The Lightbox

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The Lightbox is an award-winning charitable arts and heritage organisation with a social purpose to improve the wellbeing and quality of life of its community. We strongly believe that art has the power to make you feel good and we strive to ensure that this philosophy is at the heart of everything we do. Our diverse cultural programme includes exhibitions featuring world-renowned artists, local heritage, talks and tours, social events and arts and crafts workshops for all ages. We also host special fundraising events. These raise money for our charitable ventures such as our Art and Wellbeing initiative which provides opportunities for those that would otherwise not be able to access arts and heritage services to take part in creative workshops, including free drop-in sessions for families. The programme also includes community workshops for those living with dementia and their carers, those affected by mental health issues, those in local care homes and hospices, and clients of the nearby homeless shelter. These programmes would not be possible without the support of our visitors. Whether you choose to become a Lightbox Member, attend a fundraising event, visit an exhibition, or simply buy something from our Shop, all profits feed back into the charity which means these valuable services are able to continue. Thank you for your support. The Lightbox is a registered charity no: 1073543.

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Apr 2019

Excellent Venue for the visually impaired

The venue has a warm friendly atmosphere and the staff are so helpful. The audio tours for the visually impaired are very enjoyable, interesting and informative. Its obvious the staff have given much thought to making exhibitions accessible to VIs and their description are always very comprehensive. The workshops afterwards are always great fun, and again well thought out so easy to participate and achieve one's own creation. I have been attending for many years now, and its always a great pleasure to go to the Lightbox for these session and one always looks forward to a most enjoyable morning. The cafe also is excellent and one is always able to enjoy delicious food (and wine) there for lunch afterwards. The only downside is parking the car. There is disabled access, but the car park isn't very large. There are nearby car parks, but they are frequently very full. The train station is within easy walking distance, but there are major roads to cross, although there is an audible crossing signal.

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Level Access _ There is level access from the main entrance to: – Seasons Cafe – Main Gallery – Woking's Story – Education Studio – Art Fund Prize Gallery – Upper Gallery – Shop/Reception – Main Entrance and Courtyard – Entrance from Disabled Parking Hearing • We have a hearing loop in Woking's Story, Main Gallery, Upper Gallery, Ambassador's Room (for bookable talks). Visual • Glass doors have contrast markings. Sensory Needs . We have a guide available for visitors with sensory needs . We have relaxed openings on the last Sunday of every month between 11:00am and 12:00pm. This is a quiet, calm hour in which people can explore the galleries. General • We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants. . Our Bloomberg Connects Guide provides audio labels for some objects in our collection.