Brooklands Radio Just Women Interviews

Repeat - Jackie Mitchell talks with Kate Ploughwright runs hotel and hospitality training. www.kateplowright.co.ukKate Ploughwright, Jenni Williams is the author of a memoir "Rescued - Adventures with Down and Out Dogs" Twitter @jenniwdogJenni Williams and Karine Torr and Marja-Leena Toseland are editors of Darling magazines in Surrey and south west London, stylish magazines for curious and sociable women. www.darlingmagazine.co.uk

Repeat - Jackie Mitchell and Penny Carter talk with Lucy Windsor, an executive coach and author of "People Aren't Widgets", Sue Towner, a former accountant, has launched a new business - Your Listening Ear - giving advice and mentoring to other small businesses. And Nevsah Karahmet a Breath Worker who helps people learn functional breathing habits.

Repeat - Anne Twist talks to Lidia Rumley of The Brand Story Teller discussing brand identity and brand stories. www.thebrandstoryteller.co.uk, Leanne Stewart and Candice Cholerton from My Busy Bots create "busy" bags containing fun, educational activities for young children www.MyBusyBots.com and Ginny Marsh of Gorgeous You Photography helping women to feel good about themselves in front of the camera www.gorgeousyouphotography.co.uk

Repeat - Jackie Mitchell talks to Linda Sewell is a celebrant and a bereavement counsellor. As a celebrant she offers bespoke ceremonies to mark different occasions. www.lindasewellcelebrant.co.uk, Courtney Burr runs So Chic By Courtney, a beauty salon in Banstead, Surrey www.facebook.com/SoChicByCourtney and. Gillie Jones is part of a group fighting the women born in the 1950s pension issue www.wepaidinyoupayout.wordpress.com

Repeat - Lynda Berger talks to Steph Edwards a Master Reiki practitioner and cranio-sacral therapist www.steph-edwards.com and Claire Lee (www.strikingplaces.com) took on a project to photograph someone’s very large garden to earn some money by running events and borrow my garden was born.www.borrowmygarden.co.uk and Claire Taylor of Vantage Point Magazine, a brand new free magazine for the Godalming area, founded by Stefan Reynolds with a view to improving availability of informationfor community events www.vantagepointmag.co.uk

Repeat - Mandy Dineley talks with Rachel Power Interior Designer who believes that great design enhances your life from styling a single space or event to designing, managing an entire project and runs creative workshops. www.rachelpowerdesign.com and Anne Twist talks about her recently launched business Brownstone, a brand of contemporary home fragrance and gifts selling online and through independent retailers across the UK - www.brownstonelondon.com. Anne Twist talks to Mandy Dineley talks about her life in music

Repeat - Lynda Bergertalks with Eleanor Hogan who provides positive reinforcement-based puppy and dog training in Epsom and surrounding areas, Anita Chapman a freelance social media manager with clients mostly in the world of books, who also runs courses and writes historical fiction and Meta Killick from Living with Harmony. Music therapy uses the powerful and universal language of music to help improve physical and mental health.

Repeat - Penny Carter and Anne Twist talk with Barbara Laws of Gem and Tonic bespoke jewellery, Henika Thompson - a photographer born in Slovakia who came to UK with no English 19 years ago and Amanada Neale Founder and Main Presenter of www.Juniorstarsinger.co.uk is also a mentor to young singers.

Repeat - Penny Carter and Mandy Dineley talk to Katie Jane Tutoring provide excellent and innovative education for children www.katiejayne.co.uk, Victoria Page of VIP Therapies uses natural healing to help others feel vibrant, joyful and well www.vip-therapies.com and Sophie Handa of Funky Olive is a lampshade designer offers a bespoke service and runs workshops on how to cover lampshades www.funkyolive.co.uk.

