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🎖️ The History of the Paralympics 🎖️
The Paralympics Opening Ceremony begins tomorrow! So to celebrate, here's a little bit of history… The Beginning of the Games Dr Guttman organised the Stoke Mandeville Games at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital for war veterans during the 1948 London Olympics. It included injured servicemen and women participating in archery.…
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Internaut day!
An “internaut” is a person who possesses a thorough knowledge of how to use the Internet and its history. But what is the history of the web? Way back in march of 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee a researcher at CERN wrote a proposal for a "distributed information system." On December 12, 1990, the world's first website and…
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Debate
I've read on 4th of September parliament will be debating on pip don't know how true this is ?
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Hopeless
Woke up today feeling hopeless looking around my home thinking its only a matter of time! Ten months of gripping anxiety despair moments of I've got this to days of depression anxiety trying to think of ways to survive if I was playing the system or a scrounger I would be able to go out in the real world and work I know…
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Renting
I've asked before and still don't understand so I'm thinking ahead so when on uc can I rent a room to a friend would it effect my ESA HB ?
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Trump
That awful person has been using music from the best group ever to exist (ABBA) without permission at his rallys What do you think Abba should do about this illegal action? Demand loads of "Money, Money, Money"
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Thursday 29 August - Paralympics Watch-Along
Join us here for our 29 August Paralympics Watch-Along, where we'll be watching Channel 4's coverage of Paralympics Paris 2024. Some of the highlights today (29 August 2024) include: Swimming: action from the swimming events at Paris La Défense Arena. Track Cycling: the Men's B 4000m Individual Pursuit and the C4-5 Time…
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So true
Love this saying I've had many worries in my life most of them didn't happen ! Excuse the writing but this so true
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Pet Parade 🐶🐱🐰🐹
Last week I was lucky enough to have a new work buddy, Ruby the dog! I'm missing her so thought we could share pictures or funny stories about our pets 😊 Here's Ruby ❤️
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Media
Why does it keep saying from September wca will change tightening criteria and will be called The new health benefit and faze out by 2029 and pip be the only benefit I really believe this is whats happen I know tories suggested changes to WCA tightening criteria for new claimants from 2025 existing claimants ok for how…
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Makaton International Awareness Day
Today we wish a happy birthday to the founder of Makaton, Margaret Walker, and celebrate the Makaton community! What is Makaton? It is a way for those with learning or communication difficulties to communicate. Makaton is not just using signs; you would say the word at the same time, or use a picture symbol. It helps…
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Does anyone use CBD oil for pain relief or to combat depression?
I am curious to find out if people have any experience of using CBD oil to combat either of the above mentioned ailments, or any others for that matter, CBD oil seems to be the latest big thing but I am just unsure about it
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Power cuts, powerbanks, Priority Services Register, fuse boards
Re the banner, do register, it's really easy. Did it a couple of weeks ago after a disaster which was really nothing much with hindsight but had me in a flat spin. On a fine sunny Friday morning the power suddenly went. No-o, you don't expect power cuts in August. I stuck my nose outside the front door of my flat and there…
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International Dog Day! Tell us about your canine companions 🐶
International Dog Day The 26th August marks International Dog Day, but I thought I'd get in there early. We had International Cat Day a few weeks back and It's about time our dog friends had their day. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of how great our canine friends can be and to get those pooches who don't have a…
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Keir starmer press conference
Hi everyone, what did you think of the speech today? I thought he kept focusing on riots and past government too much, for a lot of it. Then going back to it. Nothing on important things.
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Not fooled
I'm not fooled by starner !! At all what hard choices Things will get worse before they get better !! More or less saying don't be surprised by what's coming if I could swear I would oh bring in AI oh OK yh that worked for post office a whole year of this mine started last October and here we go again you can say what you…
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What they see and what is really going on.
Another funny look at a serious matter.
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Google
If you google Health transformation programme. Gov uk very interesting
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Angry
I'm extremely angry how labour have treated us ! Alot of people was putting thier hopes on labour halting migration hearing and seeing us and none of that has happened now awaiting 30th October I won't be watching as I know it will destroy me does anyone see any good labour have done so far genuine question all I see is…
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Allotments Support for Disabled People
Hi Everyone, i hope everyone is keeping well and enjoying the sunshine? Who enjoys getting out into the fresh air and growing their own produce? This is something I have an interest in and was wondering if anyone had access to either an alotment or garden and if there was any support available to disabled people in this…
