Ellingham is one of the region centres for disabled water-skiing in the UK and hosts the Southwest regional committee.  It has very close ties to the National centre at Heron near to Heathrow.

The BDWWA website address is  www.bdwsa.org 

The BDWWA aims to achieve its objectives through the provision of the following strategies:

 1) To encourage disabled people to take part in physical recreation water skiing and sport for pleasure, for physical emotional, psychological and social benefit and/or as an aid to rehabilitation, education, recreation and/or leisure.

 2) To promote through participation in physical recreation, water skiing and sport opportunities for integration of young disabled people alongside young non-disabled people.

 3) To promote, co-ordinate and/or otherwise ensure the provision and improvement of opportunities for coaching and training in water skiing and sport by, of and for people with a disability.  To provide suitable facilities, competitive events (both in this country and abroad), and the development of appropriate aids (with particular emphasis on safety aspects).

 4) To encourage where appropriate, the enforcement of all statutory enactments, regulations and instruments of guidance concerned with or relating to people with a disability.

5) To provide a forum for the free discussion of all matters concerning physical recreation water skiing and  sport for  young people with  a disability, to  identify needs relating to such activities and to formulate  plans to  meet  those  needs  by  whatever  means  are   considered appropriate including courses, lectures, literature and other methods of communication.