Further to a previous article I’ve now taken TGA WHILL, the new style electric wheelchair, for a serious test – a trip to Kew Gardens. This may seem sedate but believe me, travelling over the pavements of Kew Bridge were definitely a test! It started with trying to reverse out of the lift at BBS Towers…
The Harcourt pub/restaurant came to our notice as it gets consistently good reviews for it’s food (The Telegraph, Times, Timeout & GQ). But what about their access and disabled facilities? Located in London’s resurrected Marylebone (see our previous review), it’s in an old pub on different levels. Hence, only the ground floor is accessible and the toilets…
TGA the UK suppliers of WHILL PEV (personal electric vehicle/electric wheelchair), have provided me with one to trial. We’ve been interested in WHILL ever since it hit the market – see our previous wheelchair reviews – so an in depth review/trial was long overdue. Never having used an electric wheelchair I was at first apprehensive using…
If your wondering why there’s a blue Badger on the website, here’s the answer…… We wanted a group name for followers of Blue Badge Style; those who want to keep their sense of style, whatever the style, whatever the disability. After much discussion ‘The Blue Badgers’ was chosen even though I think it sounds like…
In preparation for the annual BBS Bar Crawl to celebrate International Wheelchair Day, we thought we’d find out about the accessibility or otherwise, of the popular, UK wide, Dirty Martini Bars – Important for our team, as you know we love the odd cocktail!! Only just this week we were out trying the Botanical Cocktails at Dandelyan…
Followers of Blue Badge Style will know that we entered the Design Council’s SPARK programme in 2017. We were lucky enough to win funding to produce DRINK The Inclusive Glass Holder. We were finding it difficult to feature stylish mobility accessories in our ‘D’ List (new things in the world of disability) so we created our…
Casa Cruz came to our attention as the latest ‘hip’ place to go in West London – as opposed to the uber hip Shoreditch and East London. This was a couple of years ago and we’re not sure it still has all the ‘hip’ qualities but is more (as per the review in the Tatler) a…
Update 2018: Take a look at the ADDITI+ON SHOP for some new stylish walking sticks, including Guinsticks made of hazel and holly. You can also find the Armani of crutches in the shop………… ……………………………………………………………………………………….. Update Sept. 2015: The German Crutch Co. seems to have disappeared and the Ossenberg Crutch can now be purchased direct from…
Blue Badge Style ‘End of Year’ Newsletter With 2018 Offers, Discounts & Competition We’re back with our last newsletter of 2017, to tell you all about new ‘happenings’ and what to expect in 2018 Latest Reviews & a Great Offer From The Zetter Group of Hotels Our latest reviews included a look at the stylish…