People Helping People with TSB Local Pride
We live in an age of endless news. Inescapably, it creeps in via shares on social media and on screens in the most unlikely places….
Issues & Tissues
opinion writing
Bold for Change
When I think about the women I know, I am very lucky to know many resilient, smart and strong women. It’s International Women’s Day. Be…
10 things I’m doing to cope with Brexit
It’s been a tough couple of weeks. Brexit tipped the dominos. Politics are in turmoil. Family and friends have fallen out. My anger and sadness at…
Nesting the Living Room for Winter
As autumn slips into winter, now is the time to prepare for the short days and long nights ahead, to get cosy on the sofa….
Horatio’s Garden & Yeo Valley
Horatio’s Garden is a project to bring gardens to the spinal units across the UK. Following a spinal injury patients can be hospitalised for up…
Living with Alzheimer’s
My mother had Alzheimer’s, I think she probably had it for a lot longer than anyone realised. Her illness became apparent in a jigsaw of…
Miracles Happen
Here is a simple post about a simple procedure that has incredible outcomes. A Million Miracles Sightsavers is the life-changing impact of sight-saving surgeries. This…
Celebrate Women, Celebrate International Women’s Day
This is Claudia, she is like you and me, another person on this crowded planet making her way in life. She is a mother and…
Change the Story and VIPs
The Houses of Parliament. A place of imagination, somewhere that ignites passions and strong views. Earlier in the week, I stood in a room at…
The one in which I go a bit Mariella Frostrup. Born to Read
Sometimes, on Radio 4 or BBC2, I catch a programme in which a group of literary types discuss books. Dissect plots and scrutinize characters. Often…