I do not want to write much in this blog, but I do want to share some of the incidents that occurred to myself on my recent short break to Florida. My travel agent, Enable Holidays, have launched an investigation into what went wrong and they are still in discussion with the relevant companies who […]
Just making the first of many progress reports about my 6773km cycle from my home address in Wrexham to International Drive in Orlando, Florida. I have been keeping a record of the distance I have travelled since I started using my Thera Trainer back in March. I have been developing the distance that I do
I haven’t forgotten the kindness of strangers – and people that I know of course – who donated to my GoFundMe page and enabled my trip to Florida to go ahead at the end of May. My eyes were opened to certain difficulties that still exist for disabled people travelling away from home. I want
**This blog is aimed at disabled people and their families/friends living in the Wrexham County Borough Council area.** It is about time that I started my activism work again. Of course it has never stopped and I am constantly in dispute with the Adult Social Care department at Wrexham County Borough Council. Since October 2023,
I wrote the following email after a distressing meeting with members of Wrexham CBC on Tuesday the 12th of March. It was nothing short of bullying by an unscrupulous and heartless Local Authority. I will let you read the email below and come to your own conclusions. I am supposed to be looking forward to
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The following blog has been written and published by John Pring on the excellent Disability News Service website. The amount of support that I have received is overwhelming and I really appreciate all the solidarity shown. I have just been contacted by John Pring who said that the BBC are now interested in covering the
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I am writing the following blog in a very careful manner. I just want to relay the facts and the injustice, as I see it, being served to me by the Adult Social Care department at Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC). In 2022, I expressed an interest in taking a short break to Florida. This
This time of year is always exciting as we are on the precipice of a fresh new year bursting with new opportunities to rectify the wrongs of the previous 12 months. It is always important to use the no man’s land that exists between Xmas and New Year to plan ahead while the majority of
Yesterday was National Nathan Day apparently. A friend pointed this out on Facebook and I found the following article that confirmed that this is an actual thing. “ National Nathan Day is a celebration on November 22. The name is related to both Nathaniel and Jonathan, with the meanings of ‘Gift of God’ or ‘God
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I have no other option but to publish the following open letter, as I try to create and maintain the adequate level of support that I need to help me live the independent life I deserve. I have been worrying about issues surrounding independent living ever since the coalition government was elected back in 2010
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