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Bedford residents are preparing for another weekend of buzz and activity when the second offering of the Bedford Country Gardens blooms this weekend.

The harrowing experience of trying to navigate a shopping mall in a wheelchair was felt by 20 able-bodied people in East London on Saturday. People shopping at SuperSpar Nick’s in Berea watched in amazement and fascination as a “disabled” person with their legs strapped to the chair, and a “sight-impaired” pusher battled: ATMs too high for their reach, or rolling off a slanting ramp at the ATM;Drivers refusing to give the wheelchair team, drenched by rain, the right of way in the parking lo...

The daily challenges for people living with disabilities may include tasks as simple as reaching for groceries on the top shelf in the supermarket, but SPAR is determined to create awareness of its Wheelchair Wednesday initiative.

Entries are open and it’s all systems go for the much-anticipated Spar Daily Dispatch Fun Run on Sunday October 16.

Judges of the prestigious The Herald Nelson Mandela University Citizens of the Year awards are in for a tough time as they try to trim the list of entrants for the 31st instalment, honouring do-gooders from Frontier Country to the Garden Route.