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Pop-up Centre Accessibility Statement

London LGBTQ+ Community Centre is opening a six-month pop-up Centre at 60-62 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JB in early December 2021.

It has taken 12 months to find a premises that is affordable and available; as the London economy recovers following the pandemic and multiple lockdowns, spaces in central London are at a premium and in short supply as business returns to the city. This exacerbates the challenges for a charitable endeavour that requires both a discreet and accessible location. 

Transport and entry

60-62 Hopton Street is close to public transport links including Blackfriars National Rail Station which is next door and is wheelchair accessible. The Centre is accessible by wheelchair in both entrances, and the river-facing approach has a step-free option. The site itself is on one floor at ground level. 

The Centre is close to other forms of public transport, including Waterloo, Southwark and London Bridge Stations local bus routes.

Use the Citymapper tool below to plan your route.

There are several disabled parking bays nearby. The closest is on Hopton Street at the street-side (not riverside) entrance to our Centre. This entrance has no steps to access it, and has a double entrance door.

Image shows the street-side entrance of the Centre with a blue badge parking bay a few meters away. The route is step-free.

More information about local parking can be found here on Southwark Council’s website.

Within the Centre

Our counter will have a lower level for those in wheelchairs to access. We will also have a hearing loop installed.

Unfortunately, we regret that the site does not have an accessible toilet. We have explored all available avenues to address this within the premises, including redesigning the interior space, moving walls and plumbing and provision of an outside portable accessible facility.

Financial costs, time constraints, contractual obligations and planning consent all prohibit us from making these changes. We are sorry for any inconvenience this will cause. 

Neighbouring Blackfriars Station, Starbucks and the Founders Arms all have disabled access toilets available to our visitors. We will also provide an escorting service for our guests in wheelchairs to access these toilets.

We will provide sensory toys and weighted blankets. Please ask our staff for this should you require it.

Dogs

We are a dog-friendly venue, however, we ask that dogs aren’t brought along to our events and that dogs aren’t brought to the Centre during Quiet Time on Thursdays between 12-5. Only assistance dogs are welcome during events and Quiet Time. Thank you.

Events

We will provide BSL interpreters for in-person events for those who might need them. To ensure we’re able to provide this, we will request that anyone in need of an interpreter lets us know in advance of the event, by adding a note within the ticketing process.

We will live stream events across our social media channels where appropriate also, and information about this will be available during the event booking process.

Feedback

We will take feedback from the community using the space throughout the six months via formal surveys and informal dialogue to inform our ambitions to open a permanent LGBTQ+ Centre in the future and we will endeavour to make the space as accessible as possible. 

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