Access Information for People Speak Up's Arts, Health & Wellbeing Hub in Carmarthen

We look forward to welcoming you to our Arts, Health & Wellbeing Hub in Carmarthenshire Living Well Centre. This guide is designed to make your visit as smooth as possible, especially if you have access requirements.

If you have specific needs or questions before your visit, please contact us on 01554 292393 or info@peoplespeakup.co.uk.

Quick Access Summary

  • Close to parking including drop off point and Blue Badge spaces
  • Step-free access throughout the building
  • Accessible toilet in Main building (with grab rails, contrasting seat, gender neutral)
  • Hearing loop system available
  • Assistance dogs welcome
  • Staff support available at all times.
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Parking and Arrival

The full address is Carmarthenshire Living Well Centre, Building 1, Parc Dewi Sant, Carmarthen SA31 3HB. 

The what3words location of the front door is ///photos.pines.edges or ///blogio.ffiwsio.afocado

For information about parking and public transport, please see the Contact Us page.

View of the main building from the large car park.
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Driveway showing the turning on the left.
To park as close as possible to the Living Well Centre, come up the driveway and turn left before you reach the main building.
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Covered walkway with a large mural painted on the building and a carpark.
Drive under the covered walkway, past the bright mural, there is a small carpark here. 
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There are also four disabled parking spaces outside of the main building and one to the left hand side. 

Disabled parking space to the left of the main building.
Disabled parking space to the left of the main building.
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Entering the building

Covered walkway leading to the entrance of the Living Well Centre.
The entrance to the Living Well Centre is at the end of the covered walkway.
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Door to the Living Well Centre.
Door to the Living Well Centre.
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Turn the handle and pull the door towards you. If you need assistance, the receptionist can see you through the window and will come and open it for you. Alternatively, let us know in advance what time you will be arriving, and we will come and meet you.  

You will enter the reception area. The receptionist will show you where to go for your session and ask you to sign in and out when you leave so we know who is in the building. 

Reception area with receptionist sitting at a desk.
Reception area with receptionist sitting at a desk.
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Signing in book and pen.
Signing in book and pen.
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Activity Spaces

There are two Meeting rooms / activity spaces, just off the reception area.

Meeting Room 1

This room is carpeted and has movable tables and chairs. It has a single width door with a pane of glass. 

Meeting room set up with a large table with chairs around it.
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Meeting Room 2

It has a single width door with a pane of glass.
There are large windows at one end of the room with natural light.

We have portable hearing loop systems which can be used in any of the activity areas.

A large room with round tables with chairs around them.
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Assistance Dogs

Assistance Dogs and Emotional Support Dogs are welcome in all public areas of the building.

Please see the Assistance Dog Policy for details.

Toilet Facilities

There are male and female toilets, with a baby change in the female toilet just off the reception area.

The accessible toilet is in the Main building. It has grab rails to assist transfer from a wheelchair, and toilet seat in a contrasting colour to the background surfaces and an emergency pull cord.

Accessible toilet with grab rails and contrasting colour seat.
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Attending a Session

When you are attending a session, please let staff if you would like to use the accessible facilities. There is a shorter, covered route that they can open up and escort you through instead of going round the outside and through the front doors of the Main building. 

Alternatively, enter the front doors to the Main building. 

 

A three story building with a sign above the front door with Parc Dewi Sant on.
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The main building has double automatic doors which open to a reception desk. The toilet is straight ahead, through a second set of automatic doors.

Automatic double doors, entrance to the Main building
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Set of double doors with the door to the accessible toilet straight ahead.
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To leave the Main building, press the button to open the doors or ask at the reception desk for assistance.

Push button to open the automatic doors.
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Emergency Evacuation

The primary evacuation route is through the main front entrance.

Visitors who may need assistance should complete a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) with a staff member on arrival.