This morning I would just like to record a nice little coincidence which I know won’t resonate much with anyone, but which I think is worth noting anyway. I saw my family over the weekend at our old family house up near Kilburn, visiting London from various parts of the world. On Saturday my cousin Alex told me that the next day – yesterday – they were going to the Royal Albert Hall to watch one-handed pianist Nicholas McCarthy play at the proms. Of course, that automatically struck me as very cool because I know Nick having met him in 2012 when Lyn was performing with the British Paraorchestra. I didn’t know he was performing, so hearing my cousin mention him was a lovely surprise, and I had an awesome little “Oh I know him!” moment.

They would have gone to the prom last night, and I certainly hope they had a good time. Naturally I watched the concert at home on TV. It is great to see McCarthy so clearly flourishing, and I really hope it is a sign of a boom for musicians with disabilities in general. I’m not sure to what extent you can say things like this are connected to the legacy of 2012, but it’s certainly a sign things are going in the right direction.