Access Statement

The following explains how our building, theBarn, can be accessed by people with various disabilities.

theBarn
Waterloo Road
Bidford on Avon
Warwickshire
B50 4JN
Email: info(at)thebarn.org.uk

Building Information

theBarn operates in a 1980’s built detached, industrial warehouse accessed directly off Waterloo Road.
The property is principally a single storey facility with, WCs, kitchen / servery area, integral 2 storey ancillary meeting rooms and first floor mezzanine.
To the exterior is forecourt parking and good-sized rear car park.
Gas blower heating and high intensity lighting to the ground floor Main Auditorium area.
Other rooms and spaces have wall mounted electric space heating and fluorescent ceiling mounted lighting.
Mobile phone reception is acceptable across the property.
WiFi is available.
Assistance dogs, as defined in the Equality Act 2010, are welcome.
theBarn operates on both floors, with the first floor only accessible via the single staircase located in the front entrance lobby.
theBarn makes reasonable adjustments to provide access to services and events. However, the physical limitations and design of the building does not provide adequate or safe provision for a stair or through floor lift to access the first floor.
From time to time, theBarn holds outdoor events on the generally level, grassed area to the left-hand elevation of the building. Access to this area is gained from the forecourt parking area and involves a small transition from the hard to the soft landscaping.

Arrival & Parking Facilities

The site is accessed by both vehicular and pedestrian traffic off Waterloo Road, through a double-width gated entrance set back from the public footpath.
There are 4 designated disabled spaces available within the car park and they are within 30m of the Accessible Entrance.
The main part of the car park has a hard surface; the rear spaces are on a mixture of gravel and chippings. Surfacing of the disabled car parking spaces is concrete.
For Sunday morning services and other key events, the car parking is managed by a volunteer team.

Main Accessible Side Entrance, Main Auditorium & theHub

The side main entrance, located on the right hand-elevation of the building, provides a gentle, sloped transition between the external pedestrian and car park area into the building across a lo-cill threshold with manually operated double doors for entry and exit. The opening width is over 1.5m when fully opened
There is hard flooring in the main circulation areas at the rear of the room, with the seating area covered with close-cropped carpet tiling. Acoustically, there is little sound damping.
The single doors accessing adjacent rooms and WCs are manually operated. Doors are generally left-hand transfers. Staff & volunteers can assist with door opening.
theHub, an area at the back of the room, set aside as an information and reception centre has a desk height above 750 mm. Staff & volunteers are available to talk to people away from the desk or at low level, small circular, adjacent tables.
There is limited natural light and ceiling inset lights in theHub.
Chairs are available in theHub area, but none have armrests.
An induction loop is available throughout the Main Auditorium. Optimum reception is to be found toward the centre of the room.
There is no induction loop available at the theHub desk, WCs and other meeting rooms.

WCs

Accessible facilities are available on the ground floor only, off the Main Auditorium.
The accessible WC size is at least 1.5m x 2.2m.
The accessible WC is left-hand outward, opening transfer.
WCs (both accessible and non-accessible) have lighting and are equipped with automatic hand dryers.

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