Repeat - Mandy Dineley and Penny Carter talks to Debra Levitt of Bridge Road Consulting introducing her pod cast launcher & training - www.bridgeroadconsultants.com/podcast-launcher, Megan Dudziak of Action for Children charity supporting young carers, fostering and adoptions, mental health programmes and 2 Surrey care homes - www.actionforchildren.org.uk and Lara Doherty of Vision Board Surrey helping individuals struggling to find direction and purpose in their lives - www.visionboardssurrey.co.uk

Repeat - Ivana O’Brien and Lynda Berger talks to Susannah Weiland has launched her own company offering luxury wallpaper, fabric, prints and chairs www.susannahweiland.co.uk, Joy Phillips runs her own cookery school “Kitchen Joy” where she creates a fun environment to learn nutritional recipes www.kitchenjoycookery.com and Sarah Osborn is head of services and operations at the Incorporated Society of Musicians, the UK's professional body for musicians. www.ism.org

Repeat - Ivana O’Brien and Mandy Dineley talks to Laura Goring of CU Living, makes gorgeous bespoke designs www.culiving.co.uk, Nicki Perrin sales and marketing manager at Jackson-Stops estate agents in Dorking www.jackson-stops.co.uk/branches/dorking and Storm Copestake of Brightminds is a Hypnotherapist and qualified Rapid Transformational Therapy Practitioner coach based in Surrey www.brightminds.me.uk

Jackie Mitchell talks with Margaret Arnott is Surrey County Organiser of the National Garden Scheme www.ngs.org.uk and Marianne Windham, founder of Guildford Jazz, bringing the beet of live jazz to Guildford. Their first Jazz Festival is 20-22nd March 2020. https://guildfordjazz.org.uk and Lynn Craig has published her late daughter Natasha’s diaries ‘Keep Smiling – Taking Life with Anorexia One Small Bite at a Time”. Natasha started counting calories as a young schoolgirl and ended up with a dangerous eating disorder. Email: [email protected]

Repeat - Mandy Dineley and Amanda Weller talk with Kathy Lawrence, a freelance copywriter, journalist and editor who founded When They Get Older, an online resource on how to support elderly parents, Dueyna Chinere of The Family Network West Surrey connecting businesses with free networking events. Dueyna is joined by Liane Jackson of Daisy First Aid, who was highly commended in the new business/start-up of the year. Dueyna Chinere and Leanne Stewart of My Busy Bots creates award-winning bags and fun, educational activities that encourage learning through play.

Mandy Dineley talks with Clare O’Callaghan of One Stop Organisers, provides a helping hand for older technophobes. www.onestoporganisers.co.uk/helpinghands Beverly Edmunds-Jones of Funny Bones Zone Comedy Club. Beverley runs a comedy club in the Surrey and Hampshire area, bringing comedy to you. How it all started is a story in itself. www.facebook.com/groups/FunnyBoneZone Jo Ferrone is Founder of How Does She Do It, which is a successful child friendly networking group. Jo is also a Business mentor/coach. www.howdoesshedoit.life

Ivana O’Brien and Mandy Dineley talk with Kate Hughes is passionate about teaching skills to cope with everyday life, by teaching mindfulness meditation techniques, which are accessible to all regardless of background, experience, occupation or faith. https://www.katehughesmeditation.co.uk/ , Katie Best of Cookie Dough To Go and NB Design, who are design and marketing specialists working closely with clients to enable them to make informed decisions about the best way to reach their clientele and drive traffic. https://www.nathanbest.co.uk and Linda Webb of Refresh and Impress uses a team of expert videographers, gardeners, cleaners and textile designers to give a house the wow factor and to maximise the property’s potential without losing its character. http://refreshandimpress.com

Jackie Mitchell talks with Andrea Corrie the author of Living in the Mourning Light, her second grief support book. She has found solace in writing following the loss of her 19 year old son James to accidental drowning in the River Thames, Kingston in 2005. https://andreacorriesblog.wordpress.com and Beverley Webb likes to open the discussions about difficult conversations we don’t want to have about trauma, abuse, bereavement and suicide to enable others to have a voice. https://stepforwardcoaching.online

