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Welcome

Community Central Hall was established over 40 years ago as a community trust providing facilities and services to the local community. As a local charity, CCH is responsible for the operation of the 22,000 square feet building on Maryhill Road and a range of services covering babies to older people. We pride ourselves in the diversity of services we offer.

CCH is situated just minutes from the M8 and the city centre between St Georges Cross and Queens Cross offers a wide range of facilities for your event – all within a Grade C Listed building of character.

Level access

The main entrance has level access. with a lift and a ramp. The ramp is permanent.

There is level access from the main entrance to:

Reid HallReceptionPublic Toilets

Hearing

The fire alarm has flashing lights.
We have a hearing loop in Reid Hall.
Some staff have BSL and disability awareness training.

General

We have a concessionary rate for disabled visitors.
We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants.
There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.
Some staff have disability awareness training.
We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

Getting here

For further information on accessible travel in Scotland, go to Transport Scotland.
304 Maryhill Road
Glasgow
G20 7YE

Travel by public transport

You can get to Community Central Halls by bus and metro.
Maryhill Road, around 100 yards from the main entrance. The bus stop is 0.2 miles / 0.3 km from Community Central Halls.
The nearest underground station is Kelvinbridge. The underground station is 0.5 miles / 0.8 km from Community Central Halls.

Travel by taxi

You can get a taxi with Glasgow Taxis by calling 0141 429 7070. The taxi company has a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
We have a transfer service for visitors. Wheelchair users can use the transfer service.

The Community Transport scheme is designed to provide transport to meet the needs of the community.

Our aim is to provide the community with a cost effective form of transport. We also provide bus hire to other non-profit organisations as well as community groups.

We are working hard to fulfil the ethos of our Mission Statement:

“working at the heart of the community to provide affordable and accessible transport to local organisations”.

Parking

We have a car park. The parking is less than 50 metres from the main entrance. Parking is free.
Our car park is located at the north wing of the building, space is limited due to our fleet of minibuses and there are no designated access bays. Should you be attending the venue and require accessible parking please try to tell us in advance and we can reserve a space for you. From the car park to the entrance, there is level access. There is a permanent ramp.
The path is sloped.
The route is 1000mm wide, or more.

Arrival

Path to main entrance

From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.
There is a permanent ramp.
The path is 900mm wide, or more.
The path is sloped.

Main entrance

The main entrance has level access.
There is a permanent ramp.
There is a lift.
The main door is side hung and automatic.
The door is 900mm wide.

Getting around inside

Lift

We have 1 lift.
You can get a lift to all floors.

Lifts to all floors

The lift door is 810mm wide.
The lift is 1090mm wide. The lift is 1480mm deep.
The lift shows the floor number, at each floor.

Ticket/ information desk

Reception

From the main entrance to the desk, there is level access. The route is 914mm wide, or more.
The door is 914mm wide, or more.
The desk has a low section.

Things to See and Do

We have a concessionary rate for disabled visitors.
We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants.

Reid Hall

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. There is a lift.
From the lift to this area, the route is 914mm wide, or more. The door is 914mm wide.
Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.
There is a hearing loop.

The Reid Hall is an art nouveau auditorium featuring a raised stage, tiered seating and a central seating space or alternatively a dance or sports space.  Full of character, with original stained glass windows, this hall also holds the 1889 Lewis Organ, recently graded as Grade 2 Historic Organ by the British Institute of Organ Studies. The only other organ to hold this grading is the Lewis organ at Kelvingrove Museum.  Seating for up to 450.

Reid Hall

Public toilet

Public Toilets

There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.
From the main entrance to the public toilet, there is level access. There is a permanent ramp.
There is a lift.
From the lift to the public toilet, the route is 914mm wide, or more.
The toilet door is 914mm wide.
The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the front only.
The toilets have handrails.

Getting around outside

Customer care support

Accessibility equipment

We have a hearing loop in Reid Hall.

Emergency evacuation procedures

We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.
The fire alarm has flashing lights.

Customer care support

Some staff have disability awareness training.
Some staff have BSL training.
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