Author: Alex Squire

We have reached the end of 2019 so I thought that I would look back at the main things I did in the 2010s. University The first 4 years …

Christmas Time is here again. There are only 2 days now until the big day when the jolly fat man breaks into your house, so I hope you’ve got …

Christmas is fast approaching – only 15 days to go now till the big day. The other day I went to Belton House, near Grantham, to see a Christmas …

A few years ago my mum asked my cousin (who was about 4 or 5 years old at the time) why I needed to use a hoist to get …

Today I finally got tickets for The Killers at the Emirates Stadium in June 2020. But, as usual, it was harder than it should have been. I originally wanted …

On Monday, 4 November I went to visit the Tutankhamen exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Travelling I travelled by train from Newark Northgate station to London King’s …

If you watch the news then you would probably think that the world is getting worse every day. There are terror attacks, natural disasters, Brexit, climate change… almost a …

Sicily is a beautiful and historic island not far off the southern tip of Italy. I spent a week in Sicily from the 7th to 14 October staying at …

TED talks are always fascinating and great at helping you to see things from a new perspective. There are hundreds of thought-provoking talks online given by people from all …

Dementia is a terrible condition. It robs you of your memories, your personality, of what makes you who you are. Effectively, it eats you alive. Here’s a fact for …

Every summer when the weather is nice I like to go for a spot of accessible sailing at Hykeham Sailing Club in Lincolnshire. Hykeham sailing club is situated on …

This week I thought I would do something a bit different and share with you some of the things that I have been enjoying lately. Below are some of …

If you are a regular reader here you will know that I like travelling abroad. However, so far I have not travelled abroad in my powerchair for fear that …

It was a scorchingly hot August bank holiday weekend and thousands of splendidly dressed ladies and gentlemen descended on the streets of Lincoln. It was the annual Asylum Steampunk …

Good day to you, dear reader! It is my great pleasure to inform you that I have been nominated for another blogging award by one of my fellow bloggers. …

During the times when I am not writing (or the times where I should be writing but am procrastinating) I enjoy playing PC games. I used to play games …

Music festivals are great. They are basically non-stop parties that last all weekend. But they can be a bit challenging for disabled people. I go to about 2 or …

Latitude Festival took place in Henham Park, Suffolk, from the 18th to 21st of June 2019 – and I was all over it like a rash. This post is …

Back in 2009 I first began my undergraduate degree at the University of Leicester studying Interdisciplinary Science (I-Science). After that, in 2012 I began a Masters in Global Environmental …

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Apollo moon landing on 21 July. There are a number of events taking place across the country to mark the …