@Wheels4Well Director; Non-Exec Director of ATE; Trustee of Disability Advice Service Lambeth; urban handcyclist; Honorary MBE! All views expressed are my own.

London, Europe
Joined March 2009
When #Cycling's not the right answer, there are other options to augment the power of wheelchairs. They don't come cheap either though 😳!! If you're able to, please consider supporting RoCo's fundraiser so they can move freely around hilly #Sheffield! #ActiveMobility πŸ‘‡πŸ»πŸ‘‡πŸ»πŸ‘‡πŸ»
My partner RoCo also uses a manual wheelchair, but Sheffield hills are A LOT. E-motion wheels would give them so much independence and energy back. Unfortunately, life changing tech doesn't come cheap. If you can't donate, sharing also really helps gofundme.com/f/help-roco-get…
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Pleased to be at @London_Cycling's AGM. Such impressive advocates for #cyclists in #London! Increasingly concentrating on the groups currently under represented in cycling (women, young people, people on low income, etc.).
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Congratulations to @peddlemywheels and CEO Alper Muduroglu for winning well deserved LCC Community Initiative Award!! Key partners to #Wheels4MeLondon inclusive cycle loan scheme with @Wheels4Well. Total commitment to tackling barriers to cycling for the most excluded πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ».
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Travelling South London to Stanmore. It's β˜€οΈ! Handcycled to Waterloo station + @TfL #JubileeLine to Stanmore + handcycled to #RNOH for scan & back again. 1.5hrs exercise in the bag πŸ₯³ #Accessible @Integrated, green transport! @activetraveleng @Itsdanny_again @Chris_Boardman
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Two visits to the Palace of Westminster, two days running! Better weather this morning so, time for a selfie while in the queue for security checks πŸ˜€.
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What a gorgeous day to be cycling to work! 🌞😎Looking forward to giving #Keynote @nlalondon's conference on #ActiveTravel this morning πŸ‘. The #BuiltEnvironment industry has a huge part to play in making active travel accessible for #Disabled people. @Wheels4Well
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At the launch of @CIHTUK report on "Creating a Public Realm for All".
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Absolutely!!
The thing I find particularly galling in the idea of disabled people having 'less able bodies', is that disabled people are the strongest people, mentally and physically, that I know.
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My trip to #Ghent for #VeloCity2024 restarts after a family weekend nr Paris. With my β™Ώ, my #handbike (& hubby). 🧡 Cycled to RER station & requested assistance on departure & @ Gare du Nord. U got to wait for OK @ other end. Took 1/2hr B4 getting onto train but we're off πŸŽ‰.
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#Ghent, here we come!! Pretty station + sunshine + tree-lined streets with hundreds of parked cycles & we finally found the conference venue & registered, ready for tomorrow βœ….
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Before going to find our Hotel, I made sure to check out the stage for tomorrow morning (was it accessible, as I'd asked?). I can report: it's accessible & rather grand!! 🀩 They took the opportunity to do light checks, so I've already been on the big screen once πŸ˜…!
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Excited, if a trepidatious! Off on quite a big adventure (me & the #handbike + hubby). Invited to speak at #VeloCity2024 in #Ghent next week πŸŽ‰. Taking opportunity to go via Paris & see family on way. Previously I'd have driven, with handbike in the boot. We're going by train πŸ€ͺ.
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Lucky (again) I have the handbike cos have to get off at previous station & to my sister's from there is V steep! But lift to platform is super small & I counted 6 different wheelchair users going up & down it as we waited. It's gonna be chaos during Paralympics! 😱
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Made it to sis' place unscathed πŸ˜…. Will start new thread on Monday as we set off for #VeloCity.
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