out & about
Mark has kindly written a guide to the suitability of various concert venues for disabled access. We hope to expand this section soon to cover more venues in the local area.
If you enjoy the thrill of the open air and getting around in stunning countryside then you might want to consider joining the disabled ramblers for one of their outings.
Hypnotherapy
Directory
Offers information on hypnotherapy as well as a list of practitioners to help with pain, anxiety and depression.
Transport
Disabled Parking in Stratford-upon-Avon
For details on disabled parking in Stratford-upon-Avon please contact the parking services team on 01789 260691.
UBUS, Stratford-upon-Avon District
UBUS provides door to door transport to local destinations for people who cannot access public transport or who live in rural isolated areas where transport is limited. The service operates on set weekdays between 9.30am and 2.30pm and there is a small charge for the service. To register for the service or for more information please contact them on 01789 264491.
Shopmobility, Stratford-upon-Avon
Shopmobility is a free service which offers powered scooters or wheelchairs for hire. For more information or to book please contact them on 01789 414534
VASA, Timothy's Bridge Road, Stratford-upon-Avon
VASA manages community volunteer transport across South Warwickshire and Rugby to take people to medical appointments or social inclusion trips. Drivers use their own car and are all DBS checked. They can also offer short term wheelchair loans if required. For more information call 01789 262889 or email hello@vasa.org.uk
Medical
MS Nurses
Sylvia Lyons, Jeannette Spicer and Wendy Hartland
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Tel: 02476 956128
Community Neuro-rehabilitation Team
Royal Leamington Spa Rehabilitation Hospital
Heathcote Lane, Warwick
CV34 6SR
01926 495321 Extn 3003.
Local Hospitals
Stratford-upon-Avon Hospital
Arden Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6NX
Tel: 01789 205831
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road, Warwick, CV34 5BW
Tel: 01926 495321
University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry, CV2 2DX.
Tel: 02476 964000 (main switchboard)
Multiple Sclerosis Society. Registered charity nos 1139257 / SC041990. Registered as a limited company in England and Wales 07451571
MS Society Stratford
T: 0808 800 8000 | ms-stratford@hotmail.co.uk