Anne Twist and Amanda Weller talking with Natasha Davies of The Surrey Mumma, talking about her magazine The Clumsy Explorer focussing on lifestyle, family and sustainable living. www.thesurreymumma.com, Sandra Aviles of Pepe and Tete, a local company offering Spanish lessons to children and adults in Weybridge on a one-to-one and group basis, as well as offering cultural exchanges to Spain . www.pepeandtete.com and Molly Taylor is a chaplain and end of life doula, supporting those with a terminal diagnosis and those they love with practical, emotional & spiritual needs

Ivana O'Brien and Amanda Weller talk with Molly McKenna a 16 year old singer who plays the ukulele and writes her own music. www.facebook.com/mollysingplaywritemusic, Caroline Francis is a jewellery maker and designer working with silver and precious gemstones using traditional silversmithing techniques. www.cmfdesigns.co.uk, Lou Requena trained in Tai Chi and Qigong and is also an intuitive coach and mentor about the effects of trauma in childhood and our mental health. http://tai-chi-surrey.org.

Anne Twist talks with Kathryn Chapman is a photographer who will be talking about Face to Face, a creative and therapeutic photography session for women of 25+ who are struggling with anxiety and depression. Rae Adam FWP by Rae, a brand selling ethically produced cotton T-shirts and sweatshirts manufactured under fair working and fair wage practices, screen printed or embroidered with fun and meaningful words from the world of wine. Marisa Noelle is the writer of middle grade & young adult novels in the genres of science-fiction, fantasy & mental health., she will be talking about mental health in teen literature.

Mandy Dineley talks with Alison Jenkins of Meetings Club, a website that introduces venues and bookers and encourages honest venue reviews www.meetingsclub.com Tosh Brittan, a leading coach specialising in transforming the divorce and separation experience through the use of mindfulness. www.divorcegoddess.com Rowena Prenderville of RE Personnel, an HR Consultancy business. www.repersonnel.co.uk

Jackie Mitcheltalks with Jenny Thomas confidence coach will give advice on keeping New Year Resolutions www.revitalisecoaching.co.uk Lisette Ormsby runs Savons du Soleil which supplies natural French soaps and home fragrances www.savonsdusoleil.co.uk Julia Trollip from JT Biokinetics is a qualified Biokineticist/Clinical Exercise Specialist, she uses exercise as her main mode of therapy to treat orthopaedic injuries, chronic and lifestyle diseases www.jtbiokinetics.com

Mandy Dineley talks with Claire Pearce, a qualified practising coach & facilitator. She likes to encourage people to write as a means of self-expression, just for fun, creativity or all of the above, Nisanka Wicramarachchi - a Recovery and Confidence Coach, working with individuals and organizations to help people thrive after surviving from mental illness, addiction, rape or domestic abuse, Jane Alexander, best known for revitalising one of the longest antiques fairs in Surrey, ‘Dorking Halls Antiques Fair’.

A special Christmas edition with the JW team of Anne Twist, Ivana O’Brien, Jackie Mitchell, Mandy Dineley and Penny Carter musing about Christmas and playing their favourite Christmas tracks.

Jackie Mitchell talks with Kate Ploughwright runs hotel and hospitality training. www.kateplowright.co.ukKate Ploughwright, Jenni Williams is the author of a memoir "Rescued - Adventures with Down and Out Dogs" Twitter @jenniwdogJenni Williams and Karine Torr and Marja-Leena Toseland are editors of Darling magazines in Surrey and south west London, stylish magazines for curious and sociable women. www.darlingmagazine.co.uk

