The Blue Badge Style April Fools’ Competition winner, Sophie, claimed her prize last Thursday and went for dinner for two at Trinity in Clapham. Self-proclaimed foodie Sophie and her equally foodie brother, Hugo, enjoyed a delicious dinner at the three AA Rosette restaurant. It was a well deserved reward for having to sift through all…
Recently Fiona Jarvis was featured in a local magazine called Living in Kew. She wrote a piece describing a day in her life and what exactly Blue Badge Style is. Unfortunately, due to a relatively limited distribution, many people (including Fiona!) missed the magazine. So we thought we’d reproduce it here. If you’re unfamiliar with…
Co-operative have recently made a great step towards making their cash machines accessible to the blind by introducing ‘talking’ cash points. On May 23rd they joined the wave of banks making audio-assisted cash machines available to their customers with 400 new ATMs going live. Talking ATMs deliver private, spoken instructions through a headset which is…
Here at BBS we think that the idea glamour in a wheelchair is completely achievable. To highlight this (and just as a bit of fun on a Friday afternoon) we thought we’d make a short list of celebrities who temporarily used wheelchairs. These stars showed that you can remain stylish even when you need to…
May 2014, Update on Colbert Brasserie, they’re downgraded to 2 BBS Ticks as at a recent visit I was chastised for not telling them I was in a wheelchair!! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Well folks I still have a hangover after the Buzz of Digital Shoreditch, I reviewed this in my last Weds Wrap. On the Thursday we…
May 2015: Cotidie has now closed but don’t worry It’s become a Viennese Cafe called Fischer’s, from the group that owns the Wolesley etc. Read the review of Fischers …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Cotidie is a new italian in Marylebone and The Relative Lieutenant has written the following review: Went here for the lunch special with kiwi Boy and…
Well I didn’t do much last week as my mind was wondering what I should say about ‘Why Modern London & Shoreditch Should Be Accessible’. It sounds like a ‘no brainer’, like why should Gay people be treated as equals. This was the subject of my presentation at Digital Shoreditch, ‘a celebration of creativity’. I came…
Hi, yet again I’m feeling ‘delicate ‘ in mid week – the champagne was flowing last night, but more of that later. Last Weds I mentioned I was going to the upmarket restaurant, Tom Aikens with the Musical Lieutenant. You can read the review here. however I forgot to mention my dessert which comprised of ‘poached fraises…
The American Lieutenant and Amanda the Commanda were delegated to visit Naidex – the “leading disability, homecare and rehabilitation event” – at the NEC Birmingham. There are a number of Naidex exhibitions in the year and the next is in Glasgow in September 2013. I’m always wary of events like these as I’ve grown allergic to…