ADDITIONAL NEEDS
At New Wine we know that additional needs are wide-ranging and want to do what we can to make your time at New Wine as enjoyable as possible.
We have several things in place to support those with additional needs and disabilities to enable them to join in with everything going on. If you or anyone on your booking would like any specific support from our additional needs teams or would like to let us know of any specific needs, please complete an additional needs form on booking. If you have any further questions, please do email our Head of Accessible Church Ministry, Jess Thompson on jess.thompson@new-wine.org. All our teams are volunteers and the support offered is dependent on having enough team to safely support everyone who has requested it.
If this is your first time attending New Wine, here are some things it might be helpful for you to know:
- New Wine is mostly camping, although some do choose to stay off-site. This means that the weather can affect mobility getting around site.
- Everything is not as close as it may be at home, which means more walking than normal. Please bring any mobility aids with you to enable to you to get around site. We don’t have the facility to hire mobility scooters, but we do have space to charge them onsite.
- Remember that your time at New Wine will be different than at home. New Wine is noisy and busy, please consider how this may impact your physical and mental health whilst you are at New Wine.
OUR PLACE
Our Place is the team that supports under 18’s with additional needs on site. The Our Place team have inclusion teams with all of the main Kids and Luminosity venues in the morning and evening sessions and are there to support individuals to feel safe and join in with what is going on. Our Place also has its own venues, Our Place Kids and Our Place Youth for those that may struggle to access the larger venues. These venues are quieter and provide their own tailored worship and Bible teaching.
ACCESS
Access is the team that supports over 18’s with additional needs on site. The Access team have an inclusion team in Big Top and Impact during the morning and evening celebrations. The team have resources and some extra space to sit or lie down if you need it. Please speak to the Access team in the Big Top if you have an access need that you need support with.
The Access team also run breakouts with Bible teaching, worship, craft and drama in the Access venue – see programme closer to the time for full information. These are tailored for adults with learning disabilities, although they may be appropriate for others too.
BREATHE
We also have a Breathe venue for parents and carers of individuals with additional needs to gather, pray and share community – see programme closer to the time for full information.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
- BSL interpretation will be in the Big Top for both the morning and evening sessions. See the programme closer to the time for booking specific breakout interpretation.
- There is a hearing loop in the Big Top, Impact, Access and Luminosity
- Braille and large print programmes will be available onsite from Info
- If you would like a PDF copy of the programme emailed to you, please email Jess on jess.thompson@new-wine.org. This information will also be on the New Wine 24 app when it is released.
- If you require a queue jump pass, please speak to one of the Access or Our Place team who will be happy to provide you with one.
- Disabled parking is available on-site. Please email info@new-wine.org to authorise your car pass.
- Electric hook-up is available, and you can choose this option when you book on. If you require an electric hook-up due to a medical condition, please email info@new-wine.org to discuss further.