May is Local and Community History Month – a great time to find out a little more about how your village, town or city grew up into what it is today. The more you dig, the more you’ll find that ...
This week is MS Awareness Week, and the Multiple Sclerosis Trust are celebrating specialist MS nurses and the work they do, as well as making it a priority that everyone living with MS has access to ...
Last year’s World Book Day costumes were so good we couldn’t resist honouring some of the best efforts this year too. From Harry Wormwood to the White Rabbit, we dare you to not be in awe of these outfits. Chuckles ...
This article was written by Richard Brooks, Coventry University For fans of audio fiction, 2017 promises to be a year of significant change as major players from the world of publishing, broadcasting and technology move into the field. The big ...
The more you find out about the history of disability and the associated language used, the more eye-opening it becomes. It wasn’t so long ago that ‘special’ was widely used – a patronising euphemism now best avoided – and we are ...
Last week I, like many other people, started to get a cold. And whilst colds are rubbish, it did prompt me for the first time in ages to think more about looking after myself, particularly health-wise. And this is what ...
It’s Hug a Bear Day! If you’ve read the blog before, you might have caught that I’m a huge Winnie-the-Pooh fan. Well, I’ll confess to you now, that whilst Winnie-the-Pooh might be my favourite literary bear, I love a ...
One hurdle that can be tricky for any writer to clear is identifying their target audience. Sometimes, figuring out exactly who’d like to read their book and the best way they can engage them is harder than it sounds. But ...
World Sight Day draws attention to our vision and our eyes. These are far too often neglected, whether that be through lack of available care or lack of knowledge about the importance of looking after our vision. The problem is ...
Mental Health Day happens once a year, and is a great way of raising awareness of mental health and mental illnesses. It’s important, though, that the awareness and the messages present on Mental Health Day don’t get lost on the ...