Accessibility Statement for Thornwick St Mary Parish

This accessibility statement applies to the website at https://thornwickstmary-pc.uk.

This website is run by Thornwick St Mary Parish. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, or if you need information on this website in a different format — such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille — please contact us:

    We’ll consider your request and get back to you within a reasonable timeframe.

    Enforcement procedure

    The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

    Technical information about this website’s accessibility

    Thornwick St Mary Parish is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

    Compliance status

    The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

    This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

    Technologies used

    Accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

    • HTML
    • CSS
    • JavaScript

    These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

    Non-accessible content

    The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

    Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

    There are no known issues with content that is in scope of the accessibility regulations.

    Disproportionate burden

    We have not made any disproportionate burden claims in relation to this website.

    Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

    PDFs and other documents

    The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. Any new PDFs or documents we publish will meet accessibility standards, or an accessible alternative version will be made available alongside the original.

    Maps

    This website embeds third-party maps (for example to show the location of council offices, polling stations or community facilities). Online maps are exempt from the accessibility regulations under Part 1, Section 4(2)(c). Where a map shows essential information (such as a meeting venue), we provide that information in text form alongside or beneath the map so it remains accessible to everyone.

    Preparation of this accessibility statement

    This statement was prepared on 23 June 2026. It was last reviewed on 21 July 2026.

    This website was last tested on 22 June 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard. The test was carried out by Pear Space. Testing covers a representative sample of pages across the website using automated accessibility scanning tools.