Blue Monday may have come and gone but many of us are feeling its after effects. If you’ve been spending your January looking out the window, at the cold and rain, dreaming of a better place, then it’s probably time to start planning your holidays for the year and bring some positivity back. Now, having…
Lieutenant No 2 has insisted I give SAID in Soho a mention and having tasted their chocolate with Himalayan Salt, I can only agree to his request. This new branch of a Rome chocolate shop (SAID est c.1920) is in Broadwick St., Soho. The hot chocolate is displayed in little cauldrons behind the glass counter…
Attention all classical music lovers. We have some inside details on a concert from an up and coming orchestra, taking place this weekend, at a stunning London location. This Sunday in Bloomsbury, The Aldwych Sinfonia are playing their first concert of the year, in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support. This is a bright and youthful…
After seeing some truly shocking ‘disabled facilities’ in 2013 we’ve decided to launch a competition to find The UK’s Worst Disabled Toilet 2014. We’ve seen some really poor attempts to make toilets accessible and we want to name a shame the worst of these Quasi Khazis. We’re looking for you to send us your examples,…
If you’re someone who doesn’t go to the cinema too much but, after yesterday’s nominations, are looking for a nice cinema to watch an Oscar contender in, then we’d strongly advise going to an independent cinema. Don’t fall into the trap of going to your nearest chain – if you don’t go to the cinema…
With the Oscar nominations taking place today we thought it would be a good time to look into how easy it is to access the UK box office’s finest films. As many as 12% of cinema goers are disabled and cinemas are a more positive collection of venues, in terms of accessibility, than many others.…
Earlier in the week we spent some time looking into accessible and healthy places to eat out. One restaurant (or pair of restaurants) that was recommended by various people and publications, including The Evening Standard and Square Meal, was Amico Bio. There are two Amico Bio restaurants – one in Holborn and one in Barbican…
Welcome to the first Weds Wrap of 2014. You know when to stop saying Happy New Year – when it’s not!! Don’t get me wrong I’m quite happy but the b*****ds are trying their best to make my life as difficult as possible. Had a great Xmas visiting a number of great places as I…
The full results of recent surveys, conducted by Blue Badge Style, which reveal a good deal about the current state of accessibility and mobility equipment in the UK, are coming soon. We recently brought together a group of less able people and carers into our interest panel to ask them about the troubles they have…