BREAK

1BIGD Reference number: 2870

General information

Address:
Davison House
1 Montague Road
Sheringham
NR26 8WN (Multimap)

Opening times:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Telephone: 01263 822161

Fax: 01263 822181

Website: http://www.break-charity.org

Email: office@break-charity.org

Ages services offered to: 5 Years old – no upper age limit

Contact person: Guest Bookings Administrator

Costs: Please call us for more details as if you gain a referral then the cost of your holiday may be covered by you Local Authority.

Type of organisation: Charity/Community

Type of delivery point: Accommodation Provider; Fundraising

Aims: BREAK Charity supports children, adults and families with special care needs.

Our range of services include fully inclusive supported holidays, short breaks, respite care for people with learning disabilities, including those with high level needs and challenging behaviour. BREAK also has self catering holiday chalets which provide a low cost holiday for families with special needs.

For more information please do contact us.

BREAK also provides homes for children, care and rehabilitaion services for women with mental health needs and assessments for families in crisis.

Availability: Referral
Referral by: People can refer themselves to this service or come via their Health Care Professional.

Waiting list: Not applicable
Please call to enquire about bookings.

Areas of support offered

Leisure and Personal Development: Adventure activities; Trips/Days out

Families: Family support

Disability, Special Needs and Additional Needs: Dyslexia and perceptual difficulties; Learning Disability; Physical Impairments; Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: Yes

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): No

Bath & North East Somerset: The whole of the area

Bristol: The whole of the area

South Gloucestershire: The whole of the area

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes
Approximate distance and bus service numbers: Within half a mile

Car park nearby: Yes
Approximate distance: Have own

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: Yes

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

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

Door frames and handles clearly visible: Yes

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): Yes

Lift for Wheelchair users: Yes

Internal ramps: Yes

Internal steps: Yes
Number of steps: H
Uniformed and even: Yes
Handrails on both sides: Yes
Edges marked: Yes

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: Yes

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: Yes
Formats used: ASCII; Large Print

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: Yes
Minimum room size 1500mm × 900mm: Yes
Minimum door size 1000mm: Yes
2 × horizontal grab rails: Yes
2 × vertical grab rails: Yes
1 × drop down grab rail: Yes


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