

7th Dec: 10-12pm | Pre-School Storytelling & crafts with Literacy Trust | Peterborough Museum. No need to book, just turn up.

7th Dec (and every Wednesday): 1-2:30pm | Family Support Drop-in Session | Little Miracles. Call 01733262226 to find out more about the Family Support Drop-in Session at Little Miracles.

8th Dec: 6:30-9pm | Christmas Wreath Workshop | £42.50 | Peterborough Museum. Click here to book on Christmas Wreath Workshop.

8th Dec: Inflatable 5k Peterborough | Fundraiser for Camsight. Find out more about Inflatable 5k for Camsight by clicking here.

10th Dec: 10-3pm | Children’s Christmas Craft Activities | Peterborough Museum | Free. No need to book, just turn up.

12th – 19th December 2022

13th Dec: 7:30pm | Peterborough Ghost Walk | £6 adults, £4 under 16 | Meet at Peterborough Museum. Click here to book onto Peterborough Ghost Walk.

16th Dec: 2:30-3pm | Polish Music School present a music medley | Peterborough Museum. No need to book, just turn up. Contact Peterborough Museum for more information on 01733 864 663.

16th Dec: 6:30-8pm | Coffee After Dark for 14-17 year olds | City College Peterborough, John Mansfield Campus | £2.50 Entry, Christmas Disco theme. Click here to get in touch with the organisers of Coffee After Dark to book your place.

Throughout December

Ice Skating at Ferry Meadows | Skating chairs & aids available and includes quiet sessions | Nene Park Trust | From £6. Click here to find out more about Ice Skating at Ferry Meadows.

4th Wed of each month: Monthly Peer support Group | Camsight. Contact Sam on 07498 505687 for more inforation on Camsight Monthly Peer Group.

Every Tues to Sat: Sensory room | Queensgate Shopping Centre. No need to book, just turn up.

Monthly Meetings: Youth Community Collective | Scope Peterborough. Click here to find out more about Scope’s Youth Community Collective.

About International Day of People with Disabilities

International Day of People with Disability (on 3rd December) is about:

Celebration – to recognize & value the diversity of our global community, & to cherish the role that we all play, whatever our level of ability.

Learning – to understand & learn from the experiences of people living with a disability;

It is a day for optimism – to look towards the future & the creation of a world where a person is not characterised by their disabilities, but by their abilities;

Action – where all people, organisations, agencies & charities not only show their support for International Day of People with Disabilities, but take on a commitment to create a world characterised by equal human rights.