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Armagh's Georgian Weekend took place on the last weekend of November, and as the name suggests, is a weekend that invites people to experience what our ancestors experienced in the 18th and early 19th Century, through the buildings, by socialising with characters, and by tasting the food and drink.

I attended two events during Georgian Weekend, and in this episode, you'll be hearing how accessible the Archbishop's Palace is, which I went on a tour of on the Saturday.

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Armagh's Georgian Weekend took place on the last weekend of November, and as the name suggests, is a weekend that invites people to experience what our ancestors experienced in the 18th and early 19th Century, through the buildings, by socialising with characters, and by tasting the food and drink.

I attended two events during Georgian Weekend, and in this episode, you'll be hearing how accessible the Archbishop's Palace is, which I went on a tour of on the Saturday.

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Chicago The Musical is set in Chicago in the 1920s, and follows the story of Roxie Hart, a wannabe vaudevillian star who murders her lover and is arrested, despite attempting to convince her pushover husband, Amos, to lie for her. After she arrives in jail, she meets her hero, Velma Kelly, and after they both require the same lawyer, the greedy and lustful, Billy Flynn, they start on wanting to use him to spin their images for the good. While Velma goes to enlist the help of Matro Momma Morton to help Roxie's odds. Billy Flynn helps get Roxie into a media frenzy, and she enjoys having all the attention on her. The rest of the show is about whether or not Roxie is found guilty, and what happens to those who are.

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Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is a musical inspired by a 2011 BBC3 Documentary, ‘Jamie: Drag Queen at 16’, with music by Dan Gillespie and Lyrics by Tom MacRae. It follows a character called Jamie New, who is a 16 year old boy who dreams of becoming a Drag Queen, and of going to his school formal in a dress.

The musical was in the Grand Opera House from 8-12th March 2022, and this is a review documenting my thoughts on it.

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The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum is a tourist attraction in Cultra, Holywood, Northern Ireland, which comprises of two separate museums — the Ulster Folk, as well as the Ulster Transport museum.

I went to it back in August while my Canadian relative, Vicky, was over, and in this video, you will hear about how accessible it is.

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Hillsborough Castle is the official Royal residence for Northern Ireland, and official home for the Secretary of State, with a long history stretching back to the 17th Century. In 2014, Historic Royal Palaces took over the running of the castle, and began on a mission to see the house and gardens returned to its former glory, thus opening it to the public. But how accessible is it?

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Birmingham’s Primark store opened in 2019, and is well known for being the world’s largest Primark store, with a building that includes over five floors. It’s facilities include a Disney Cafe, a Primarket Cafe, beauty studios, exclusive stores within the shop (including Disney and Harry Potter shops), custom tees, Smokey Barbers, and Wornwell, and it even has a Changing Places facility.

I went to the shop while I was on holiday in Birmingham back in July, and in this blog, I’m going to be telling you how accessible it is if you’re planning a trip with a disabled loved one or friend.

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Cadbury World is a tourist attraction in Bournville, Birmingham, created by the Cadbury Company, and which was opened in August 1990.

But how accessible is it for disabled people?

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The Belfry hotel is an award winning hotel in Royal Sutton Coldfield, North Warwickshire, with 300+ bedrooms and suites, several restaurants and bars, spaces for meetings and events, a leisure club, spa, three Golf courses and a night club.

I stayed in the hotel back in July when I travelled over with family and friends for my brother’s delayed wedding celebration, and in this blog, I’m going to be reviewing it from the accessibility viewpoint.

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Two people have been killed in an explosion in a Polish village close to Ukraine, on Tuesday, 15th November.

NATO allies are investigating unconfirmed reports the blast was caused by Russian missiles.

The explosion occurred after Russia fired missiles across many Ukrainian cities, which Kyiv has said makes them the heaviest strikes since start of the invasion.

Poland is a member of NATO, which is committed to collective defence — and for that reason — the possibility that the explosion resulted from an international or accidental Russian strike has raised concerns.

A NATO official has said the alliance is looking into the reports and is closely coordinating with Poland.

