The 1st of March was International Wheelchair Day and to celebrate we put together a bar crawl around the City of London. Somewhere where access can be difficult due to the number of old/ listed buildings and cobbled streets. We unleashed the readers and the people who work for us on London! And what fun we…
Blue Badge Style wouldn’t want to reduce an entire culture down to the idea that all they do is drink. Having said that, St Patrick’s Day is coming up on March 17th and we have an audience to cater to, so we thought we should provide a list of good, stylish and accessible pubs and bars that…
British theatres outside of London are a real recent success story, blossoming in the face of adversity. With cuts to arts programmes going on at the same time that potential customers are being hit by tough financial ciircumstances, it’s been a difficult time for them. With David Cameron promising to continue austerity policies it doesn’t…
We haven’t been to Shepherd’s Bush Empire but we can confirm they have great disabled access! There is entry at the side of the building and a portable ramp to get you up any steps. Inside there is a raised platform for wheelchairs in the stalls and the disabled toilet is in the stalls too.…
Alex Taylor is a wheelchair user and has an interesting site you should visit, disabled or not it’s entertaining – YKTS (You Know The Score). He is a recent graduate from the University of Warwick and an aspiring journalist. He is also an Ambassador for The NSPCC. Here is his review of O2 Academy Brixton, which…
Update on Champagne & Fromage , a further visit discovered that the disabled toilet was another ‘Quasi Khasi’ i.e. just about get a wheelchair in but no grab rails so they are now downgraded to 2 BBSTicks. Shame. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. What a week I went to Charing X hospital without an escort and managed the lifts…
Summer’s finally arrived and of course holidays are paramount in everyone’s mind. Mine started with a trip to Berlin & Prague. First was – Berlin – we did a previous review of Berlin, EU Access City 2013 (including where to stay) and now I can give you a first hand report. (BTW we’re doing a series…
North Bar is based in Leeds and the website tells you that “There is a ridiculously varied selection of top quality drinks coupled with a simple but effective food selection.” Sounds good! North Bar has sibling venues called The Crosskeys, Further North and Alfred. The North Bar opened in 1997 and has stocked thousands of…