Venue Description

Duncan Place is a welcoming, busy, and vibrant community hub alongside a leased space where not-for-profits can make an impact in Leith. We also have rooms for hire for meetings, conferences, yoga classes, art groups - all kinds of activities. Duncan Place is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). As a SCIO, we put all our profits back into the organisation. That means that we return all profits back to both the building upkeep and the program of community activities we support. Our own community events programme includes: LEGO clubs, Tai Chi, Community Choir, Community Drum Circles, Craft group, Art For Anxiety group, Shared Reading group, Laughter Yoga, Chair Yoga, one-off workshops, and much more to come. This profile has been built with information in relation to accessing the Duncan Place Community Hub community programme spaces and rooms for hire. For individual charities and organisations that are based in our building, please contact them directly for more information about events and groups in their spaces.

Accessibility

Entrance - There is ramped access into the building. There are handrails leading into the building. Doors - There is automatic push pad entry into the wide main entrance door. Once inside the foyer, there is a further secure entry door into the building which has a push button doorbell with intercom system. Please ring this bell and reception can remotely unlock the door for you. This door is not automatic, however reception staff can assist in opening this door if required. All internal doors are wide enough for wheelchair users including power chairs. Level Access - All Duncan Place community programme events, groups and classes, along with room hires and toilets are on the ground floor of the building. There is level access throughout this space with no steps. Lifts - There is a standard lift in the building to the 1st and 2nd floors. Lift dimensions: lift door is 900mm wide, depth of internal lift is 1400mm. As mentioned above, all Duncan Place community programme events, groups and classes, along with room hires and toilets are on the ground floor of the building and do not require the use of the lift. Lifts are used to access other organisation and charities who have permanent spaces in the building. For access info on those spaces, please contact the individual organisations and charities.

Toilets

We have two individual toilets on our ground floor with step free access. One of these toilets is wheelchair accessible with the manual door opening outwards and wide enough for both manual and power wheelchairs. Additionally it has easy turn taps, a grab rail, and red pull cord alarm.

Staff

Information about the staff has not been added for this venue.

Assistance dog facilities

Assistance dog exercise facilities

Leith Links is a large green space/park which is directly across the road from our building.

Other assistance dog facilities

We can provide water for assistance dogs on request.