SPORTS CLUB BOWLED OVER THIS CHRISTMAS BY NATIONAL LOTTERY SURPRISE
Pembrokeshire Disabled Bowlers Club received an early Christmas present this week when a National Lottery player revealed their application for funding had been successful.
Pembrokeshire Disabled Bowlers Club received an early Christmas present this week when a National Lottery player revealed their application for funding had been successful.
The new edition of your TRAVELable guide is out now! Packed with information from accessible, to downright adventurous travel ideas! As well as tips on how to find solutions to your travel challenges.
INFINITI UK; following on from a recent training programme every INFINITI Centre across the UK is now able to provide a range of cars through the Motability Scheme.
A film industry prop maker, who has spent eight months collecting the celebrity signatures of the cast and crew of the iconic Star Wars films, including Harrison Ford, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and John Boyega, is to give it away for charity, with the proceeds going to the national disability charity Sense.
The winter brings many unexpected challenges for most people, but for those who need a little extra help it can be even harder. Many get stuck in their homes and this looks set to continue for some time yet.
Bathrooms are one of the most used rooms in every house, second only to the kitchen. But they can also be one of the most expensive to modernize. Even if you haven’t got the budget to rip out your whole bathroom and start again, you can still modernize it with these 8 modern accessories.
Care Roadshows are a series of five free regional care events throughout the UK that are tailored to all decision makers within the care sector including Care Home Owners, Managers and Healthcare Professionals.
After huge success, the One-Handed Musical Instrument Competition will be open for entries between 1st March – 31st March. Each year the Competition has grown bigger and better and this year we are pleased to announce a NEW category of 'most improved young player'.
Nothing beats the sensation of hitting the open road. The freedom, the adventure and the spontaneity attached to embarking on an epic road trip is something truly addictive. Whether it's ambling along the English countryside or busting a gut across the length of Europe - the possibilities seem endless.
Ottobock UK has welcomed the Government’s decision to approve the funding for the long awaited, Clinical Commissioning Policy: Microprocessor Controlled Prosthetic Knees. The policy allows hundreds of amputees living in England with above-knee limb loss access, via the NHS, to a life changing Microprocessor Controlled Prosthetic Knee (MPK).
Saturday 3 December 2016 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an annual observan…
This year’s theme, is: Achieving 17 Goals for the Future We Want. According to the United Nations (UN), within our world population of around seven …
Saturday 3 December 2016 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) and there are plenty of opportunities for people to raise awareness o…
Some of the Rio Paralympic stars will be the focus of a one-off photography exhibition in London to promote sport in the disabled community. Picture…
Kuradocs, the online application for those with, or caring for someone with, a disability has announced upgrades which now include auto-population of t…
The Department of Health has announced that the 1.5m Government funding, which was announced earlier this year, for the provision of children’s sports prostheses and research has been ringfenced and is now available for limb centres to access.
A person with Motor Neurone Disease and a limb amputee are among the winners of this year’s Disabled Photographers’ Society’s (DPS) annual competition, supported by Calumet Photographic. Scott Sinden, 47, who was diagnosed with MND just two years after he retired said he was “shocked and surprised” to scoop a prize. Brian Adam from Grimsby, who had part of his leg amputated said winning an award had given him “purpose” to get out of the house. There were more than 150 entries and the winners were presented with a certificate and medal at an awards ceremony which took place at Calumet Photographic’s London store on Drummond Street.
Italian Restaurant Edendum, based in East Street Brighton, and Special Educational Needs provider St. John’s School and College have teamed up to suppo…
At the Medica trade fair in Dusseldorf, award-winning UK-based company Precision Dippings Manufacturing (PDM) will be showcasing a new product alongside its range of existing Bloccs waterproof, re-usable arm and leg protectors for plaster casts and dressings.
HRH The Duke of Kent has presented a Bristol-based manufacturing company with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation – described as an ‘Oscar’ of the business world by the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire Dame Janet Trotter.
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team HQ in Brackley, Northamptonshire, was the setting for a special event on Thursday 27th October for 10 lucky young VIP petrol-heads, aged between 12 and 22.
The crew of ITV’s Lorraine programme recently spent the morning filming at Moors Valley County Park near Ringwood. The segment features presenter Victoria Milligan, mentor and Patron of the Child Bereavement Trust. Victoria lost her leg in a speedboating accident in Cornwall, which also took the life of her husband and daughter. Three years on, fitness fanatic Victoria is not letting the loss of a limb define her. She takes part in 10k fundraising runs and is helping others with similar experiences to overcome their disabilities and take on new challenges.
Tenants and members of the team at Weedon Road Supported Living in Aylesbury demonstrated their green-fingered talent by winning the Best Kept Garden Award in Housing Solutions’ debut Supported Housing gardening competition.
The Enham Trust has spoken out against the governments’ planned proposals which will mean only one in eight disabled people who want to work will receive the help they need; the equivalent of 45,000 fewer disabled people each year over the remainder of this parliament.
Opening the conference, First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, pledged to: “redouble efforts to tackle inequality head-on” adding that “The economic upheaval of the last decade has exacerbated inequalities across the globe. And we have seen all too clearly what this rise in inequality can lead to. Greater alienation, exclusion and social instability.”