Thanks to Kimberley for sending us this review of Edinburgh Castle: “I would just like to say Edinburgh castle was fantastic!! My fiancé and I took my brother who is in a wheelchair and the staff there were fantastic. They were polite and friendly and always willing to help. Even though we had not pre-booked…
BBS have posted our business idea on the Guardian’s Small Business Network, have a look here to see what our business is all about. Investors get in touch!!
The Scarlet is a 37 room Eco-Hotel, on top of the cliffs of Cornwall. The hotel has won lots of awards, including the ‘South West Gold Award for Small Hotel of the Year’ in 2011. They place a lot of emphasis on environmental sustainability. Along with it’s sister hotel, The Bedruthan Steps, The Scarlet won ‘Enjoy…
I visited the Coach and Horses a few weeks ago as it’s local to me. This Young’s pub has been recently refurbished and they have definitely taken time to put in disabled facilities! They have very good access from the car park and a disabled toilet. The food is superior for a Young’s pub and…
Boyd’s Brasserie is part of 8 Northumberland Avenue, a minute from Trafalgar Square and serves superior brasserie food such as “Whole Baked Seabass, with lemon, thyme and garlic” or “Lamb Leg Steak, Watercress and Shallot salad, home made mint sauce.” As for there accessibility there are a few steps into the hotel, along with a ramp…
We had a Blue Badge Style launch party for our Mobile App and invited a cool collection of wheelchair & stick users, partially-sighted people and able-bodied – Inclusion at it’s best. The stylish event was held at Lounge Lover in London’s Shoreditch and even included three-time gold medal winner, Paralympian Sophie Christiansen. Check out the…
Disability Horizons a magazine for disability in the 21st Century, has featured BBS here It was a pleasure to meet co-founder of the magazine, Martyn Sibley, at an event for the Stelios Foundation which has an Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs which I hope he wins??!! Disability Horizons want to “create a positive, interesting and useful disability related…
Shiny Media is a new media company producing websites across a number of areas including fashion, technology and TV/lifestyle. One of their Flagship titles is Shiny Shiny which looks a gadgets and technology (not just for geeks). Our Mobile App has been featured here. It’s the “ultimate lifestyle guide app…”
We were in Society Guardian, 14th November, but you have read right to the end!! • “Blue Badge Style, a new app for disabled people “who seek out the coolest establishments that are accessible for less-able bodied people”. The Blue Badge Style website was launched in 2007 by Fiona Jarvis, a woman living with MS, with the…