Brecon Integrated Sports - Club of the Month July 2025

Brecon Integrated Sports Association (BISA) has been named the Every Body Moves Club of the Month for July 2025, and it’s a win worth celebrating. Nestled in rural central Wales, BISA has become a vital hub for inclusive sport and physical activity, proving that access and opportunity should never be defined by geography or disability.

A beacon of inclusion in rural Wales.

Stefano Antoniazzi, Regional Sports Partnership Officer with Disability Sport Wales, told us: "Mid-Wales is pretty rural. So when it comes to being inclusive it can be difficult just by population size."

In an area where public services can be limited, BISA has stepped up—removing barriers and building a more equitable sporting landscape for disabled people across the region. 

With some participants travelling a fair distance to attend, they've enabled ride share groups to form and conveniently timetabled sessions to give sufficient travel time, alongside other novel solutions to ensure all can reach this central hub.

By creating regular, dependable, and high-quality sport sessions for disabled people, the club is tackling isolation, building community connections, and showing what’s possible when access is prioritised.

BISA’s multisport approach is at the heart of its success. 

BISA coach, Beverley Tucker, explained how it all started over 20 years ago: "When I started my role as a disability sports officer my first brief was to work with the local schools and to set up a inclusive sports club for the community. So we we went with a multisport model... and lots of people from the SEND school came along and enjoyed multisports.

In offering a wide range of activities, from basketball and floor curling to boccia and badminton, BISA opens doors that are too often closed in rural communities. 

This model not only boosts participation but creates a welcoming space where everyone can thrive, connect, and grow in confidence. By empowering individuals to choose from various sports, BISA places control back where it belongs—with the participants. This flexibility helps challenge the traditional one-size-fits-all approach and allows people to explore and enjoy movement in ways that work for them.

Tia Williams, a long time participant with BISA, explained: "I do pretty much anything here. Mostly focus on basketball because that's my main favourite sport, because it's just so competitive and I love the team sport. Just playing with all my friends as a team."

"That's what I love about here is that it's a place where everyone can be included, and that means a lot to me."

In collaboration with Disability Sport Wales, Special Olympics GB and local commnity led projects, BISA continues to strengthen its impact through inclusive coaching, training and wider opportunities for staff and participants.

Winning the Every Body Moves Club of the Month award is not just recognition for what BISA has achieved—it’s a spotlight on what’s possible when inclusion and innovation is placed at the heart of programmes and initiatives. Their story is an inspiration to other smaller clubs, rural communities, and leaders across the UK that it is possible to create opportunities where every body has the chance to be more physically active, have fun, and find a supportive community of like minded people... no matter where they live. But further, it's an inspiration to clubs and providers in more populated and better serviced areas, because of if BISA can deliver inclusion opportunities in the middle of Wales then you certainly can too.

A huge congratulations to all the participants, volunteers, families, and supporters who make BISA what it is.