{"id":867,"date":"2020-03-23T21:40:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T21:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=867"},"modified":"2020-03-23T21:41:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T21:41:17","slug":"health-and-wellbeing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/03\/23\/health-and-wellbeing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Health and wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEW FEATURE ON WHATPUB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m pleased to report that CAMRA\u2019s Pub and Club Campaigns Committee has been working with AccessAble (formerly DisabledGo) which is a dedicated website giving details of access arrangements designed to give people with mobility difficulties the precise information that they need to work out if a place is going to be accessible to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Consequently, WhatPub, CAMRA\u2019s on-line pub guide, has\nrecently been upgraded to include a direct link to their site. All you need to\ndo is click on the panel, which you will find in the middle of the front page\nof each pub\u2019s entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GREENE KING IMPROVE SIGNAGE<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following consultation with the Crohn\u2019s & Colitis UK and\nSeeAbility charities, GK will also be fitting improved signs to the accessible\ntoilets in its pubs with the aim of educating and reminding customers that not\nevery disability is visible. People who suffer from Crohn\u2019s or Colitis may\nappear not to have a disability on the surface but they may need to use the\naccessible toilets urgently. Furthermore, there are over a million people in\nthe UK\nwith learning disabilities and autism and 10% of the population have problems\nwith their sight so SeeAbility welcome the new signs because they make the\naccessible toilets easier to identify and include writing in Braille. Nick\nMackenzie, GK\u2019s chief executive, told the Morning Advertiser, \u201cWe know that\nmany of our customers have disabilities that aren\u2019t always visible and we want\nthem to feel comfortable using the disabled toilets. We also hope that by\nworking with Crohn\u2019s & Colitis UK and SeeAbility that these new\nsigns will help voice awareness and stop the stigma and discrimination of\npeople with hidden health conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE CABBAGE PATCH CHARITY<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cabbage Patch, a Fuller\u2019s pub in Twickenham, organises\nan annual ten mile race for charity around Richmond,\nKingston and\nTwickenham called the Cabbage Patch Ten. They have been doing so since 1982\nwhen they raised \u00a330 but this year it was \u00a315,000, and the total over the years\nnow stands at a creditable \u00a3150,000. The beneficiary is the Clarendon School,\nwhose pupils, of both primary and secondary school age, have moderate learning\ndifficulties and additional complex needs. Specifically they fund a facility\ncalled the Sensory Patch which has interactive lighting and projectors to help\ndevelop motor skills and engagement, as well as literacy and numeracy skills.\nThe pub\u2019s manager, Stuart Green, told the Morning Advertiser, \u201cWitnessing the\nofficial opening of the Sensory Patch was one of the most humbling experiences\nof my career. It was so lovely to see the difference that you can make. I know\nit will help so many of these kids to develop, and that does bring a tear to\nyour eye.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ROLLING OUT THE BARREL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another charity event, this time for the \u2018It\u2019s on the Ball\u2019 campaign to raise awareness of testicular cancer. It is being staged by Moon Gazer Ales at the Norfolk Brewhouse in Hindringham, Norfolk, whose David Holliday will be pushing a cask of beer (on a barrow) from the brewery to the Houses of Parliament via St Bartholomew\u2019s Hospital. The 143 mile journey is expected to take some nine days, staying at pubs each night. David hopes to have some sort of \u2018do\u2019 for the charity at each pub. On Day Eight (30 April) David reaches London, going from Chipping Ongar to Loughton, and on 1 May, he finishes at the Houses of Parliament where Norman Lamb MP, whose constituency includes the brewery, will be treating him to a well deserved pint. If you want to check the route, go to www.moongazerale.co.uk\/ 2019\/10\/15\/beer-push-day-by-day-check-out-our-route-and-see-how-you-can-join-in-the-fun\/. If you would like to donate, go to David\u2019s Just Giving Page <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compiled by Tony Hedger<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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