Stripy Lightbulb CIC

23/06/2026

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23/06/2026

Interesting blog from Healthwatch Hampshire on the Accessible Information Standard.

https://www.healthwatchhampshire.co.uk/post/the-accessible-information-standard-what-we-are-hearing

Know your rights.

Further feedback is encouraged.

community across Hampshire, your voice matters.4

Feel free to send your comments on this specific issue to us either publicly on here or via email ([email protected]) and we will forward them on.

This insight article sets out what the Accessible Information Standard is and why it matters for people using health and social care services. In 2024, Healthwatch Hampshire, Healthwatch Isle of Wight, Healthwatch Portsmouth and Healthwatch Southampton collaborated on a report about the Accessible I...

20/06/2026

NEW article submitted by Stripy Lightbulb CIC

“Welfare Reform Debate Continues to Disregard Longstanding Evidence: Our Previous Warnings Were Ignored”

Westminster is facing increased pressure to address the rising welfare costs, but according to Stripy Lightbulb CIC, this issue could have been predicted and addressed years ago.

19/06/2026

There are many barriers for us to contend with as a social enterprise, but NHS systemic barriers are some of the biggest.

Many of our solutions are low or no cost but we are prevented from getting our foot in the door and a seat around the table.

18/06/2026

We are still looking for people to take part in this Action Hampshire / Healthwatch Hampshire project.

Please read the blog then get in touch!

Your input matters.

https://www.stripylightbulb.com/2026/03/04/help-to-shape-the-future-of-health-and-social-care-in-hampshire/

People across Hampshire are being invited to share their real experiences of local health and social care, and your voice could help shape how services

18/06/2026

Really worthwhile Non‑Executive Director opportunity for anyone passionate about disability and accessibility.

This isn’t a role for our own social enterprise, but we’re sharing it because we’ve personally experienced accessibility barriers on the inland waterways this year, and it’s an issue that urgently needs tackling across the sector.

Knowledge of inland waterways isn’t essential; what matters is a commitment to improving access and inclusion.

Role details: https://awa-uk.org.uk/non-executive-director-voluntary-role/

Accessible Waterways Association CICApplication Deadline: 5pm, Friday 11 July 2026

17/06/2026

We are having a bit of a love-in with Nisha from Iggy and Lime Photography over on LinkedIN.

MD Sally Callow wrote this yesterday on her LinkedIN page but these photography sessions relate to both of the social enterprises she founded and manages - us and ME Foggy Dog.

"My life is small. Not metaphorically, literally.

Over the past 20 years, M.E. has shaped my world into something quiet and very contained: the two social enterprises I founded are run from a 10 x 9ft wooden summerhouse at the bottom of my garden, often while reclined on the office beanbag, with limited energy, limited outings (business and pleasure), actually limited everything.

So when I asked for photographer recommendations and Emma May suggested Nisha Haq, HonMA 📸 at Iggy & Lime, I worried. I worried my small life wouldn’t be enough. I worried my confidence, which has eroded over the past 6 years of the pandemic, would get in the way. I worried I wouldn’t recognise, or even like, myself in the photos.

But Nisha arrived with warmth, calmness , and a kind of positivity that made space for all of that. She didn’t try to make my life look bigger than it is. She stuck to the branding of each social enterprise, captured each honestly, beautifully, and with a sensitivity that surprised me.

These two shoots mark more than updated visuals for my work (Stripy Lightbulb CIC and ME Foggy Dog). They mark a shift, a quiet return of confidence, a gentle acceptance of where I am, and a small celebration as I approach 50.

If you’re looking for a photographer who can tell your story with care, I can’t recommend Nisha and Iggy & Lime enough.

Link - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sallycallow_photography-branding-activity-7472324666901315584-jsBs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAB7ArO8B1oTzQ75R7fU5XtNEpd4tiFsXssk

Nisha responded today with some very kind words (Thank you).

Link to Nisha's LinkedIN post is here - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nishahaq_%F0%9D%97%A6%F0%9D%97%BD%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%B0%F0%9D%97%B2-%F0%9D%97%97%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%BF%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%98%80-29-%F0%9D%97%A2%F0%9D%97%BB-ugcPost-7472761857896972289-fRm9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAB7ArO8B1oTzQ75R7fU5XtNEpd4tiFsXssk

If you aren't on LinkedIN, we have supplied screenshots below - you might have to zoom in a bit!

17/06/2026

In 2017, the idea for Stripy Lightbulb CIC was born after speaking with thousands of patients since 2014 via ME Foggy Dog.

We saw the gaps, crowdfunded, researched, and built evidence-based, CPD-accredited, training for three key markets.

Educating outside the M.E. community is a Himalayan-sized task. But in the words of Ted Lasso, we “believe.”

We are an independent business, with no affliation to any particular charity, with a clear strategy and a long-term goal to change how M.E./CFS is understood.

We have been pushing for systemic change in M.E./C.F.S. education for years, we occasionally encounter negativity. Our response? "Be a goldfish." (Thanks Ted Lasso!) We don't let the noise hold us back.

We know our strategy, we trust our courses, and we just keep moving forward.

We remain focused on the long-term goal: getting people living with M.E/C.F.S. the understanding, care, and support they deserve.

16/06/2026

We’re gathering contemporary M.E./C.F.S. anecdotes to show that the need for proper education is still urgent, across healthcare, schools, and workplaces.

If you or someone you care for has recently experienced misunderstanding, dismissal, or inadequate support, your story can help highlight the ongoing gaps.

Please share a short anecdote (share publicly below or via email [email protected]). You can remain anonymous if preferred though we would need your location (Hampshire, Surrey etc)

Real experiences make the strongest case for change.

Will be added to this page on our website - https://bit.ly/4vgfwuc

05/06/2026

Our staff are now on annual leave until Monday 13th June.

However, our training is fully automated and learners can sign up & participate whether we are in the office or not!

Our learners' most commonly asked questions are answered in our out of office autoreply emails 😊

Back soon!