Tea Time with Ali Monjack

My next guest is Dee Haas Chair of CPRE Hampshire. We chat about valuing the countryside a report that she and her charity commissioned this year. Dee shares her passion for communities and finding ways to live sustainably to preserve our green spaces! Dee who is a landscape Architect has been part of the charity sector for the best part of 15 years and really understands the land that we all live in as well as instinctively knowing what needs to be cultivated to enhance our natural world. Definitely, one of life’s born Gardners let’s find out more! #podcast #chatshow #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #Sustainableliving

My next guests on Tea Time are Nikki and Joe Davison from Auburn Jam Music This week is anti-bullying week and they produced the star-studded single 'You will be found' led by ten-year-old Charlie Kristensen, whose experience of being bullied started the viral #CheerUpCharlie campaign to raise funds for The Diana Award.

They also chat about their latest work on a musical called 'Public Domain' by Forristal & Clarke as well as working with Stephen Schwartz the well-known American musical theater lyricist and composer #Podcast #Chatshow #CheerUpCharlie #WestEndStars

My next guest on Tea Time with me Ali Monjack Is Sarah Burns MBE Chair of Smart Works Reading. Sarah shares picking up her MBE from the Duke of Cambridge last year and how she got involved in an organisation that helps empower women to give them the confidence to find work. This year Sarah has been navigating through the pandemic with her team of trustees and volunteers to still provide a service to women in tough times. Sarah is very passionate about helping other women and is a strong female lead within the charity sector. Let’s find out more

My next guest is Peter Isdell Carpenter. Peter has just written and released his first thriller ‘The Final Warning’. He started to write the book for fun at the age of 80 and landed himself a publisher Zuleika in London. The book is set in the White House with the 46th President of the US as a key character. this week the US Presidential election is still going on and if any of you feel like separating fact from fiction then you will enjoy Peter’s book. The book involves a conspiracy theory and does not have anything to do with Trump or Biden.

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My next guest is Michelle Turner who has come from an artistic background with dance and is now a successful commissioned portrait artist although she does paint other things!  In the first lockdown, Michelle painted a portrait of Sir Captain Tom Moore that was auctioned to raise funds for the NHS Charities and now hangs in its full glory at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. She shares her thoughts on being the best you in life and making her soul sing as well as putting brush to paper to paint what comes from within. Let’s find out more

My next guest is Louise Chandler. She has worked for over 20 years as a media and communications specialist which includes the BBC TV and radio and consulted for The Prince's Trust, Superdrug, and Afro Business Expo. Last year, she represented The Barbados & Friends Association and spoke at The Houses of Parliament about the Windrush generation and her Barbadian Heritage. Lou works in marketing and corporate communications for Oxford County Council and writes for various blogs. She is passionate about championing black women and their achievements all year round. Lou shares what Black history month means to her and how ‘Race is everybody's business’.

My next guest on Tea Time is Jacquiline Creswell Curator of Spirit & Endeavour the Exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral to celebrate 800 years of the laying of the Foundation Stone. Jacquiline has brought together work from some of the renowned contemporary artists of the 20th and 21st Centuries. And as she says herself the exhibition embodies the spirit, ambition, faith, and endeavour that built this magnificent building. I had the pleasure of meeting her in person and having a tour of this wonderful exhibition Let's find out more

My next guest on Tea Time is Iris Ackah CEO of Ivision Trade. We discuss black history month and learn stories from Ghana and Tulsa. Iris demystifies the belief system surrounding black lives matter and shares more about the journey to empower black people economically and psychologically!  An incredibly interesting lady lets find out more…

My next guest is Garry Poulson director of the Volunteer Centre West Berkshire who has served his local community Berkshire most of his life. Garry shares his experiences as mayor of Newbury and meeting Her Majesty the Queen as well as working to help locals get through a pandemic. It was World mental health day on Saturday 10th October and Garry is a huge advocate of helping people with their mental health. Let’s find out more!

My next guest on Tea Time is Johannes Von Stumm, a World-renowned Sculptor. He is well known for his work of combining three different materials iron, granite, and glass in perfect harmony. His sculptures are always a talking point, beautiful pieces of artwork that reflect his soul and have started much public contemplation. After canceling several exhibitions this year due to the pandemic last week he held a private gallery viewing in London called ‘Immateriality’.