What a Change!

By Sue Maynard Campbell MBE

I first went to 113 for my admission ceremony 25 years ago. I can't remember exactly what access was like but my father hauled me up the steps in a manual wheelchair. I went at some point in the 80s and recall having to use a lift that was designed for wheelchair users and short people only. The Carey Street entrance was a distinct improvement, but a long winded way of getting in culminating in a horrendous portable ramp. But now ...

I really do feel included. The new entrance is so discreet that I missed it twice the first time I came. It is undercover so no more waiting for admission in the rain. You go up alongside the steps and come out where everyone else does, by the entrance doors. And the new loo - well I'm a connoisseur of loos and I would give this one 9.5 out of 10. Pretty good by any standards, and not just useful for disabled people. The first dinner I came to I waited for it to be vacated, only to find the MC had used it as a dressing room!

Well done 113 for an excellent job!