Wednesday, 21 August 2019

The Book Fairies

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Book Faerie Book Drop and browsing!

I first came accross The Book Fairies having gone into the local pub with a friend, and no, I don't drink, quite tea total so to speak.  This was one of my friends 'Play Pool' Days.  She said she'd found a book that I might be interested in and it had a strange sticker on it about fairies, now the book definately wasn't my sort of book at all so I was confused.  But then I did some searching, I found their website and other world wide people doing little book drops like this nationally and internationally. So I thought seeing thought I did Book crossing why not give it a try.  People seem to take this seriously to.  Other than the odd member of the public throwing my books that I leave out in the bin it has been going well.  

Myself and other Book fairies there are also Mini Book fairies if you search @bookfairies_worldwide on instagram or facebook or even twitter their out there posting photos of their book drops so I'd urge you to go and have a look.

I've just put one out side of where I am sitting now on the well outside our local tourist information centre, wrapped in a see through clear sarnie bag.  Theres also one I've put on our Tourist Information Book stall.  One I might put in the local little free library in the next little village from me.  Still trying to get the council to let us use the old red english telephone box up the north of my town for either a history box or a little free library.  That is one of my dreams!!



Sunday, 11 August 2019

Sunflower Lanyards - Hidden Disability awareness

The Importance of raising awarness for Hidden Disablities

Image result for what are sunflower lanyard mean Hidden disabilities are often missed when people are out and about in public and out shopping.  Myself and others that I know have found it hard to even shop sometimes and finding it hard to ask a member of staff at the local supermarket for help in finding an item.  But it seems that Sainbury's has kicked off a new 'movement' with sunflower lanyards, I wonder if the Co op and ASDA etc will take notice and do the same.  It seems certain Tesco stores here in the UK have acknowledged it. Unfortunately not the ones near me. 

The Headway.org.uk website mentioned by google said "“Passengers who have a hidden condition or disability, including acquired brain injury, can use a sunflower lanyard to indicate to staff that they may require additional assistance. “The sunflower lanyard is a simple yet discreet way to enable staff at airports to identify those who may need extra support.” 

Sainsbury's own website also mentions "Sainsbury’s has announced the extension of a new trial to help enhance the shopping experience for customers with hidden disabilities."  

I myself have just got one so hopefully will try it out.

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