Combe Down Holiday Trust

1BIGD Reference number: 581

General information

Address:
c/o Combe Down Surgery
The Avenue
Combe Down, Bath
BA2 5EG (Multimap)

Opening times:
Tuesday 9am - 1pm
Thursday 9am - 1pm

Telephone: 01225 837181

Email: richard.osborn@care4free.net

Ages services offered to: From Birth – No Upper Age

Contact person: Richard Osborn, Chief Executive

Type of organisation: Charity/Community

Aims: Assists disabled people & their carers/families to take holidays, respite care & recuperative breaks by providing additional funding to that provided by applicants. Applications are financially assessed, & can only be accepted from residents of B&NES.

Availability: Referral
From Social Worker. Health Professional. Carers Network or Recognised Charity.
Referral by: Self-referals are not normally accepted.

Waiting list: Not applicable
Large number of applications each year - therefore some delay in processing can be expected.

Areas of support offered

Disability, Special Needs and Additional Needs: Hearing Impairments; Learning Disability; Physical Impairments; Sight Impairments; Speech and Communication Impairments

Equal Opportunities: Disability

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): Yes

Bath & North East Somerset: The whole of the area

Bristol: No

South Gloucestershire: No

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes

Car park nearby: Yes

Parking for disabled drivers: Yes

Pedestrian route: Yes

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: Yes

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: Yes

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: Yes

Doors light and non sprung: Yes

External ramps: Yes

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: Yes
Can wheelchair users clear the outer door prior to opening the inner: No

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: No
Wheelchair friendly doors: Yes

Door frames and handles clearly visible: Yes

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): Yes

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: No

Visual fire alarm: Yes

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: Yes

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: Yes
– assist visually impaired people: Yes
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: Yes
– do lip speaking: Yes

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: Yes
Wheelchair access: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: Yes

Provision for assistance dogs: Yes

Toilets that disabled people can access: Yes
Minimum room size 1500mm × 900mm: Yes
Minimum door size 1000mm: Yes
2 × horizontal grab rails: No
2 × vertical grab rails: No
1 × drop down grab rail: Yes


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