According to the Associated Press, a senior U.S. Intelligent Official has said the blast in the eastern Polish village was caused by Russian missiles crossing into Poland.

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Ghosts is a Comedy on the BBC created by Laurence Rickard, Mathew Baynton, Jim Hawick, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond and Simon Farnaby, and which first aired on the BBC in April 2019.

The storyline follows a young couple, Alison and Mike Cooper, who have inherited a mansion, only to discover it is haunted by ghosts. The ghosts originally feel threatened by new humans moving in — much because they plan to make money out of it — and as such, decide it would probably be a better idea to kill them. Unfortunately, Alison ends up being the unlucky person who is chosen to be sacrificed, and while she is leaning out of the window, she’s pushed out of the window, by Julian, the ghost of a Tory MP who died on the toilet.

For this reason, Alison is currently the only living character who can see the ghosts.

The show recently finished its 4th Series — which ran from the 23rd of September until the 28th of October — and which sees Button House now open for business, with the launch of Alison and Mike’s new gatehouse.

In this, I’m going to give each of the episodes in the new series a summary, while giving my views on it as well.

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Derry Girls has been on our screens since January 2018, and follows a group of teenage girls (Michelle, Orla, Erin and Clare), as well as one boy, called James. It’s 3rd and final series was announced in April 2019, but was postponed in 2020 — thank you Corona — after the pandemic took off.

In February 2021, it was confirmed that filming of the third series would start later in the year, and it finally premiered on Channel 4 in mid April this year.

In this, I’m going to give each of the episodes a mini summary, before giving my final thoughts at the end.

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EWeLink is a smart home platform that supports multiple brands of smart home devices, including Sonoff, that enables connections between diversified smart hardware, and works with popular smart assistants, including Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

Its features include a remote control, schedule settings, a time, loop timer, Inching, smart scenes, sharing, grouping, LAN Mode, and Voice Control (the last of which you will get access to by connecting your account to your Smart Speaker). And the devices it is compatible with are Smart Curtains and Blinds, as well as Door Locks; Wall Switches; Sockets, Smart Light Bulbs, RF Remote Controllers, IOT Camera Motion Sensors, and more!

I’ve been using it with my smart blinds for a couple of months now, which I wanted to go up and down at a certain time of the day. In this episode, I guide you through how to set up a smart scene / schedule for smart blinds or other smart devices using EWeLink.

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Long Meadow Cider is an apple orchard farming company in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, that produces its own Apple Juice, Apple Cider Vinegar, and Cider, and has recently began selling tours.

I attended a Cider Tasting and Bread Baking Experience on the farm on the 8th of October. But how accessible is it for disabled people?

Listen to find out!

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Elon Musk completed his deal to take over Twitter on October 28th, for $44bn. In this episode, I describe my thoughts on this, as well on whether or not a return to hate speech is something we should be worried about.

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With Boris choosing not to run, and Penny Mourdont dropping out just minutes before the ballots closed, Rishi Sunak has won enough votes to lead the Conservatives, and will become the next Prime Minister.

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News was released yesterday around lunch time that the Prime Minister, Liz Truss, was going to make a speech, with the speech beginning shortly after 1:30pm UK time.

In recent days, Truss faced backlash from her own MPs, as well as others from across Parliament, after fall out following the introduction of her Mini Budget, which threw the UK into a recession. The Mini Budget was first introduced by Kwasi Kwarteng, Liz Truss’ first Chancellor, on the 23rd of September.

Another new leader is meant to be in power within a week, with 100 people being required to nominate a each candidate. If one person gets 100 votes, they will become the new leader, but if two or three people get 100 votes, a private online poll will be held for Conservative MPs

Ms Truss’ resignation makes her the shortest serving Prime Minister in history — having served for just 44 days — pushing the previous shortest serving, a Georgian Prime Minister, George Canning, out of the line up, who died in office after serving for just 119 days.

It was only on the 19th of October when Ms Truss was releasing statements that she was a fighter and not a quitter.

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