Accessibility at BEAF 2024
Places define our work, it is where we make creative things happen from our pop-up events, our annual festival and our year-round creative projects. Some are managed by our community and business partners and some are gifted to us to create new locations for our creative projects.
We commission and co-create new work and find affordable places in which to experiment, exhibit, perform and stage events. We also create opportunities for freelancers, volunteers and people who want to work in the arts, opening doors for people, because we believe in a world where there are no barriers. We believe people should feel supported and valued, whatever their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.
Search our directory for venues to see what is around us and see below for access information for our BEAF Arts Summer Programme 2024 and what to expect.
Boscombe Arts Depot
B.A.D
B.A.D. Boscombe Arts Depot is our key venue and was first opened for the 2019 festival with our pop up theatre developed for The Outsiders Project. Originally the T J Hughes Department store, we have now created a large gallery space, a theatre-in-the-round, lounge cinema, recording studio and education space.
Boscombe Arts Depot (B.A.D.) 616-622 Christchurch Rd, BH1 4BP.
ACCESS
B.A.D. is on the ground floor and has wide doors for access. We are currently fundraising to build accessible toilets, in the meantime accessible toilets are available in the sovereign centre.
Getting to us:
If you are coming by foot or by bus, you can take the M2 more bus and get off near Boscanova if coming from Southbourne or next to Aldi if coming from Poole and Bournemouth. Walk along the high-street and please come to the main entrance at B.A.D. directly opposite Costa.
If you are coming by car we would recommend parking in the sovereign centre car park, then come to the main entrance on the high-street.
Pokesdown for Boscombe train station is a 15-20 minute walk from B.A.D. along Christchurch Road.
BEAF Arts Pavilion
BEAF Arts Pavilion
The return of BEAF’s vibrant Art Pavilion offers a range of daily activities and workshops, free for all to join.
Created by local designer Karolina Bilvinaite, from Bed Studio, the pavilion combines the work of artists and the community, making this a vibrant and colourful hub for the duration of the programme. llustrator and graphic designer Kemba Earle has created the artwork on the pavilion from her commission ‘Flags of the Caribbean’.
Boscombe Precinct 627 Christchurch Rd Boscombe, BH1 4AP.
It is loacted outside B.A.D. on Boscombe precinct.
Sovereign Centre
Sovereign Centre
The bright and popular Sovereign Shopping Centre is the retail heart of Boscombe, Bournemouth, in Dorset, boasting a range of popular national retailers.
For further details visit their website.
Sovereign Shopping Centre, 600 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 4SX
ACCESS:
The centre is all on one level and main entrances are fitted with automated door opening controls at wheelchair height.
Parking is also convenient, with multiple disabled bays on the ground floor, the same level as the shops, with large, easy to operate lifts to other parking levels. The bus station is immediately adjacent to the centre and, again, on the same level as all our shops and facilities.
There are no ramps or stairs for you to negotiate anywhere!
Toilets: Our two dedicated, unisex disabled toilets can be found near the bus stop and Penny Lane entrances and are opened with your Radar key. If you’ve forgotten your key, don’t worry, press the button on the wall and a member of our team will be with you shortly to unlock them.
Getting here:
Boscombe is just 2 miles from the town of Bournemouth in Dorset. The Centre has great transport links and is adjacent to Boscombe bus station. More detailed information about buses and links can be found here.