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Living through Groundhog Day
If you said to me at the beginning of 2020 that I’d have to ration my EastEnders viewing to twice a week, and that Wrestlemania – WWE’s, the whole wrestling industry’s biggest show of the year – will be aired over two nights with no audience due a global pandemic – I would probably give you a longer than required exasperated look, offer of a cup of tea and watch……..an episode of EastEnders. But, here we are, at the start of April where two of my favourite guilty pleasures, shows that are well into their 1000th episode of viewing are effectively hamstrung by, Covid-19, or […]
Read moreThe Mar Y Sol Hotel
As we transition into September, moving away from the record-breaking bank holiday temperatures and heading into the tail-end of the 2019, and the black whole of uncertainty that is seemingly awaiting us. That is why I want to spend a little time today to reflect on a calmer, simpler time – that is of course, my holiday to Tenerife! I’ve decided to do two separate blogs, travelling and activities in one blog and hotel facilities and enjoyment factor in the second blog. The Mar Y Sol hotel One of the main reasons Tenerife was specifically chosen as our destination and […]
Read moreDiscovering Tenerife: One Step at a Time
As we transition into September, moving away from the record-breaking bank holiday temperatures and heading into the tail-end of the 2019, and the black hole of uncertainty that is seemingly awaiting us. That is why I want to spend a little time today to reflect on a calmer, simpler time – that is of course, my holiday to Tenerife! I’ve decided to do two separate blogs, travelling and activities in one blog and hotel facilities and enjoyment factor in the second blog. The Eagle has landed One of the biggest challenges when planning a holiday is how are we going […]
Read moreLost Voice Guy Wins BGT: Is It a Big Deal?
The 10th series of Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) show just wrapped up this past weekend. Its winner, Lee Ridley, made history in being not only the first comedian to win this talent show but also the first disabled contestant to win. Primarily Known as the ‘Lost Voice Guy’, Lee Ridley, as you probably guessed by now has no voice, so in his stand-up he uses a voice box which communicates for him. I won’t go into a full breakdown of his stand-up because a) He stole all of my jokes, (at least all of the good ones) b) I’m currently […]
Read moreCerebral Palsy & the Winter Challenges
The 2018 Winter Olympics are currently underway in Pyongyang, South Korea. The GB team are hoping for a record number of gold medals, five, to be exact. However, serious weather conditions are threatening to disrupt a number of sporting events. In short, South Korea have adopted Britain’s attitude to snow by cancelling everything. We all hope the GB team continue the great work from London 2012 and Rio 2016 to continue to break records and have the best ever winter Olympic Games. When I read this story, it got me thinking of how much the cold weather can affect me […]
Read moreNew Year’s resolutions: Four ways to stay motivated
2018 is finally here! After an interesting 2017 so to speak, I’m sure all of you are looking ahead to new challenges to tackle. Maybe you are finally putting that £40 a month gym membership you signed up two years ago to good use, to shave off those mince pies and Christmas pudding. Many of us, including myself say we are finally going to redecorate the bathroom. As January slips by and as February appears we still haven’t started and before you know it 2019 is here. As the saying goes, “New Year New Me”. These four simple tips to […]
Read moreOctober: Disability Employment Awareness Month
This past October was Disability Employment Awareness Month. The annual celebration of Disability Employment Awareness Month aims to raise awareness of lack of employment opportunities for disabled people, while also recognizing the contributions that disabled people to both the workplace and our society. PACE are proud to have contributed to this goal by helping some of our members gain employment. There are still many barriers preventing disabled people gaining employment. A paper published by Papworth trust in 2016 highlights some key issues facing young disabled people looking for work in the UK. For example, did you know there are “11.9 […]
Read moreMake Disabled Parking Great Again!
I made a promise to myself on how long I could go on and not talk about disabled parking, a topic that many disabled people know and love…. Unfortunately, today’s the day I break my promise. While I was having my usual breakfast of Shreddies cereal watching the news, one particular news story caught my attention. The Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford has announced controversial plans to start charging the use of disabled parking regardless of if they have a disabled badge. The news story had an accompanying interview with Nick Markwick who represented the Surrey coalition of the disabled. […]
Read morePACE Boccia: The Journey
Recently, Pace Boccia were crowned the National League champions. It is the biggest achievement in Pace’s history (so far…) so I thought it would be fitting to look back and remember the key events that helped us become National League Champions. Let’s take a look back at some highlights that got us to where we are today! PACE Charitable Trust was formed in 2004 with the goal of delivering sport and leisure activities to young disabled people. When PACE started it was a small group of close friends and one of the sports was proposed was Boccia, along with cricket […]
Read moreThe Music Festival Experience
The Glastonbury Festival takes place this weekend. It is the biggest festival of the year where the best bands in the world come to play for thousands of people. This year’s line-up promises to be no exception with headliners like the Foo Fighters, Ed Sheeran and personally, the one I’m looking forward to the most, Radiohead. With Glastonbury coming up, I thought there would be no better time like the present to talk about a topic very close to me – going and enjoying music concerts as a disabled person. Admittedly, I have never been to Glastonbury before but it’s […]
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