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Access Committee for Birmingham

Address: The Shopmobility Centre, Snow Hill Railway Station, 7 Colmore Row, Birmingham
Postcode: B26 2DT
Contact name: Dave Arnold
Telephone: 0121 236 1686
Website: www.birminghamshopmobility.org
Notes: Registered charity providing consultation on access issues to Birmingham City Council and others. Also operates Birmingham Shopmobility for the city centre.

Disability Action Wyre Forest

Address: c/o Volunteer Centre, 184 Franche Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Postcode: DY11 5AD
Contact name: Mr Mark Lawley
Telephone: 07985210041
Website: www.twitter.com/eqdawf
Notes: Aims to:
  • improve the quality of life for local disabled and non-disabled people promoting disability awareness
  • identify access improvement opportunities influencing change and promoting good practice
  • initiate local shopmobility opportunities to act as a liaison group with appropriate agencies to work in collaborative manner and in partnership wherever possible
  • develop a strategy for disability rights for the Wyre Forest area
  • liaise and consult with local disabled people and non disabled through available networks to liaise and consult with existing groups that operate in a similar manner in the Wyre Forest area
  • liaise and consult with local politicians, council officers and service providers

Malvern Access Group

Address: 28 Cedar Avenue, Malvern, Worcestershire
Postcode: WR14 2SG
Contact name: Jennette Davy
Telephone: 01684 572631
Notes: The Malvern Access Group seeks to achieve equal access for all regardless of ability.

Shrewsbury Access Group

Address: 76 Larkhill Road, Copthorne, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Postcode: SY3 8XJ
Contact name: Shaun Luke
Telephone: 01743 245754
Notes: Local Access Group

Stafford and District Access Group

Address: 20a East Close, Walton, Stone, Staffs
Postcode: ST15 OEF
Contact name: Derek Boult
Telephone: 01785 605187
Website: www.sdag.org.uk
Notes: Access Group which operates within the Stafford Borough Council boundaries.

Stoke-on-Trent Access Group

Address: 29 Lyme Road, Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Postcode: ST3 6EA
Contact name: Fred Rushton
Telephone: 01782 595238

Worcester Access Group

Address: 4 Hailsham Close, Battenhall, Worcester
Postcode: WR5 2JB
Contact name: Mr David Simms (Hon Sec)
Telephone: 01905 356347
Notes: A long-established Access Group in the City of Worcester. We are a pro-active group of mainly disabled people working in conjunction with City Councillors, City Offials etc to improve accesss to shops, restaurants, pubs etc. Also very much concerned with pavements, dropped kerbs etc.