We paid a visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Mum was wondering if I would be allowed in. Apparently, it depends on the mood of the security hoomans on the gate. (Can you see why these are not my favourite people?) Sometimes they let dogs in, sometimes they don’t. Mum thinks it’s all [...]
Posts Tagged ‘security’
The best garden in England
Posted in Armchair Walkers Club, tagged fish, garden, greenhouse, Kew, security on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Posted in Access, tagged assistance dogs, European, Parliament, police, security on February 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Apparently barriers to access go all the way to the top …. Read about the European pet night, an annual event held at the European Parliament this year which aimed to raise awareness of animal welfare issues. Assistance dogs and police dogs were not allowed in by security, on the grounds that they posed a [...]
Salads to go-go
Posted in Access, tagged DDA, discrimination, M&S, security on March 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We popped into Marks & Spencer today to get some salad (for mum). We’ve been into this particular branch lots of times, and it’s mostly ok, we’ve only been stopped once recently. We got stopped today by security. This wasn’t the nice security hooman who stepped in the last time we got stopped. This was [...]
Marks & Spencer
Posted in Access, tagged food, guide dog, Marks & Spencer, security, shop on January 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We went into a London branch of M&S as mum was peckish (again! – she’s getting too much like me). The shop was small and a bit busy. It was one of those tiny branches that only sell food. Mum was standing by the sandwich shelves when this young shop assistant came charging up to [...]



