It had been brought to my attention that there was very little quality of life.
So i started to adapt and use my skills which i had used previously when i had worked as a children's entertainer / clown.
this would introduce humour and fun and create bonds and trust.
which in turn would enable myself and others to encourage to try new things, and live a little.
Within a couple of years things had turned themselves around and people had been brought out of themselves due to my unconventional way of working.
i was organising and encouraging theatre trips, days out , concerts etc
events which had previously not been considered or suggested- well why would they if they cannot see of hear?
But no one had asked these people before , everyone just assumed.
to me that sounds like a cop out!
i cannot swim - but i still like to go in the water!
The use of humour in my work was not a part of my job description, i use it because it makes a difference, i do what i do because it enhances the process.
it's not compulsive but i made it compulsive
without the humour there is no moving forward
for some people they are happy where they are but for others they have such a thirst for life and want to know and try all of the things which they know they are missing out on , whatever they may be
Over time i left Deafblind U.K as it became more about the money and less about the people.
Extreme Clowning Continues
and over the years it has become all about enabling access to live entertainment and popular culture
Myself or my wife interpret - if needed
and i write for theatre / concert tickets - to enable a disabled person to have a night out with there support and not have to worry about money
We also organise days out, weekends away, meet and greets and touch tours.
We have organised various events
all accessible inc
A ladies pamper evening
A Dog show
Extreme Burlesque - accessible Burlesque show
Extreme Clowning - clowning workshops (Juggling, Magic, balloon Modelling)
Exotic Animal Meet and Greet
Accessible Circus - Mr Fipps
4D pantomime - Gary Starr Productions
Vintage Vehicle Day With Type 2 Detectives
Accessible Live Music Rock Weekend - Iron Horse Ranch
Plus we have arranged many trips to touring shows (where tickets have been donated) / concerts
2 free tickets to see Neil Diamond
2 Tickets donated for London Theatre show - Evita
2 tickets donated plus a touch tour of the Shaun the sheep ballet live in Leicester
2 tickets donated to go and see Basil Brush Live plus meet and greet
2 tickets donated to see Calendar girls in Leicester plus meet and greet with Lisa Riley
2 Tickets Donated to see Daniel O’Donnell
2 tickets donated to see Dinosaur world Live - plus touch tour
2 tickets donated to see Dinosaur Zoo live - plus touch tour
2 tickets donated to see Dolly Parton / Kenny Rogers story
2 Tickets donated to see Happy Days the musical
2 Tickets donated to see The Buddy Holly Story
2 Tickets donated to see The complete works of Shakespeare
2 tickets donated to see the Johnny Cash Story
2 Tickets donated to see The nutcracker Ballet
2 tickets donated to see The Tina Turner story
2 Tickets donated to see The Ukulele orchestra of great Britain
2 V.I.P tickets to the London launch of the Laurel and Hardy box set
3 free tickets to see Peter Gabriel
3 Tickets Donated to see Bad Manners
3 front row tickets donated to enable a service user to attend the Santana concert at the o2
3 tickets donated for a service user to see Tori Amos concert in london
3 tickets donated for Hyper Japan live - London
3 tickets donated for the Bizarre ball London
3 tickets donated to see Batman live in Nottinghamm
3 tickets donated to see Being Bowie
3 tickets donated to see Cannon and Ball in Peterborough
3 Tickets Donated to see Kevin Bloody Wilson
3 tickets donated to see Matisyahu Live in London
3 Tickets donated to see Noggin The Nog
3 tickets donated to see Wallace Gromit a close shave - with a live Orchestra
4 free tickets donated for the bond in motion exhibition - London
4 V.I.P Tickets Donated to see Madness - Nottingham
4 free tickets donated to see Weird Al Live in London
4 Tickets donated for London Theatre show - Chicago
4 tickets donated to a service user to attend the W.W.E RAW VS SMACKDOWN at the Nottingham arena
4 tickets donated to see a vision of elvis plus meet and greet (ongoing)
4 tickets donated to see Bon Giovi (ongoing)
4 tickets donated to see Elton John in Peterborough
4 tickets donated to see forever jackson plus costume touch tour (ongoing)
4 Tickets donated to see Macklemore at the Nottingham Arena
4 tickets donated to see medieval babes in Peterborough
4 Tickets donated to see Sesame street live plus touch tour
5 Tickets Donated to See Marvel Live / Nottingham Arena (ongoing)
5 Tickets donated to see Paw Patrol Live / Nottingham Arena
6 Tickets donated by Desi Masti in Leicester to attend there i love dance show 2011
8 tickets donated by Warwick Davis / UK garrison to enable 2 service users plus support to attend Movie Mania 4 at the Space Museum in Leicester
Arranged visits from Viker Biker for fireworks night
Arranged a day at the Aardman animation studios in Bristol for a service user
Arranged a meet and greet for a service user with Joe Pasquale
Arranged a meet and greet with Lee Mead - Joseph for a service user
Arranged a meet and greets for service users with Bradley Bear and Rory the Tiger
Arranged a meeting and a feeding Pleasure wood Hills with bimbo the sea lion for a service user
Arranged a meeting with Jade Goody for a service user
Arranged a meeting with Jordan for a service user
Arranged a service user to meet and greet with quick change magic act " David and Dania " who let him feel their act.
