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If you are like me, Christmas is a time for a little overindulging; mince pies, cake, Christmas dinners and wine. I am not a big drinker but I do like to have a glass or two, at Christmas this might become three or four. Well, there’s no harm in that you may say, and you’re… Continue reading Going Dry for January
I shared a while back that I had been writing a children’s book. It’s been a few months now so thought it would be a good point to give you an update on how it’s going. In June this year, I began with The Golden Egg Academy. They are a children’s literary editorial service that… Continue reading Unlocking Imagine – With a little help from GE Academy
One of my roles working for an MP is to look at how we better support campaigns and causes. I’ve been amazed at how many, our parliamentarians are asked to support. It seems most days of the week there is a national campaign for something. Most are extremely worthy causes. This week it’s FASD week.… Continue reading Babies are being damaged by alcohol
LAST week, a few of my friends and I took part in the Youth Speak charity campaign, “WeRallbananas” The campaign aims to raise awareness of mental health issues and help young people to share their experiences and advice using the hashtag #weRallbananas. My friend Laura Degnan who is behind the campaign told me "It's a… Continue reading Speaking About Mental Health
I love this time of year, the warmer weather and light-nights means I can get outside more and enjoy the outdoors. There’s nothing I love more than a trip to the seaside. You see, I am a surfer. When I’m not trying to change the world, I’m usually driving around the beautiful north east coast,… Continue reading The Saltburn Surf Community
I like art. It makes me feel something. I will often visit an art gallery or two when I hang out in cities. I rarely go to see art in Teesside so last week I decided to go on a bit on art crawl. I put a call out on facebook for suggestions and was… Continue reading My Teesside Art Crawl
I’ve always been pretty creative. The charity I ran, A Way Out, won various awards for it’s innovation and entrepreneurialism. We pioneered a support service that had joy, creativity and innovation at its core. We created special moments and activities that sometimes, had no other outcome than to make people smile and feel happy. That… Continue reading Writing for children… A new creative journey
