Pause to consider…: In Sub Saharan Africa, 74% of all new HIV infections among adolescents are girls.: Every year, around 380,000 adolescent girls and young women ( aged 15- 24 ) are newly infected with HIV.: HIV and AIDS is the leading cause of death among women of...

I thought you might like the following verse, practiced first thing each morning by Thich Nhat Hanh as a novice monk... ( in breath) Waking up this morning I smile (out breath) Twenty-four brand-new hours are before me ( in breath) I vow to live them deeply ( out...

Very very saddened and shocked to hear about Alan Rickman. He was an irreplaceable force. Absolutely outstanding in so many ways and will be deeply missed by everyone who knew him.

Legendary immortal…Head bowed to you

Like a gazillion other people, I feel stunned by the news that David Bowie has departed this earth. At the loss of someone who has impacted and influenced your life, you can hardly begin to measure the shape of what’s left behind.Our personal and collective inner...

Great big limitless sky above... In 2016 I'm going to focus my energy on advocacy and campaigning on the issue of rights for women and girls.

I’ve never been a big New Year’s Eve party kinda girl. Too much revelry makes my head spin. New Year usually puts me in a more introspective mood and this past year has given cause for a great deal of reflection at every level.Let me just take the opportunity to wish...

61 is the new 16!!! ....Thanks for your Birthday/Xmas wishes folks!

Seasons greetings to one and all.. Yo Ho Ho... Love Mrs Christmas!

I had the good fortune to see Matthew Bourne’s extraordinary production of Sleeping Beauty at Sadler’s Wells Theatre yesterday. If you feel like escaping the world for a few hours and happen to be in Londonium through the rest of December till the 24th January 2016....

Bringing your attention to a film that EVERYONE absolutely needs to see!!!Ten Billion - The movie is a documentary, written and presented by one of the world’s foremost scientists, professor Stephen Emmott.Serving as a WAKE – UP CALL to an unprecedented planetary...

Festive cheer seems to have a little less lustre right now...I wonder if there actually are any long term sustainable solutions - the crux of the whole issue as always

Let there be Peace

I just awarded Sammy Andrews "the Rising Star Award" at the Music Week Women in Music award event. Very proud and delighted for her!