Arranged free admission / touch tour at the the London dungeons
Arranged Madame tussards touch tour / coach for 20 Deafblind people
Arranged touch tours and meet and greet for the show The Circus of Horrors for a service user X 11
Arranged touch tours and meet and greet for the show Puppetry of the Penis
Arranged touch tours for the show Dr Doolittle cast 2008
Arranged touch tours for the show Strassman ventriloquist ,he spent time before the show with a blind service user showing him all his puppets and how they work
Arranged touch tours for the show zion-bob Marley tribute act
Arranged touch tours for the west end show Blue man group-this was popular went 11 times with different service users
Arranged various free holidays at a caravan parks in the U.K for various service users
Avenue Q 4 Free tickets and touch tour of puppets and set x2
Contacted Anthony Horowitz ( writer ) he wrote a letter back to a service user
Contacted Beard Juggling who donated £900 of juggling equipment
Contacted Busted who donated signed items and a meet and greet for a service user
Contacted David Blaine on behalf of a service user and posted him a poem which the service user wrote for him-also received several phone calls from him which I relayed to the service user
Contacted Earls court-donated tickets and arranged touch tour for Doctor Who exhibit
Contacted friend Lisa Riley who met a service user for a chat and a drink
Contacted Friends at Disney Enterprises sent a service user gifts for there birthday
Contacted JK Rowling on behalf of a service user she sent back a signed letter and a soft toy owl
contacted Miss Piggy who sent a service user a signed photo
Contacted Warwick Davis ( star wars ) arranged for him to meet a service user
Contacted Working Title Films who donated signed items for raffles
crowd funded for a service user to attend the may punch and judy festival in covent garden London
Educational visit to a working Krispy Kreme kitchen to see how doughnuts are made 2011
Elton John sent a signed cd for a service user
Help arrange -Feel The Force Day 2013 - 2019
Meet and Greet with Steve Davis and Steven Hendry
Organised a holiday to Disneyland Paris, arranged touch tours and meet and greets
Organised a private touch tour for a service user at the London history Museum
Organised a touch tour various exhibits at the Tate Modern
organised a trip to Alton Towers for 10 Deafblind people-managed to get admission for £10 and guides free
Organised an accessible 4d panto with meet and greets and weather and smells
Organised an accessible burlesque night for disabled people and adults with learning difficulties
Organised an accessible circus working alongside the amazing Mr Fipps
Organised an accessible Dog show
Organised an accessible Ladies night
Organised an accessible live rock weekend with Iron Horse Ranch
Organised Donkey / Shire horse grooming for a service user - redwings animal sanctuary
Organised free tickets plus tactile access to Erotica London
Organised touch tour for a service user at " Funny girls " in Blackpool
project Panto - set up and helped London Theatres distribute unsold pantomime tickets, distributed to people who would not normally be able to go
Qualatex sponsor my work by a yearly donation of modelling balloons
Rainbow theatre show touch tour and meet and greet
tickets donated for a service user to attend a star wars concert at the 02 and a touch tour of costumes and props
UB40 sent signed cd and a get well card for a service user
visited Amora – London sex museum and arranged touch tours for several service users
Visited Davenports Magic several times in London with different service users and organised touch tours of larger magic props
Worked alongside a professional Stripper to enhance her act as to make it deafblind friendly
Worked alongside staff at the Cresset arranging backstage tours and touch tours and helped distributing complimentary tickets
worked with the broadway theatre organising touch tours and meet and greet
worked with The Key Theatre organising touch tours and meet and greets
Wrote to Tangle Toys in the states he sent me over 300 free samples of there toy which I gave out to service users at parties etc
yearly ticket donations to the London Toy Fair
£250 donated by the Royal order of water rats
wrote for funding to take a small group of disabled people to The Blackpool Magic convention:-
Derren Brown
Uri Geller x 5
The David Berglas foundation
Richard Caddell x 2
Jamie Raven
Tickets for magic touch to attend and fundraise at
a final evening with Mike Wallis
tickets donated for illusion impossible 2021
Nottingham Arena
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