The next time I hear someone shout Alan I might just go crazy! Alan was the most popular name at the Isle of Wight festival this year, with just about everyone shouting it out all day and all night… Other than that very little managed to annoy me and I had an absolutely brilliant weekend…
Open air cinemas are booming at the moment, especially in London where there are tonnes of different groups putting on evening showings of some great films. Sitting outside, as the sun sets and watching a film is a perfect way to spend an evening and it takes away the age old problem of not wanting…
Last year we wrote about Love Box festival and as a result we thought it would be good to give you some information on the music festivals of 2013. They’re as accessible as they can be and promoters do seem to be doing their best to make them inclusive. Take a look – and if…
I like all the music my parents liked when they were my age; I’m about 25/30 years (or more) behind most of friends when it comes to my musical taste… So I don’t tend to get my hopes up about seeing my favourite bands/artists as most of them have split up or died, as is…
Tate Britain is the original Tate art gallery that houses a large collection of Turner Paintings and is home to the Turner Prize. Access around the gallery is easy in a wheelchair. It’s a long walk if you’re on sticks but they provide a mobility scooter if you want one. There are accessible toilets on…
As I mentioned last week I was looking forward to going to the theatre and seeing The Book of Mormon with Lieutenant No.2. The Independent said it’s a “wilfully offensive, sharply funny musical”, from the creators of South Park, (Trey Parker and Matt Stone). I’d heard about it when it was on Broadway and won 9 Tony Awards and unusually…
From this week on we’ve got Blue Badge Style founder, Fiona Jarvis, to write a weekly diary called the Wednesday Wrap. Never someone lost for words, we think it should be fun to hear her rave about some of the places she’s been and rant about some of the poor disabled facilities she’s encountered. As…
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…
Mother’s Day is coming up soon. If you didn’t know what date it’s on yet, or if you had forgotten about it completely, it’s on the tenth of March this year. If you had forgotten about it then shame on you but you’ve been let off because we’re here to help you out. Mother’s Day…