Lidia Rumley of Light Switch Brand. Do you look at other businesses like yours and wonder how they get it so 'right' when you're struggling to articulate the essence of your brand, Lidia will be discussing brand identity and brand stories. www.lightswitchbrand.co.ukLidia Rumley 10 Dec 2019Leanne Stewart and Candice Cholerton from My Busy Bots create "busy" bags containing fun, educational activities that will encourage young children to learn through play. www.MyBusyBots.comLeanne Stewart 10 Dec 2019Ginny Marsh of Gorgeous You Photography. Ginny helps women to feel good about themselves in front of the camera, she knows how to create beautiful and memorable photoshoots which capture your inner beauty as well as encouraging you to celebrate what’s on the outside. https://gorgeousyouphotography.co.uk/

Amanda weller talks with Erica Galvin is a cake baker, decorator, sugarcraft tutor and owner of Iced Innovations. www.icedinnovations.co.uk, Lauren Broughton runs her own public relations consultancy, Diligent Communications, specialising in raising the profile of travel brands and companies. www.diligentcomms.com and Neha Dhull is a Miss Great Britain finalist and runs "Happy Kids Campaign" fun and educational workshops for vulnerable kids. Email: [email protected]

Ivana O'Brien and Amanda Weller talk with Tracy Jarvis, Chief Executive Officer at CMPP. CMPP is a corporate volunteering charity helping companies get active in the community with ease and effectiveness. https://cmpp.org.uk, Katie Robinson is a Forest Bathing+ Guide and Staff Writer for the Forest Bathing Institute. https://tfb.institute/blog-launchand Sarah Jones helps ambitious growing businesses make their marketing pay. As an objective marketing expert Sarah helps address specific issues to deliver a watertight marketing operation that delivers sustainable profit. https://sarahjonesmarketing.co.uk

Rhiannon Miller of LuxeVA is a virtual assistant, having set up the business to provide a more flexible working solution around her family. Now qualified as a bookkeeper Rhiannon is able to offer a wide variety of services to her growing client-base. www.luxeva.co.uk, Linda Fenn of the British Heart Foundation, Head of volunteering and Dr Zarrin Shaikh, Cardiologist and Founder of Lifestyle Cardiology, helps people achieve optimum heart health, empowering you with the tools to prevent heart disease through natural, lifestyle methods.. http://lifestylecardiology.com

Anne Twist talks with Nicky Yates of Woodhaven Space, an eco house in Woking which has become a centre of wellbeing that can be hired out by the day for meetings and workshops. www.woodhaven.space, Amanda Free and Laura Hedges of The Hot Yoga Club, part of the Thames Club in Staines. The club specialises in hot yoga and offers a wide selection of classes. Amanda was the first person in the UK to teach hot (Bikram) yoga after studying with Bikram Chowdry himself in LA in the 80s, Stephanie Scheier. who has lived and worked in many countries in international sports event management, as well as being a trained make up artist.

Jackie Mitchell talks to Linda Sewell is a celebrant and a bereavement counsellor. As a celebrant she offers bespoke ceremonies to mark different occasions. www.lindasewellcelebrant.co.uk, Courtney Burr runs So Chic By Courtney, a beauty salon in Banstead, Surrey www.facebook.com/SoChicByCourtney and. Gillie Jones is part of a group fighting the women born in the 1950s pension issue www.wepaidinyoupayout.wordpress.com

Tania Fraser, a TWIG (The Whole is Greater) advisor who works to add value to organisations by setting up systems to helping each part perform at its best enabling more productivity and profit www.thewholeisgreater.com and Denise Hadden, a specialist optometrist will be talking about light colour and consciousness and use of light and field of vision to assist in healing a variety of conditions www.denisehadden.com

Steph Edwards is a Master Reiki practitioner and cranio-sacral therapist. Reiki is an ancient form of alternative healing. www.steph-edwards.com and Claire Lee (www.strikingplaces.com) took on a project to photograph someone’s very large garden in all seasons, he then mentioned that he would like his garden to start earning some money by running events and borrow my garden was born.www.borrowmygarden.co.uk and Claire Taylor of Vantage Point Magazine, a brand new free magazine for the Godalming area, founded by Stefan Reynolds with a view to improving availability of information concerning community events for both residents and visitors. www.vantagepointmag.co.uk

