Fiona once told us that she finds being on a boat actually helps to counteract some of the symptoms of her multiple sclerosis. “Because with MS you get a lot of coordination problems,” she explained, “I find that if I just go on a boat or anything which has an opposite motion to what I’m…
The Sports Bar & Grill, in the upper reaches of London Waterloo train station, is part of a chain of bars that pretty much do what they say on the tin. It’s an American style sports bar, where people can sit in front of the many plasma screens and watch ‘the game’ with a beer…
Update Jan 2015: Caxton Grill , reviewed below, does indeed have fabulous food and service, as well as an atmosphere that’s buzzy but not too loud. However, there are a couple of things to look out for: 1. The tables have balls on the end of their legs which meant I had to sit 12″ (approx)…
To coincide with the start of the World Cup, we’re conducting a survey to find out a bit more about the football viewing habits of people who are less physically able. We want to know how less able people are watching the beautiful game and why. Basically we want to know if bars and pubs could…
If England is the birthplace of football, Brazil is very much its spiritual home. For this reason, many people would say that if the World Cup can’t be held over here, we’d prefer that it be hosted by the five time champions and pioneers of samba football. A Brazilian World Cup is like a dream…
Tomorrow is the day of the most famous horse race in the world – the Grand National. Due to its length and the difficulty of its jumps, including the infamous Becher’s Brook and The Chair, the Grand National been described as the ultimate test of horse and rider. In a crowded field the forty jockeys…
For once I went back to somewhere I’d reviewed before for a second visit – Tom’s Kitchen in King’s Rd. It was for a quiet birthday celebration of one of my Lieutenants and I can say it was as good as the last time but for the fact we had a table tucked in by…
It’s been a fairly quiet week for me, in terms of reviewing and auditing new venues, as I’ve just been so busy with work. But, ever the multi-tasker, I managed to sneak in a couple of meetings at stylish venues which allowed me to kill two birds with one stone. One of these was a…
This week I had to go for a routine appointment at Charing Cross Hospital, everything went well until I left and being pushed along the pavement we were stopped by this: It was an uneven pavement compounded by a slab that was loose and was raised by a good 5cm. Good job I don’t have…