Summer Holiday Fun for Everyone

A dad and his young daughter are sharing a picnic. The dad uses cutlery with loops to overcome his reduced hand function, while serving pasta salad.

If you’re a parent, the approaching summer holidays may feel slightly daunting! How will you fill the long summer break with the children at home? How will you afford all the extra activities? And how will you keep everyone happy, when everyone wants to do different things? The struggle is hard! But fear not! Take … Read more

Finding lost hope: APEX NEURO

General Purpose aid in use at APEX NEURO

APEX NEURO is one of Europe’s leading neurorehabilitation clinics, specialising in Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Functional Neurological disorder. They are one of the few clinics in the world to achieve positive results for these conditions. The majority of their clients have neurodegenerative conditions (primarily MND or MS). Before starting with the team at … Read more

How Can I Support Self-Feeding?

A black spoon with a cavity inside it holds a scoop of cereal and milk with the bowl in the background. The cavity inside the spoon ensures the food stays inside the spoon and doesn't spill.

For many cultures around the world, mealtimes are a time to come together with friends or family. A time to relax, talk and bond. But for those facing significant difficulties with self-feeding, these key social occasions can be a time of great challenge and frustration. Self-feeding deficits can be experienced by those with many different … Read more

MS Awareness Week

MS awareness 'Hope' with the O replaced with the orange ribbon

MS is a condition that affects many of our customers or their loved ones. In the UK, 1 in 500 people live with MS. Even if you don’t know anyone with it directly, most people have heard of and are aware of it. However, the vast majority are still largely unaware of what the condition … Read more

The Regain Cycling Challenge is Back!

Regain 2023 Start Line

Regain Sports Charity have been operating for many years and have supported countless tetraplegics, including our CEO, Rob. Rob is now a trustee at Regain, and we are looking forward to joining him again in supporting this brilliant charity. Regain challenges have taken place all around the world, but last year they added the Regain … Read more

Everyday Athlete

An everyday athlete picture showing a wheelchair users on a path with mountains in the background.

Our friend, Ben from Adapt to Perform, has launched the Everyday Athlete campaign. This campaign highlights how those with mobility issues are overcoming obstacles every day. Ben runs adaptive fitness classes that help users to tackle the everyday athletic tasks that they face. That could be lifting your wheelchair in and out of the car, … Read more

The January Gym Paralympic Programme

Jack Smith receives an MBE for his contribution to wheelchair rugby.

Ah the holidays – that magical fortnight where time seems to slow down and all of life’s worries are cast aside. Friends and family come together, meals are prepared, parties are thrown, and diets are thrown out the window! Whether it’s an excess of food, an excess of drink, a lack of exercise, or, more … Read more

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