Accessibility

Do you have a disability? Or does someone in your group have a disability?

• We want everyone to get the best out of their stay.
• We want to make Spring Harvest as accessible as possible.
• Here is some information that may help you.

Please let us know

Please email or telephone us to tell us the things that would help you most.

• If we don’t know in advance what you would like we may not be able to offer it at the event.
• To avoid waste we only produce braille, large print or audio versions of our resources if you ask.
• We can’t guarantee to provide everything everyone asks for, but we’ll try to accommodate your needs as best we can.

Mobility difficulties

• Most of our venues are accessible by wheelchair. Our stewarding team will be able to help you access ground floor venues. For their own safety they are not permitted to lift wheelchairs.
• If you are disappointed by not being able to attend a talk because of access issues please come and talk to
  us at the Spring Harvest Info Point.
• We will reserve a space for wheelchair users or those with mobility difficulties if that is needed, but with
  the seating arrangements we will have we do not anticipate this will be necessary.
• You can speak to a steward or other member of the Spring Harvest team when you arrive, and they will help you.

Powered and manual wheelchairs can be booked at the Butlin’s resort – call the switchboard and ask for the Hire Shop.
Minehead: 01643 703331
Skegness: 01754 762311

You may also be able to pre-book battery operated wheelchairs and scooters from:

• Independent Living in Minehead, Tel: 01643 709000
  www. independentlivingsw.co.uk
• Seacroft Mobility in Skegness, Tel: 01754 762 916
  www.seacroftmobility.com/hire

Motorised scooters may be plugged into normal sockets. If wheelchairs or scooters are left outside guests must take full responsibility for them.

We have generalised emergency plans for wheelchair users who will need assistance to leave a venue in the event of an evacuation. If you will need such assistance please read our leaflet explaining the plan and speak to a steward at the start of each session.

Other information

• Some venues may use lighting effects and loud music as part of the programme.
• We try to put up signs outside venues where moving lights will be used and sound levels are monitored at all times.
• We will have reduced seminar programme, so it may not be possible to include a seminar on disability issues in 2022, but there are many resources online (including talks from Spring Harvest in the past) at essentialchristian.co.uk so please direct your church there if they are interested in learning more.
• There are facilities for dialysis close to the resorts. Please consult your local service for advice.
• We will have to adapt the programme to comply with the health regulations at the time of the event so please understand that some things may have to change.

Help at Spring Harvest

• Our Disability Consultants draw on personal expertise in the area of disability and special needs and will be pleased to offer their specialised assistance. Please ask at the Spring Harvest Info Point if you’d like to speak to them.
• Our Customer Care team will be happy to answer questions about the Spring Harvest programme. You can contact them via the Spring Harvest Info Point.
• Our volunteer stewards are trained in making all our guests welcome and will be happy to help you.
• If you have any problems with your Butlin's accommodation, Butlin's Guest Services, will be pleased to help.
• Butlin's produce a useful guide to their facilities for people with disabilities, which you can pick up from Guest Services or request from them in advance.