Charlotte Emery is Athena Regional Director of The Blackwater Valley Area - Charlotte is an Entreprenueur with multiple income streams including Property, Athena, Mortgage Broking and Arbonne - Proving that we can do a few things and suceed if we want to. and Clare Calow and Sandra Johnson of 4eco Limited, a company that commercialises non-plastic products made from agroindustrial waste and natural sources, delivering eco-friendly alternatives to plastic. www.4eco.uk.com and Louise Verhoeven and Franca Starling, owners of interiors retailer Orange and Dutch based in East Horsley, providing interior solutions and practical advice on décor. Their wonderful interior shop offers an array of furniture, accessories and unique one-off pieces. www.orangeanddutch.co.uk

Jackie Mitchell and Penny Carter talks to Jane Hardy author of Pink Slippers: Mum, Dementia and Me: A Story of Hope, Sarah Froggatt from Become a company which makes special clothing for women going through the menopause - www.webecome.co.uk, Judith Smith talking about her art and also her exhibition at the Landmark Art Fair in Teddington on 19th/20th October - www.judesmithart.com and Vivien Cotterill-Leigh of Priceless Media from The Open House shopping event at Sandown Park Race Course – www.surrey-homes.co.uk/events

Amanda and Penny talk with Sam Currie of Okomoko, a plant based cafe based in Farnham using local produce where available, all food waste goes to a local farm rescue and they have a zero waste store inside the cafe and Jo Marshall of Sparkling Ginger who is a personal stylist and image consultant specialising in the larger woman and Dale Campbell, Dale is a trademark attorney but after joining Neals Yard she found a love for natural products which lead her to launching her own range of natural deodorants

Rachel Power Interior Designer believes that great design enhances your life and everyone should have the opportunity to live, work or socialise in a space which makes them feel happy, proud & inspired. From styling a single space or event to designing, managing an entire project. She also runs regular, fun creative workshops passing on skills to others. www.rachelpowerdesign.com Just Women presenter Anne Twist talks about her recently launched business Brownstone, a brand of contemporary home fragrance and gifts selling online and through independent retailers across the UK - www.brownstonelondon.com. Just Women presenter Mandy Dineley talks about her life in music

Ivana O'Brien talks with Rebecca Newenham of Get Ahead VA who specialises in helping businesses of all sizes and from all sectors get ahead. Whether that involves getting out there and generating more sales or focusing on strategic vision, Sally Rule who is The Property Person, your property consultant with over 30 years of experience in the property markets, Sally is the ‘go-to-expert’ in all things property and Sheila Chauhan of Smile 101, a private dental practice in Windsor and Guildford offering a range of services and products including the latest invisible orthodontic braces, for adults, teenagers and children.

Jackie Mitchell talks with Tory Power and Jo Douet from Power's Weybridge which has extended from a cafe to become a lifestyle store with clothing and gifts and more, Danielle Bekker - co-founder of Good Living Brew which produces Binary Botanicals low calorie 0.05% botanical gluten free and vegan beers and Victoria Kennedy who is The Fairy Clothes Mother who helps women embrace their bodies, discover their style and boost their self confidence.

