Accessibility
As society plans some tentative steps back towards life as we knew it pre-Covid, the Council Festival and Events Team have been working on the best way to deliver Derry Halloween in a way that complies with restrictions like social distancing without compromising the spectacle that has come to be expected as standard, for this international event.
Each Halloween, this ancient walled city is the destination of choice for ghostly beings from the otherworld, as the veil lifts for this annual pilgrimage to Derry Halloween, the Awakening begins…
|
Derry Halloween Access and Inclusion |
|
|
Type of Provision |
Details |
|
Accessible Drop Off / Pick Up Zone
|
29th October – 31st October Shipquay Place (beside the Guilldhall), Derry-Londonderry, BT48 6AT
|
|
Quiet Space And /or Sensory Space Provision
|
Guildhall, Guildhall Street, Derry-Londonderry, BT48 6DQ *Open Daily from 12.00 -10.00pm |
|
Safety Bands
JAM cards (Just A Minute) |
Available at Information Point, Guildhall, Derry-Londonderry Safety Wrist Bands allows parents/guardians/carers to put contact number on Wristband should Child/ Vulnerable person be lost or found.
JAM (Just a Minute) Cards- is for individuals who require extra time to complete task and/or communicate effectively. It is a discreet tool available as a card or as an app that can be downloaded at https://jamcard.org/jam-app Cards are available at Information Point.
|
|
Accessible Toilets
|
Foyle Street Car park, Foyle Street, Derry-Londonderry, BT48 6AT
Strand Road, Car Park Queen's Quay Derry-Londonderry, BT48 7AS
St Columbs Road Car Park, Derry-Londonderry, BT47 6JY
*Open During Event Zone Times www.derryhalloween.com/whats-on/spirit-worlds
|
|
Changing Place
|
Changing Places facilities are fully accessible toilets, designed to provide sufficient space and equipment for people who find it difficult to use the toilet independently. They must be an extra facility, in addition to the accessible toilets for independent use.
Foyle Side Shopping Centre, Orchard Street, L’Derry BT48 6 XY, Level 3 *Check Opening Times Telephone: 02871 377 575 Foyle Arena, 2 Limavady Place, Derry-Londonderry BT47 6 JY *Check Opening Times Telephone: 02871 376 555
North West Transport Hub, Waterside Link, Londonderry BT47 6AH *Check Opening Times Telephone 028 90 66 66 30
|
|
AccessoLoo, Foyle Street Carpark, 3 Shipquay Place Londonderry-Derry, BT48 6DL
*Festival Opening Times from 12.00noon -10.00pm Daily
|
|
|
Carpark Closures |
Existing City Centre Car Parks - It is advised due to road closures that you get parked before 4.00pm. *Queens Quay Car Park Closed All Day
*Society Street Car Park Closed All Day
*Foyle Street Car Park Closed All Day
|
|
Accessible Car Park |
29th October – 31st October 5.00pm – 10.00pm Fireworks View 31st October Time 9.45pm Strand Road Car Park, Strand Road, Derry-Londonderry, BT48 7AL
Fully allocated to blue badge holders. It is advised, due to road closures that you are parked before 4.00pm
|
|
Contact Information |
|
|
For further information, please contact Derry City and Strabane District Councils Access and Inclusion Officer: Caitriona Doherty Tel: 028 71253 253 Mobile: 07739092409
|
|
|
This information is available upon request in a number of formats including large print, Braille, PDF, audio formats (CD, MPS, and DAISY) and other minority languages. For further information on alternative formats please contact: Tel: 02871 253 253 Text Phone: 02871 376 646 Email: equality@derrystrabane.com
|
|
|
For further information on Derry Halloween Event
Email: Halloween@derrystrabane.com Tel: 077 01 377 492 |
|