Last Friday 19th May, I got myself dressed up and went to the Inspiring Women Awards at The Lowry Hotel…> Read more
59 year old woman + menopause + World’s Toughest Row = a paper on how my body responds. I’m very…> Read more
I was very nearly on Granada Reports this week – it didn’t happen! The very marvellous Bernie Hollywood OBE JP,…> Read more
I'm very excited about this as it looks like I'll be partnering with The University of Salford's Sports Science department…> Read more
This last week in my endeavour to row the Atlantic solo in 2024 I’ve been wearing many hats; one or…> Read more
When taking on an epic adventure like rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean solo, most of us do it…> Read more
Photo credit: Penny Bird, Atlantic Campaigns. Mike Bates, The Atlantic Grappler, has rowed his heart out across 3000 miles of…> Read more
No 1 in a series of people who have inspired me – Poorna Bell is an award winning journalist,speaker and author of ‘Stronger’ and ‘In Case…> Read more
“Just because you’re grown up and then some doesn’t mean settling into the doldrums of predictability. Surprise people. Surprise yourself.…> Read more










