Fun day for diff-abled students aboard HMS Ledbury

Eleven differently abled students from Bahrain-based rehabilitation centres were invited by non-profit initiative, Bahrain for All (BHR4All) to spend a fun day onboard HMS Ledbury alongside the UK Naval Support Facility (UKNSF) in Mina Salman Port.

The visit gave the opportunity to the students and their helpers to get real hands-on experience where activities like manning the ship’s cannon and getting fully kitted out in diving equipment along with the working of firefighting equipment were taught. Furthermore, they were shown the nerve centre of the ship, the operations room, and experienced naval communications by using the ship’s internal radios.

The day finished off with a well-deserved lunch ashore the UK Naval Support Facility (UK NSF) at Mina Salman. “Days like this are extremely important.

Number one, these young adults are part of our society and they have every right to see what goes on out there and it’s vitally important for them to feel part of the community,” founder of BHR4All, Nivedita Dhadphale told Tribune.