Weeknote 98

Visit to Manchester, Cycling accident

Midweek I stayed in Manchester for a 1-day accessibility event aimed at people working across the UK's public sector, with around 60 in attendance. It was a relatively short event of around 4-hours but filled with interesting talks. They included a talk about the differences of Neurodiversity versus being Neurodivergent, running an accessibility assurance review, plus some general discussion about the challenges of leading on accessibility in large organisations.
I'd quite a lot of spare time in Manchester to look around. I hopped on the Metrolink tram out to Salford Quays, curious to see how much it had changed since I last visited in 2011. The Peel Group has certainly made its mark on the area at Media City, surrounded by towering blocks of apartments, BBC Manchester and ITV Studios.
On my short visit to Manchester, I visited both an upmarket pie restaurant for lunch and a Vietnamese restaurant for dinner before my train back. Neither were worthy of note in my opinion and a little overpriced.
I've been kept quite busy at work, overseeing some significant projects on different teams and further planning and promotion of accessibility training across GOV.UK.
On Saturday I'd a minor accident with my racing bicycle as I approached the North Downs and slid on a cattle grid at slow speed. Fortunately, I picked up just a slightly strained finger, plus some bruises and grazes, so was able to cycle back home without too much pain.