We want as many people as possible to be able to join us for worship, whatever their needs. Though our church building was built in the 1960’s before accessiblity requirements became central to architects’ thinking, most of it is reasonably accessible.
Though there are steps up from the paved area into the main building, a slope and railings are also provided to the left. Inside, as you continue towards the front of the building you will find a row either side where full-width pews have been replaced by shorter pews, and a couple more rows where they’ve been replaced with chair. This is to enable all 4 of these rows to now include spaces for wheelchairs or pushchairs at either end.
As you keep on going towards the far end of the building, just before the step up (on the right hand wall very close to the eagle lectern) you will see a doorway signed to the toilet , which has been adapted to meet accessibility standards.
For those who need support for hearing issues, there is a loop system, which on some hearing aids you can tune into by the T setting. Some others with more modern hearing aids find that they can hear better using the main amplification system, especially if they sit reasonably close to one of the loudspeakers.
There are also larger print versions of the service leaflet, hymn book, song booklet and weekly notice sheet available. Just ask the person welcoming you as you come in for these.
The building benefits from a lot of natural light, and feels very airy. Though that means it’s difficult to get it as warm as we’d like in winter, and that it’s sensible to come in reasonably warm clothing, we we still aim to get it to at least 16C (60F) throughout the year.