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Lives & Times Charity Book
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Over the course of 18 months I met and photographed people from all walks of life to form the chapters of Lives & Times bowel cancer charity book. Every single person taking part has given up their own time to do it and all funds raised are donated to Bowel Cancer UK (Beating Bowel Cancer Together).
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Over the course of 18 months I met and photographed people from all walks of life to form the chapters of Lives & Times bowel cancer charity book. Every single person taking part has given up their own time to do it and all funds raised are donated to Bowel Cancer UK (Beating Bowel Cancer Together).
Inside the book there are over 100 photographs and over 40,000 words. I met Olympians Sir Steve Redgrave and Katherine Grainger. From the world of entertainment I met Gabby Logan, Lorraine Kelly, Alan Davies, Christopher Biggins and Matthew Wright. There was always something interesting to write having met people. Sometimes it was because they had an interesting story to tell or sometimes it was because something unexpected would happen. In the case of Clare Grogan from Altered Images I managed to get thrown out of the photo pit at the concert I was at! With Gail Porter I had a highly entertaining hour or so with her at Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. She managed to get me on a loop-the-loop roller coaster!
Music plays a big part in my life and it was not surprising that the book contains quite a few bands and musicians. For example there are chapters on The Wonder Stuff, Dodgy, The Alarm, Stiff Little Fingers, Billy Franks from The Faith Brothers, Horace Panter from The Specials, The Stranglers, Tim Wheeler from Ash, Dave Fenton from The Vapors, and Status Quo. In fact Quo were the very first band I approached and a few weeks later I was in the photo pit at the Hammersmith Apollo photographing the band. The evening had a strange ending…
Sport features in the book and as well footballing heroes such as Charlie Nicholas, Mick Channon and Phil Parkes, cricket features quite heavily. I spent months chasing BBC commentator Jonathan Agnew, and I finally got to meet him at Lords. I also got to meet David Lloyd, Melinda Farrell, Henry Blofeld, Michael Holding and Steve Harmison.
The book is entertaining, warm and, I hope, a touch inspiring. I do not shy away from bowel cancer. In fact on a number of occasions the subject came up without me having any prior knowledge. I only found out the day before I met Clare Grogan that her husband has suffered from bowel cancer. I suppose this would help explain why some people were happy and keen to come on board and support the book. Some people have a personal connection with bowel cancer. MP Nadine Dorries lost a friend to bowel cancer and I ended up photographing her at Westminster. Author Freya North, who is an ambassador for the charity, lost a close friend to bowel cancer. Actor Ben Richards has recovered from bowel cancer, as has photographer David Levenson. Matthew Wright and Graham Fellows aka John Shuttleworth have both lost parents to bowel cancer.
The book is also full of normal everyday people. They may not be household names, but they all have a story to tell, and make up a vital part of the book. The late Norma de Bidaph at the time was in remission from bowel cancer, Rachel Chadwick author of 60 Postcards, publicans, the local football club, a translator from Brazil, an artist, and many more.
Last but not least the book features a chapter on my Mum, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2012, and sadly died on August 29th, 2016 after living with cancer fior four and a half years. Bowel cancer is the 4th most common cancer, and the 2nd highest cancer killer in the UK. However if detected early it can be successfully treated in over 90% of cases. Much more needs to be done in raising awareness about this awful disease, and to increase early diagnosis rates.
So who can you expect to see in the book…
Sir Steve Redgrave CBE
Katherine Grainger CBE
Phil Parkes
Mick Channon
Jonathan Agnew
Henry Blofeld
Lorraine Kelly
Christopher Biggins
Matthew Wright
Freya North
Ben Richards
Carrie Grant
Gail Porter
Alan Davies
Shaun Keaveny
Mike Read
John Shuttleworth
Tom Rosenathal
Antonia Mariconda
Status Quo
The Stranglers
The Alarm
Clare Grogan
Mikes Hunt& Erica Nockalls
Horace Panter
My Mum!
And a whole load more….
Please support this book, as all profits are donated to Bowel Cancer UK (Beating Bowel Cancer Together), the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity. Over £4000 has been raised so far.
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