I am committed to trying to help the next generation find their own, unique sense of self. Doing this by creating mini projects, working on their confidence skills through speech, language, music and drama to instilling the importance of creativity.

I mentor at North Walsham High school and I organised for my group of 13 year olds to visit the East Anglia Air Ambulance. Taking them away from their phones and ipads and seeing what else lay in this world beyond social media and texting! On my day off, some of my mentees and I visited their base and were greeted by the paramedics, doctors, pilots and of course the CEO, Patrick Peal.

The stories were inspiring and they certainly managed to get through to my group. I am excited to take another lot of mentees to the base in the future.

I was invited by the co founder and chairman of the East Anglian Air team recently to visit thier air base in Norwich. Patrick Peal is also the master Cordwainer of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, so it was a delight to share the footwear connection too.

I was taken around the area and got to meet and chat candidly to the truly inspiring team that make up the team.

Look out for connections with Milly J Shoes and the charity soon!

You can find out more about their work here https://www.eaaa.org.uk/