The Baywatch Campaign NI seeks to end the abuse of parking bays provided for disabled people. The Campaign does this by challenging the attitudes of other members of the public through high profile events. We also work with service providers to improve the provision and enforcement of accessible bays.
Over the year we will be holding a number of events to highlight Baywatch. For an update on current activities visit the latest events section.
Each year we hold a parking survey to assess the level of abuse of bays. You can download information about Baywatch including survey forms from this web page. The next parking survey is planned for April 2007.
If you are a service provider and would information about Baywatch or would like advice on providing accessible parking contact us.
The Baywatch Campaign has run for a number of years in Great Britain. For more information you can visit their website.
The Baywatch Campaign NI is a partnership of organisations of and representing disabled people. A Steering Group representing the partnership organisations helps to set the priorities for the Campaign.
The current partner organisations for Baywatch are:
Arthritis Care
Disability Committee of NIC-ICTU
Disability Action
Imtac (Lead Partner)
The Mobilise Organisation
The MS Society
Shopmobility NI
If you are interested in becoming a partner organisation contact us.
We are asking people and organisations with an interest in ending parking abuse to register there support for the campaign. We are also asking service providers to register their support for the campaign. You can do this by contacting us.
The Baywatch Campaign NI has received the personal support of the Minister for Regional Development, Conor Murphy MP, MLA.
The following organisations have also registered their support for the Campaign :-
Accessible Community Travel Services
Age Concern - Antrim
Age Concern - Dungannon
Age Concern - Newcastle & District
Annalong Community Association
Ards Borough Council
Arthritis Care (NI)
Arts & Disability Forum
ASBAH
Ballymena Borough Council
Belfast City Council
Community Transport Association (NI)
Department for Regional Development
Department of Finance and Personnel
Diamond Centre, Coleraine
Disability Action
Disabled Group, Randalstown
Disabled Ex-Servicemen's Assoc. (NI)
Down Lisburn Trust
Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council
DUP - David Hilditch MLA
Edgecumbe TRC Parents and Friends Group
Forestside Shopping Centre, Belfast
Foyle Health and Social Services Trust
Larne Harbour Limited
Meadowlane Shopping Centre, Magherafelt
Multiple Sclerosis Society Northern Ireland
Newry & Mourne Carers
Newtownabbey Access Group
Northcott Shopping Centre
Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke, North West
Northern Ireland ME Association
Out and About Community Transport
Park Centre, Belfast
Roads Service
Shopmobility, Newry
Sprucefield Shopping Centre, Lisburn
Strabane District Caring Services
The Odyssey Trust Car Park
The Resource Centre Derry
Ulster Community Hospitals Trust
| File | Format | Size |
|---|---|---|
| General Baywatch Leaflet | Adobe PDF (.pdf) | 0.04MB |
| 1st Baywatch Parking Survey Report | MS Word (.doc) | 0.08MB |
| Good practice guide | Adobe PDF (.pdf) | 1.46MB |
| Baywatch Survey Form 2007 | MS Word (.doc) | 0.04MB |
| Baywatch Parking Survey Results 2007 | MS Word (.doc) | 0.09MB |
| Advice for Blue Badge Holders | Adobe PDF (.pdf) | 0.02MB |
