With Rio 2016 rapidly approaching, Channel 4 launched their ‘We’re the Superhumans’ trailer. With over 3 minutes of excitement, 140 athletes, musicians and inspirational people with disabilities, and one catchy tune… What’s not to love? Boasting more than 2.7 million views on YouTube, the video features more disabled people than any other UK advert. The…
Tonight I’m off to The Monday Club. It’s a club based in Abbots Langley which supports adults with learning disabilities, providing fun activities whilst giving carers a break for a few hours once a week. The man who set The Monday Club up in 1988 has a child with learning difficulties, and decided to set…
Three years after originally getting a place in RideLondon, I’ll be competing in this year’s 100 mile bike ride, from London to Surrey and back again. In 2013, a year after completing my cycle from John O’ Groats to Land’s End, I got a ballot place and couldn’t have been more excited. Having only used…
Bewildered residents recently sought to solve the mystery behind coachloads of Asian tourists appearing in their village, with absolutely no explanation. The village of Kidlington, located five miles North of Oxford is not a popular destination. In fact, not many know it exists. That was at least, until this week. Coachloads of tourists have been appearing…
Tonight is the night! Four weeks of nail-biting action come to an end as the Euro 2016 competition comes to a close. While England may have disappointed fans, the tournament has seen its share of ups and downs, and hasn’t failed to deliver! The beginning may have seen a focus on ‘Euro violence’, which sadly…
We all saw the story of three club reps in Ayia Napa who recently blagged their way onto the wrong boat and ended up in war-torn Syria, at the port of Tartus. Only a day later, James Wallman, 23, Alex McCormick, 19 and Lewis Ellis, 25, revealed on Facebook that the entire story had been…
With the EU referendum coming up, there is constant talk of whether to ‘brexit’ or stay, so while everybody is busy throwing their opinion down everyone else’s throats… Here’s mine. Politics is something which has never particularly interested me. Possibly because I have nothing in common with those in parliament, but also because while somebody may…
The long-awaited new series of Top Gear has set off, having seen former presenter Jeremy Clarkson getting the boot, and fellow presenters Richard Hammond and James May leaving the show alongside him. While the infamous trio are now set to host an all-new Amazon Prime car show, The Grand Tour, the focus has definitely been…
‘Happiness’ is a very broad term. For some of us, it means family, for others, it will be brought by money. But no matter who you are, or what your goals are in life, you can be certain that there will be times that you need a helping hand. Life is full of distractions and…
This year I missed the London Marathon in the best possible way. Having not got a place in the ballot, my plan was originally to go and support a bunch of the awesome people I know who were running, but then I was offered the chance to help Abbott, the sponsor of the World Marathon…
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