I love the concept of ‘noticing nature’ – finding nature in our everyday lives and noticing, valuing and celebrating this. Noticing nature is good for me, it makes me smile […]

#5yearsfreelance I’m feeling the pressure of impending deadlines this week and at times like this I find it hard to keep up with my Twitter feed, blog, Facebook, Instagram etc […]

Innovation is all very well but sometimes you can’t beat the tried and tested and, when it comes to community fundraising, you can’t beat a cake sale can you? It’s […]

On Monday I stopped off at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, a place I have visited several times before but not for a few years. Where better to get inspired about […]

School holidays are always a reminder that I am a working mum (and I try to be a mum first and working second). One of the things I love about […]

After what seems like forever (but has actually been less than a week), of dark, cold, rainy days, this weekend has brought spring. Just a few minutes in the garden […]

I am tremendously excited to launch my new look website. If you are reading this you will already have discovered it – please have a look around. There are still […]

#5yearsfreelance I am absolutely delighted to have been appointed by the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to help them develop a full application to the Heritage Lottery Fund […]

It has been a busy year so far and, already, I have submitted funding applications totaling around £2 million. This seems a good time to reflect on whether these will […]