cancer fundraising
I met television and radio presenter Colin Murray for my new book The Record at the Sister Ray record shop in Soho. We had a lot of fun, and I can reveal that a very bizarre conversation involving customers, the manager, and first records has been included in the chapter on Colin.
During our chat Victoria wanted to know all about my book, and especially about Mum and her bowel cancer. Victoria still found it very emotional and difficult to talk about her own cancer experience
I was delighted when Justin Sullivan and New Model Army agreed to be in my new bowel cancer charity book, The Record.
For those that don’t know our family has a long standing association with Henley Royal Regatta of over 60 years going back to the mid 1950s when Dad rowed at the regatta for Maidenhead Rowing Club. Mum was born in Henley at The Sun Inn pub in Henley (now offices) in 1936, so there has
Having followed The Alarm for over 35 years I set my sights to trying to get Smiley, Jules and James from the band to be in The Record. It took me about two years for it to happen, but I managed to get them for the new bowel cancer charity book, which is out now dedicated to the memory of my mum who died of this awful disease in 2016.
I have just sent £500 to Bowel Cancer UK from the proceeds raised by sales of The Record so far.
June 21 was the official publication date of The Record. It has been an incredibly long journey bringing the book together from the decision to do do it shortly after Mum’s death, to its finished state. It’s without doubt one of the best things I’ve ever done, something I feel very proud and passionate about.
Of all the chapters in The Record that I wish Mum had got to see was the chapter with Olympic equestrian gold medal winner Carl Hester at his stables in Gloucestershire.
I have calculated that in the two and a half years it took me to complete the meetings for The Record, I clocked up approximately 6,500 miles, which is roughly the equivalent of driving from the UK to Cambodia!
Today I went to the Bowel Cancer UK Patient Day at The Christie in Manchester armed with copies of my new fundraising book The Record and some teddy bears. It was a really nice day with the bowel cancer community at its friendly and welcoming best. I managed to sell almost a box full of
