I've realised over the years that I like convenience, but then again so do most people. If you had to recommend a pub that had table and chairs to sit on or a pub that made you stand all the time, the latter isn't going to get much word of mouth positivity.
I'll add links to organisations, people, places etc that make life easier for us wheelchair folk.
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This a fully accessible hotel in Blackpool. The rooms are completely wheelchair friendly. They have wetrooms, widened doorways, wheelchair friendly carpets, grab rails and a 24-hour manned emergency call system. The rooms don't look like a hospital room either, they are lovely and perfect for all comers.
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Helen is a psychic, oh and reiki master. Oh and reflexologist. Ooh mustn't forget healer. Tarot reader, paranormalist and the most positive person you'll ever meet. I have regular appointments with her where she works on many things including the constant discomfort in my right arm. It's a strange sensation but I can always feel tingling in my right arm and hand and my arm has involuntary spasms. Helen is in the Octagon building in Beaconside Business Village, Stafford. It is all wheelchair friendly with lifts, wide corridors, smooth floors and there is a long bridge/walkway leading to the entrance.
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I came across Limitless Travel while I was writing this post. I was initially looking for a company that provided wheelchair rental. Looking around their website I noticed that they offer travel to people of all mobility.
Limitless Travel was born in 2014, when Founder, Angus Drummond, was told that one day his illness would prevent him from walking. Angus decided that he wanted to shape a world in which anyone of any ability and any age can travel without limits.
Source: limitlesstravel.org/about-us
They even take carers on every holiday. Travelling on my own has always been impossible just because it's nigh on impossible to do things on my own as I'm in a wheelchair. It's also difficult and frustrating when I can't make myself understood to English people, so I presume foreign people would be the same. I don't know, I've never been brave enough to try. I've not tried Limitless Travel yet, but I intend to. I will report back when I do.
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The Pressures On The Dirt Is Gone
They provide amazing transformations of your outdoor space and they aim to beat your best quote by upto fifty percent. I had my drive cleaned as it was resembling a football pitch it was so covered in moss. It's also the 40+ year old original drive that I was resigned to having to replace. It looks fantastic when it hasn't got moss all over it.
Head over to their page The Pressures On The Dirt Is Gone to see some of the transformations they've done.
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Social Prescriber
Well worth looking into. A social prescriber does exactly what it says on the tin, they prescribe social needs to people. A Social Prescriber is available at any Doctor's surgery, so just phone up and make an appointment. They will talk to you about what your after and any situations you may want to avoid.
I started this blog after I had a holiday in Sorrento in 2023. Great holiday, awful accommodation. I went on holiday to Puissalicon in 2024 and had learnt from my mistakes and was determined not to repeat them. The website is excellent, with lots of pictures of the property. My only worry was that there was no seat for the shower. The email asking this was replied to straight away. Any emails that were sent during our stay were replied to straight away. Somebody even popped in during our stay to check everything was ok, there was even a query about the accommodation suitability for my requirements.
Highly recommended.
This place is a hidden gem that more people need to know about. This place has got the lot, ramps, all on one level, plenty of room to move the wheelchair about, disabled toilet, smooth floors - I could go on. This is one of my favourite places to go, I can be independent, I don't have to rely on others to push me. Oh and the people are nice as well. You do have to apply for membership though...and it is rub by volunteers and people who are mooring their boat here.
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Westside Taxis
I avoided taxi companies at all costs and if I ever needed a lift I would burden somebody in my family with ferrying me around. They don't like to spend a millisecond longer than they absolutely have to talking to you, barking out the four pieces of key information required;
1. Taxi firm name
2. Pickup location
3. Destination
4. When
If you deviate from this script to say you're in a wheelchair for example, but the wheelchair will fold up and go in the boot, can they send a car big enough? They just say yes and never pass this onto the driver. This may seem like a generalisation, but in my experience it's a guarantee. Westside do have a
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