{"id":3953,"date":"2024-08-14T13:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T13:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=3953"},"modified":"2025-04-09T10:46:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T10:46:29","slug":"direct-access-providing-calm-corner-for-autistic-visitors-at-nantwich-food-festival-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/direct-access-providing-calm-corner-for-autistic-visitors-at-nantwich-food-festival-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Access providing Calm Corner at Nantwich Food Festival 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3953\" class=\"elementor elementor-3953\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f1fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f1fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organisers of Nantwich Food Festival have confirmed that Direct Access will be attending the latest edition of the popular food festival this August and September.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our consultancy is proud to be providing a quiet space, which we have dubbed the &#8220;Calm Corner&#8221;, for disabled and overwhelmed festivalgoers in need of a safe space to relax. The design of this unique marquee is set to include sheltered and softly lit seating areas and will specifically target the access need of autistic people. However, it will also be open to any festival attendee looking to escape the hustle and bustle.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Currently preparing for its 23rd edition, The Nantwich Food Festival attracts around forty thousand people annually, celebrating local cuisine and offering top-quality food and drink from across Cheshire and the Northwest within the festival\u2019s three different sites. The festival takes place between Friday 31st August and Sunday 1st September.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Direct Access Festival team, largely comprised of disabled people, will offer free Sunflower Lanyards to disabled visitors of their Calm Corner marquee. These lanyards, used to signify that their holder has a hidden disability, are an important symbol in the promotion of disability rights.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAlthough we work globally, Nantwich is really where it all began for Direct Access\u201d, says Steve Dering, Chief Operations Officer for Direct Access.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cAccess consultancy is about engaging local communities, so we are incredibly honoured to be bringing the first ever Calm Corner to one of our hometown\u2019s key calendar events to accommodate autistic people if they need a reprieve from the commotion of the weekend\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e6cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e6cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b7b458\" data-id=\"2b7b458\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834b18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834b18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founder and Director Steven Mifsud MBE added, \u201cWhen community activities are inaccessible, risks are created for disabled people that are eager to attend, and this creates unjust and unfair exclusion\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe are delighted to be working with the Nantwich Food Festival organisers to deliver a quiet space for the hundreds of disabled people expected to attend this year\u2019s festival. As people with a first-hand experience of disability, we understand how stressful large events can be, particularly for autistic people, people with ADHD and other sensory differences\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe cannot wait to play our part in making this an incredibly fun weekend for everybody in the Nantwich community and beyond\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Direct Access previously designed and conceptualised the Calm Corner at Crewe Station, which was the first quiet space of its kind on the UK rail network.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e728e73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e728e73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c3afb\" data-id=\"88c3afb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e53612 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"0e53612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/case-studies\/misk-foundation\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">MiSK Foundation &#8211; Design Consultancy<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/case-studies\/tactile-map-boards-transport-for-wales\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--label\">Next<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Transport for Wales &#8211; Tactile Maps<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Direct Access providing Calm Corner at Nantwich Food Festival 2024 The organisers of Nantwich Food Festival have confirmed that Direct Access will be attending the latest edition of the popular food festival this August and September. 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