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Easy Ways To Save Money: My Journey With Utility Warehouse
Purpl are working with Utility Warehouse to offer customers the chance to lower their monthly outgoings, having the potential to get gas, electricity, broadband, mobile & home insurance in one bill. And so I thought I would share some thoughts on how to save on monthly bills as a disabled person. My Personal Story of […]
Sam Cleasby
November 11, 2024
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EDT or EDP – What should you be gifting this Christmas?
Thinking of treating a loved one to a special fragrance, but not sure if you should be shopping for an Eau De Toilette (EDT) or Eau De Parfum (EDP)? The experts from The Fragrance Shop are here to help, just in time for Christmas. Purpl members can get a Fragrance Shop disabled discount to help […]
The Fragrance Shop
November 11, 2024
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Budget 2024: Key areas for Disabled People
This week is Talk Money week, and as the Chancellor’s 2024 budget was shared last week, we wanted to go through and look at the messages that affect disabled people the most. With thanks to Disability Rights UK, The Big Issue, York Disability Rights Forum and charities around the UK, we have pulled together the key areas that may affect […]
Sam Cleasby
November 7, 2024
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Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK is the UK’s leading organisation led by, run by, and working for Disabled people. The social model of disability underpins all our work, with an understanding that it is society that disables us, not our impairments. It is with this framework that we advocate for an eradication of the barriers people experience […]
Disability Rights UK
November 5, 2024
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New offers for November 2024
We have lots of exciting new discount offers to help you save money and we are working hard to get you more and more offers! Don’t forget to join our members only group on Facebook as it’s a great place to engage directly with us and get to know other members within the community. Have you discovered […]
Purpl
November 4, 2024
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International Stress Week – Reduce Stress and Improve Wellbeing
International Stress Awareness Week (ISAW) is an annual event that aims to raise awareness of stress and its effects on health and wellbeing. Today is International Stress Awareness Day and the 2024 theme is “Campaigning to Reduce Stress and Improve Wellbeing” International Stress Awareness Week also encourages open conversations about stress and mental well-being to […]
Sam Cleasby
November 4, 2024
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Purpl team up with Purple Sock Day!
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Purple Sock Day to celebrate The International Day of Disabled People on 03 December, our simple aim is to engage the nation with one, effortless, single act of united solidarity – to buy & wear a pair of BAM’s purple socks! If you are disabled you can […]
Purple Sock Day
October 31, 2024
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Accessible Halloween costume ideas
Spooky season is upon us and so we are sharing some of our favourite accessible halloween costume ideas! Detective Intotum have some great ideas on their instagram of how to use their accessible clothes and turn them into brilliant Halloween costumes for disabled people. Here they use their backless trench coat to show how you […]
Sam Cleasby
October 29, 2024
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Not every disability is visible – applying for a Disabled ID (DID) Card
Disabled ID (DID) Card was established in 2014 and has been working to improve the lives of disabled people ever since. They are more than just an identification card, they are committed to helping individuals or groups to achieve ordinary things and some extraordinary things in their lives. The DID card is a Nationally recognised […]
Disabled ID (DID) Card
October 28, 2024