Sorry folks the Weds Wrap is a bit late this week due to a visit to the dentist and a charge of £300. Last week I had an appointment at the National Neurological Hospital in Queen Sq. London, and as a treat the Relative Lieutenant took me for lunch with his work colleagues to Ciao Bella…
We’ve started the Blue Badge Style Sports Blog to help advise less able people on how to get into sports. Each week we feature a different Paralympic athlete writing about their own sport. GB Paralympic Archer and friend of BBS, Leigh Walmsley, has written the first in our new series of Sports Blogs. Leigh competed…
I mentioned before in my Weds Wrap that I’m going to be speaking at Digital Shoreditch this month. It turns out that a lot of time needs to be spent preparing for this and honing my speech to perfection. This week I’ve had to write up a brief synopsis of what BBS is all about and what I’m…
I mentioned last week I was going to West Ham to see ManU play with Lieutenant No.1 and on the way we stopped off in Shoreditch for something to eat. We went to Albion which is the ‘caff’ part of the Conran, Boundary hotel. I love this hotel as they have accessible rooms and although…
In the wake of the London 2012 Paralympics, there has been a big increase in demand from the less able to become more involved in sport and exercise, or at least that is the theory. But how much has been done to cater for this growing demand for accessible fitness? In this, the first of…
An ice rink in Sheffield has started doing weekly sessions with disabled people during which they can have a go in these amazing looking bumper cars. iceSheffield have bought four adapted bumper cars, which look like giant inflatable rings and can glide around on the ice. The battery powered cars are controlled by joysticks on either…
Kit Us Out is a brilliant new charity that works to provide sports equipment for disabled athletes in developing countries, who might otherwise not be able to compete. The charity began in the build up to the 2012 London Paralympics when its founder, Alex Mitchell, who had been working as a Gamesmaker, came across two…
Andy Gemmell has been blind his entire life but he’s never let it stop him enjoying his passions. During his time he has travelled the world, many times over, following the England Cricket team and visiting some of the world’s most famous racing tracks. He’s one of the biggest sports fans you’re ever likely to…
We started the Blue Badge Style Sports Blog to help advise less able people on how to get into sports. Each week we feature a different Paralympic athlete writing about their own sport. This week we’re featuring GB Wheelchair Basketball star Louise Sugden. Louise has been playing for the Great Britain team for over a…