For the past 3 years, iDID has supported hundreds of young people affected by deafness, disability, and mental health issues, into climbing. The team are passionate about the health and social benefits of climbing and channel that into programmes designed to engage people positively in life.

iDID Adventure are aiming to become financially self-sustainable by building an indoor bouldering centre in Corby, Northamptonshire. Corby is centrally located it the East Midlands and there are currently no bouldering facilities available to local people. Corby Climbing Centre will be home to over 6000 sqft of bouldering walls, open to the public, and catering for absolute beginners and advanced climbers alike.

At iDID, their grassroots work is sustained through funding and training provisions but director Susanne Rees says it’s not enough. She added,

“Through our work, we’ve helped countless deaf and disabled people to access climbing, particularly through our Sign Climb System and inclusive programmes, but we want to do so much more. Our demand is far exceeding our capabilities, it’s frustrating to be limited financially. This climbing centre will offer an opportunity to bring something amazing to Corby. People will be able to go and have a climb knowing their money is going back into doing social good and improving access for others.”

The centre will not only provide a public facility for all ages and abilities, it will also be reinvesting it’s profits back to offer social programmes to a wider population, invest in grassroots paraclimbing, deaf climbing, and support community events. Susanne commented,

 “As a social enterprise, we are committed to improving social outcomes through our work. We’ll not only be working locally, our profits will allow us to create more resources for instructors, provide much needed start up support for paraclimbing clubs, and enable us to scale our social programmes, such as Climbing Minds, to other areas in the country”.

Over the last year, iDID’s team of experts have worked tirelessly, volunteering their time, expertise, and money to get this right so they have the best chance of launching this facility in Corby. The project has attracted a huge amount of support from the climbing community. Neil Gresham, Mina Leslie-Wujastyk, John Churcher, Mark McGowan, Climb Out, the BMC, Beta Monkeys, Dark Ventures and Climb Skin are all passionate about getting Corby Climbing Centre up and running. With a great selection of rewards available, you can support the project too!

iDID have currently raised over 60% of the £200k needed to build. Now they are turning to crowdfunding to give people an opportunity to get involved and be part of this fantastic project. Director of Business Development, Gerard Scully, said,

“Crowdfunding is a fantastic way for the whole community to get involved. It works by asking the public to contribute to the project, in return they can claim a range of rewards from as little as £10. We can’t do this without the support of the local community, the climbing community, and brands aligned with community values.”

Now they are reaching out to the community to raise the last £75,000 they need to build the centre. Crowdfunder is the No. 1 platform for crowdfunding in the UK, the support has already been flooding in.

You can pledge as little as £10 and there are a huge amount of rewards on offer for you. If you want to see this facility come to Corby, pledge your support on the Corby Climbing Centre crowdfunding page.

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