The 3 BBS Ticks are the gold standard for style and accessibility. Today we’re giving out 3 Christmassy Ticks for the following 3 things…
What to buy / be bought!…
Give someone a way to keep their Blue Badge in Style this Christmas by giving them a trendy holder from the Blue Badge Company. They have a range of sophisticated and stylish wallets in which to store and display your blue badge. Beautifully designed and beautifully packaged, these are such a marked improvement on other (often awful) wallets and highlight style rather than disability, whereas too many other options highlight the disability without an ounce of style.
We’ve made several gift idea lists for less able girls, guys and kids this Christmas (all emphasising that you must buy for the person not the disability) but we’re going to highlight these again because, as Christmas is getting closer, shopping online may lead to a nail-biting, finger-crossing delivery process. Unlike many or most of the other gift ideas we suggested, these are also available offline, with Boots and some Post Offices having them on sale. So if you’ve left it too late to buy online you can still treat someone to one of these trendy wallets. A great way to bring a little style to someone’s blue badge.
Where to go…
City Social – Jason Atherton’s latest ‘Social’ Restaurant – is a great London restaurant experience. The views are spectacular from the 24th floor of Tower 42. The food and service is also excellent as expected from a Michelin starred restaurant. Even though it’s City based, it doesn’t feel swamped by suits.
This is highly recommended for a restaurant or a bar visit over Christmas or any other time of year. Access is from street level with a private lift. All the facilities are on one level floor. The disabled toilet in the ladies is well equipped and there is one in the gents as well. And like all the toilets there is a view of the city while you’re in there!!
Quite possibly the most scenic disabled toilet in London! They get their own 3 BBS Ticks rating for excellent access and style.
What to know…
Hanging Christmas decorations from the ceiling can be a serious hazard, as we found out at our Christmas party. The decorations looked lovely when we hung them up but they weren’t quite so attractive when they were raining down on the heads of the our guests! I don’t want to sound over the top, but people were literally scattering in fear, ducking for cover and howling in agony as the soft purple ribbon came floating down onto/near them. One poor person (almost) fell over, another spilt some of their drink (although it was about their twelfth, so that may not have entirely been down to the mishap with the decorations).
But seriously, I’d advise against hanging decorations in this way as it’s easy for them to all be knocked down at once. A lot of planning went into the Cabaret themed night and by and large it was a big success but the deluge of collapsing decorations was… a low point.
Oh well, I learnt to make sure everything’s more securely attached in the future. Take a look at the ‘devastation’ below…
Before…
After…
