Our first visitor attraction joins the Fair4All Card scheme to make glamping easier for disabled people.
Susan Nash, Owner of Hill Farm & Orchard Glamping joined BuDS HR & Project Manager, Janneke Elford to mark the occasion.
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CO2 And Covid-19 – Managing Risk While Out and About
Karen is one of our volunteers on the Covid-19 project, and takes a keen interest in the scientific side of the virus. Here, she writes about how CO2 links to Covid-19, and how she uses this information to manage her risk when out and about.
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Getting Young People Involved
Cary is one of the BuDS Trustees, as well as one of the Fair4All Card Co-Ordinators and a member of the Comms team. Here, they talk about how they got involved with BuDS, and how important it is to get young people involved in charity work.
Read MoreCovid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 30 September 2022
The next wave of Covid-19 is mounting rapidly here in Bucks. As of last week, we estimate 1 in 28 people in the county were infected with Covid-19. That’s a huge increase over previous weeks, and proof that we are now in the FOURTH Covid wave this year.
We have raised the Covid risk level in Bucks to EXTREMELY HIGH. In your average busy supermarket, there will now be eleven people breathing out Covid for you to catch.
Our advice remains to wear a FFP2 or N95 filter mask in public places, breathe clean air, avoid crowds and busy places, work from home if you can, and protect your older and vulnerable relatives and friends. These simple precautions will help save you and your family from serious illness or long-term disability.
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BuDS AGM 2022
Your chance to learn more about us and get involved!
The BuDS Annual Meeting for 2022 will be held online at 3 pm on Saturday 19 November. This isn’t a stuffy meeting but a celebration of all we have done in this extraordinary year. There’s plenty of opportunity to ask questions and get involved in our work.
How to Attend
The meeting will be held using Microsoft Teams. If you’re not familiar with this system, just drop us an e-mail at info@buds.org.uk or call 01494 211179 and we’ll talk you through it.
If you need any help to attend the AGM because of a disability or medical condition, we’ll be happy to provide it for you. Just drop us an e-mail at info@buds.org.uk or call 01494 211179 and we’ll sort everything out so you can enjoy the AGM like everyone else. Please try to give us a few days notice, though.
To attend the AGM, use the link here. We look forward to seeing you there!
Paralympic Heritage at Towersey Festival 2022
BuDS, in partnership with the National Paralympic Heritage Trust, was delighted to give festival-goers the opportunity to hold one (or several) of the Trust’s handling collection of Paralympic torches. Click on any of the images below to see the full sized original.
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BuDDy Tour to Assess National Paralympic Heritage Trust Phone App
As part of the BuDS Fair4All Visitor project, a ‘BuDDy tour’ of six disabled people from BuDS visited the Paralympic Heritage Trust at Stoke Mandeville Stadium on 4 September 2022. The purpose of the visit was to assess and help develop a new phone app being developed by the Trust. The app guides visitors around the Stadium and its surroundings, giving information about the things to see and do.
All the tourists were volunteers or BuDS staff. We were not paid or commissioned by the Paralympic Heritage Trust, and our views and opinions are entirely independent.
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Give Your Views On New Guidance For People With Down Syndrome
The Government is seeking your views about new guidance on services for people with Down Syndrome. Read on to find out more.
Read MoreDown Syndrome Act 2022
The Down Syndrome Act gained Royal Assent on 28th April 2022, which means it is now law. To learn more about the Act and what it might mean, read on for more.
Read MoreAbout Fair4All Visitors
Fair4All Visitors is a BuDS project to help visitor attractions to be more accessible and inclusive for disabled people.
