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End to End: 60% Complete
I have now completed over 60% of my sponsored virtual challenge along Route 66 in aid of Ataxia UK. I am over the moon because the End to End website have planted a tree for me after I completed over 1350 miles of my trek, with more to follow as
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I-Spy Update
Visit my Virgin Money Giving page and please give generously in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital. I’ve chosen to begin my I-Spy challenge by focusing
Memory Match – 14-04-34
Throughout the 2015/16 football season I will be contributing to the Wrexham AFC matchday programme. I will be penning a feature called Memory Match, a look
Written statement by the Welsh Government #SaveWILG
Future Arrangements in Wales to Support Former Independent Living Fund Recipients By Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services Members will know from my
The fight goes on…
European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) starts 2016 with an appeal for the UK ENIL starts the year with an appeal to the Independent Living
Letter to Ian Lucas MP for Wrexham
Dear Ian Hope you are well and good to see you, Lesley and Carwyn at the Racecourse the other week – such a shame about
Groundtastic – Scots Scene – Spring 2003
Between 2002-2008 I was Scottish Correspondent for the wonderfully professional Groundtastic – The Football Grounds Magazine. I can not speak highly enough of the editors and contributors
Memory Match – 27-08-49
Throughout the 2015/16 football season I will be contributing to the Wrexham AFC matchday programme. I will be penning a feature called Memory Match, a look
Keep on Keeping on #SaveWILG
So, the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) has been extended to March 2017. This is a reason for celebration and is the culmination of a
The UN Inquiry into the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the UK – Commons Briefing
Source: The UN Inquiry into the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the UK – Commons Briefing
Minister provides an update on the Welsh Independent Living Grant #SaveWILG
TAKEN FROM DISABILITY WALES WEBSITE The Minister for Health & Social Services, Mark Drakeford AM, has responded to a letter from the Co-Chairs of the
I-Spy challenge
Visit my Virgin Money Giving page and please give generously in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Throughout 2015, I completed The Big Hoot trail in
Memory Match – 15-01-77
Throughout the 2015/16 football season I will be contributing to the Wrexham AFC matchday programme. I will be penning a feature called Memory Match, a look
Disabled Tories launch investigation into impact of ILF closure #SaveWILG
Below I have pasted an excellent article by John Pring of Disability News Service, which includes quotes from a certain Nathan Lee Davies 🙂
Disability Wales awarded £600,000 Welsh Government funding package
Disability Wales has been awarded a funding package by Welsh Government totaling £600,000 over the next three years, which means that it is no longer
Open letter to Debbie Abrahams – shadow minister for disabled people
Dear Ms Abrahams I am writing to you in your role as shadow minister for disabled people about the on going struggles across the UK
Defend Disabled People’s Right to Independent Living
A few months ago I signed an online petition to help Defend Disabled People’s Right to Independent Living. Yesterday I received the following update on
Groundtastic – Scots Scene – Winter 2002
Between 2002-2008 I was Scottish Correspondent for the wonderfully professional Groundtastic – The Football Grounds Magazine. I can not speak highly enough of the editors and contributors
Disabled People in Wrexham need car parking protected – Sign the petition
Please sign this petition, which has been started by the Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham (AVOW) and is designed to safeguard specific accessible parking bays for