freewheeling

Doubly taxing

Par eleanor

According to my Chinese astrology, I am going to have ' significant improvement' in my finances this year. I don't know about a significant improvement - I am stuck with trying to bring my money across from France. I have to prove to the French authorities...

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'World War II bomb' found in Coventry

Opinions-perspective

Par eleanor

'World War II bomb' found in city The city was expected to be sealed off throughout the night Parts of Coventry city centre have been closed off after what is believed to be an unexploded World War II bomb was unearthed on a building site. It was found...

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The Brunswick, Bloomsbury, London

ewheeling

Par eleanor

I love London. Its got the mixture of the old and the new. Today I happened to be at one of those new developments which is in central London - The Brunswick. I had planned to visit the terracotta warriors exhibitiohn at the British Museum but I had a...

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Independent Living - the plight of Siaron West and Peter Rees

independent living

Par eleanor

Today I read about the plight of Siaron West and Peter Rees and my heart went out to them, Siaron wrote : My name is Siaron West, I have been married to Peter Rees for 12 years and we have a 7 year old daughter Catrin. Pete was diagnosed with Primary...

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Leeds University - Cultural Locations of Disability Conference

Events

Par eleanor

I went to the second Cultural Disability Studies Research Network conference held at Leeds University today, The programme is as copied below. I wasn't sure at 5.30 am this morning that I really wanted to go and it was freezing too. Here is a photo I...

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Hate crime? even if committed by the police

Opinions-perspective

Par eleanor

This incident got wide coverage where a disabled man was seen to be dumped out of his wheelchair by a deputy. His 'crime' was a traffic violation. My question is - Do the police get disability equality training? Could it happen here in the UK? A friend...

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Mailbox saga

advocacy-campaigning

Par eleanor

Last year, on 22nd September 2007, I went to the Mailbox for one of the few Malaysian restaurants which in the area - the Oriental in Birmingham Mailbox. I was going to celebrate Naomi's moving to Birmingham to go to Law College and plainly it was an...

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Novotel Hotel, Euston Road, London

travel

Par eleanor

I stayed there last night on the 16th floor. It has a lovely view from the elevator - you can truly see a wide expense of the London landscape. Its at a very handy location between Euston and Kings Cross/ St Pancras (Eurostar) train stations and opposite...

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Chinese New Year events at the British Museum

Events

Par eleanor

Since Chinese New Year fell on a weekday, the celebrations in London were not till the weekend. I started off with having lunch with Elspeth at the Wong Kei in Waldorf Street in Chinatown. This is not the place to come to for fanciful eating but it was...

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Chinese New Year eve

Events

Par eleanor

Today I found that my appointmment with Bruce was postponed so I could have lunch with Naomi and her course mates in Birmingham after all. It was dim sum at Golden Pond restaurant above the Chinese supermarket Day Inn at the Arcadian. I like it - access...

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