The Vassall Centre Trust

The Vassall Centre Trust

  •  is led by disabled people.
  • promotes and champions the employment of disabled people throughout the UK.
  • runs a fully accessible conference centre: The Vassall Conference Centre
  • provides affordable barrier free accommodation for organisations led by, employing and serving disabled people.
  • offers a template for designing and creating barrier-free environments.
  • promotes and champions inclusive and empowering workplaces for disabled people.
  • is a UK Online specialist disabilty centre and provides free internet facilities and an internet based workclub for disabled people and carers. See www.toworkBristol.org

 The Vassall Centre Entrance

Vassall Centre Open Day Tuesday July 24th 2012 

Our Open Day this year is on Tuesday July 24th, from 11.00 to 15.00. Come and join us: meet Crystal Eyes, one of the Wow Bristol Zoo Gorillas, join our Olympic torch parade or have your face painted. And watch out: the Daleks will be returning. There will be stalls and demonstrations to watch plus refreshments and a BBQ. Entry is FREE and there will be lots of free activities for children. 

Put the date in your diary now!

A wheelchair user getting out of a car A wheelchair user entering The Vassall Centre building A guide dog and user at The Vassall Centre

Registered Charity No. 1072591

Accessibility

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Awards and Affiliations

Unsung Heroes logo - We received The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in recognition of the work of our trustees and volunteersScope logo - In November 2008, UK disability charity, SCOPE assessed our accessibility and gave us it's highest award - the Platinum Access AwardUK Council for Access and Equality logoCreating The Future Awards 2008 - We were finalists in the Vision for Place section of the Creating The Future Awards 2008, run by the Academy for Sustainable CommunitiesThird Sector logo - We were 'highly commended' in the Small Charity, Big Achiever category in Third Sector's Excellence 2007 AwardsBristol Civic Society logo - The Bristol Civic Society presented us with an Environmental AwardRegeneration and Renewal Award 2008 - We were Highly Commended in the Community Led Organsiation of the Year category at the Regeneration and Renewal AwardsSocial Enterprise - Trading for people and planet