Access Newsletter – September 2022
WE'VE BEEN BUSY BACKSTAGE We have just completed work in our backstage area to make it more accessible for performers with additional SUBSCRIBE & WIN requirements. We now have a chair lift at our back door and a new purpose built accessible dressing We are keen to get our room. Access Newsletter out to as many people as possible. We would like to thank Derry City and Strabane District Council for their support with this. If you would like to be sent the Education Authority AAIS Art Exhibition We have the privilege of hosting the Education Authority AAIS Art Exhibition until 27 October 2022. The exhibition is situated in our Piazza and everyone is welcome to visit. Earlier this year, AAIS spoke with their autistic young people and asked them how they felt they could best share their voice in order to increase knowledge, understanding and a greater acceptance of autism within the wider community. Out of these discussions, grew the AAIS art exhibition based on the theme “Creative Voices: What autism means to me”.
Newsletter by email please forward your email address to lisal@millenniumforum.co.uk and you will be in with a chance to win a Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) for Cinderella on Saturday 10 December@ 2pm our Relaxed & Dementia Friendly Performance
Tickets will be floating through the letterbox of Clare Carney our latest winner.
This exhibition was open to every autistic pupil in every Spread the word to your post-primary school in Northern Ireland. We were family and friends as well delighted to receive over 140 art pieces from autistic pupils with an accompanying quote explaining their personal perspective of autism.
MOVES & MELODIES Thursday 22 September 2pm - 3.30pm Moves & Melodies is an age friendly project for adults which involves song & dance workshops. It is open to all and is also dementia friendly. This project will be provided complimentary and is held once a month in our Studio Theatre. The music facilitator is Fiona Logue and the dance facilitators are Emma Lindsay from Emma Lindsay Dance and Claire Harkin. There will be an opportunity to learn new dance skills and sing a range of song styles every month.
ACCESS FOR ALL MEMBERSHIP SCHEME Our Access for All Scheme has been designed for people with physical/sensory or cognitive disabilities, in order to assist when attending shows. For an application form please contact Lisa Heaney on lisah@millenniumforum.co.uk or through our box office on 02871 264455 (option 1) or on our website www.millenniumforum.co.uk Please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone 02871 264455 (option 1) or email lisah@millenniumforum.co.uk if you have any queries
We are delighted to announce that we will for the first time have a Captioned performance of our panto. This takes place on Sunday 18 December @ 2pm.
Our Signed performance takes place on Thursday 8 December @7pm.
Our Relaxed & Dementia Friendly performance takes place on Saturday 10 December @2pm.
ENERGY OF LIGHT DISCOS We are so excited to see the return of our 15+ Energy of Light disco on Friday 30 September @8.30pm. This month also sees the start of our Kids (0-8 years - 4-5pm) and Juniors (9-14 years - 5-6pm) discos on Saturday 24 September. Our discos are aimed at those experiencing limited physical, sensory and or learning disability. Tickets are £3 with Carers & Parents going free - complimentary tea/coffee provided. We can't wait to see you on the dancefloor - get your tickets booked!!
DEMENTIA FRIENDLY TEA DANCE Our next Dementia Friendly Tea Dance will take place in the Studio Theatre on Thursday 15 September @ 2pm - 3.30pm - SOLD OUT On Sale soon - Thurs 27 October ENERGY TRAIN We have now started our 2nd course of our Energy Train, we are delighted to welcome new participants and have some from our 1st course taking their skills further. Each of the participants will also have a slot at our monthly Energy of Light Disco.
Booking & Questions If you would like to book for any of these events or have any questions please contact our Box Office on 02871 264455 (option 1) or through our website www.millenniumforum.co.uk or email lisah@millenniumforum. co.uk
We have a few slots available for our next course, if you are interested in taking part in this course please contact Lisa Heaney at our Box Office.
Special Effects
Hearing Loop
(Signs on Doors)
(Available from shop)
Noise Reducing Headphones
Changing Place Facility
Infra-Red Hearing Loop
Booster Seats
(Available from shop)
Courtesy Wheelchair
(Available from Front Door)
Quiet Room with a sensory area