On Sunday 3rd August, Strongbones held a big party at Hamleys Toy Store on Regent Street in London. We had loads of families come from all over the UK, it was amazing to see and be part of something so special! We had some incredible entertainers – stilt walkers, unicyclist and tricycle rider, puppet, magicians,…
For Christmas, my sister and brother-in-law were gifted an art experience at Splash Art Republic in Nottingham, this was to participate in ‘splash art’, if you’re unsure what splash art is, it’s where you use different materials to get paint onto a canvas, you could throw it, pour it, use a water pistol or sponges…
Strongbones Children’s Charitable Trust have been working hard over the past year to ensure the swimming facilities at Shorefield Country Park are accessible and inclusive to everyone. In 2023, we purchased a holiday home on the park and adapted it to make sure it was totally accessible. We had a ramp and large verandah installed…
Hello everyone! I have been super busy lately with my charity work so I haven’t had much chance to blog or vlog my travels; however I visited Kidz to Adultz last week to research new disability equipment so thought I would do a quick blog to tell you how it went… On Thursday, I went…
Over the weekend, I went to CentreParcs at Woburn Forest, Bedfordshire, I had been in the past but it was so long ago, I can hardly remember. A few weeks before our mini break, my sister went online and booked us lots of activities to do and dining at the Raginda Pradesh, the Indian restaurant…
I recently went to see how accessible Kew Garden in London are for Strongbones Children’s Charitable Trust and I was pleasantly surprised. When I arrived, I parked in the Blue Badge spaces on Ferry Lane Car Park which is right next to the entrance, it was very easy to get in and I was directed…
Recently, I went on a trial residential visit at Calvert Trust, Kielder for Strongbones Children’s Charitable Trust. The location is beautiful, surrounded by natural views of long grass, swaying in the breeze and wild rabbits hopping around and bees busy collecting pollen in the natural, wild flowers. I stayed in Straker Lodge, this is a…
At the start of July 2022, I attended Naidex at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. I was looking for a few things in particular but I was keeping an open mind to finding new equipment and resources that would be good for the families we support at Strongbones. When I first went in, I met…
Last week I arranged a trip to Warner Brothers Studio Tour, The Making of Harry Potter for a trial visit with four of my friends to see how wheelchair accessible they really are. So, here is how it went. When we arrived at Harry Potter, we had to show our confirmation booking to get in…
On the run up to the Jubilee, I wanted a way to share the special celebrations with all the Strongbones families. I would have loved to have sent something to every one of them but I knew that was unrealistic. Instead, as a team, we decided to send out the ‘garden festival pack’! This pack…