Anne Twist and Amanda Weller talk with Rhiannon Ford a locally based divorce counsellor www.rhiannonford.co.uk, Dr Karen Morton a consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician in Guildford, and founder of Dr Morton’s – the medical helpline www.drmortons.co.uk and Cathy Richardson a Yoga teacher and yoga therapist and founder of Diversity aiming is to bring the yoga, health benefits and mindful approach to the wider population www.diversityyoga.co.uk

Ivana O’Brien and Lynda Berger talk with Susannah Weiland who has recently launched her own company offering luxury wallpaper, fabric, prints and chairs, which she designs herself and has made in the UK. www.susannahweiland.co.uk, Joy Phillips runs her own cookery school “Kitchen Joy” where she creates a fun environment to learn nutritional recipes www.kitchenjoycookery.com and Sarah Osborn is head of services and operations at the Incorporated Society of Musicians, the UK's professional body for musicians. www.ism.org

Anne Twist talks with Cath Wallace of Not Just Travel, will be talking about ebing a personal travel consultant running her own business www.notjusttravel.com/cathwallace, Jane Rogers of Villabella Ceramics - hand-crafted, hand-painted Italian ceramics sourced from the beautiful Veneto region in north-east Italy www.villabellaceramics.co.uk and Charlene Peterson of Petersons Fund for Children a local charity supporting children in Surrey and nearby who are struggling with mental and physical disabilities. http://www.petersonsfundforchildren.org

Mandy Dineley and Penny Carter talk with Emily Hodge supports people to lead a more gentle life www.coachingemily.com, Lucy Dean Canary of Jam Media. Lucy runs a social media company, specializing in Facebook, Instagram and Twitter training for new business's www.canaryjammedia.co.uk and Pip Todman of Queen Pip Cards and Independent Stampin' Up demonstrator. Helping others get creative with simple stylish cards and scrapbook creations. www.queenpipcards.com

In a special edition of Just Women, we pay tribute to Alison Florence, a former presenter who sadly passed away earlier this year. Jackie Mitchell looks back on some of Alison’s interviews. This includes Nerys Hughes (who starred in TV comedy ‘The Liver Birds’), on site interviews with Brooklands Museum and a thrilling car ride, an interview from one of the Just Women programmes with Nicola Males from Willow Bakery. Just Women presenter Mandy Dineley interviews Alison about her work as a registrar and music is from Yasmine Giles, a friend of Alison’s.

Jackie Mitchell talks with Lorna Valcin a self employed consultant solicitor, specialising in employment and immigration law, Angela Poole and Michele Porter who run Victress tribe, a women's community hosting fun, inspiring and empowering events, Francesca Robins Director of Grow your Business Show, and Theresa Timmes who runs Rest and Be offering True Rest meditations online.

Penny Carter and Anne Twist talk with Barbara Laws of Gem and Tonic bespoke jewellery, Henika Thompson - a photographer born in Slovakia who came to UK with no English 19 years ago and Amanada Neale Founder and Main Presenter of www.Juniorstarsinger.co.uk is also a mentor to young singers.

Krissy Taylor of i2i Partnership which operates a teacher training partnership in Surrey for career changers looking to get into teaching after careers in industry or elsewhere and Clare Van Dam, co-founder of The Lady Garden Foundation which raises funds in support of the Royal Marsden Hospital for research into gynaecological cancer.

Lynda Bergertalks with Eleanor Hogan who provides positive reinforcement-based puppy and dog training in Epsom and surrounding areas, Anita Chapman a freelance social media manager with clients mostly in the world of books, who also runs courses and writes historical fiction and Meta Killick from Living with Harmony. Music therapy uses the powerful and universal language of music to help improve physical and mental health.

Mandy Dineley talks with Arti Sharma Grey of Once Upon a Bus which provides a creative storytelling environment, on a customised double-decker bus, Alexandra Williams and Samantha Pantlin from The Naked Midwives provide a completely different type of antenatal course and Helen Hart Freelance Lawyer and Legal Writer advises on, and writes about, technology, marketing and consumer law.

Penny Carter and Mandy Dineley talk with Katie Jane Tutoring who has a vision to inspire as many children as possible to flourish academically and socially through excellent and innovative education, Victoria Page of VIP Therapies uses natural healing to help others feel vibrant, joyful and well and Sophie Handa of Funky Olive a lampshade designer.