Lady Wimbledon in the news, in the press and on TV
“Oh do you know the Muffin Man? He only came to life two weeks ago when he found a tonne of muffin mix on his doorstep. He phoned his friends and neighbours and together they created 25,000 muffins in 10 days! 'What shall we do with all these muffins?’ asked the Muffin Man, formally known as Simon Ottter. 'Let's give them to our local heroes' came the reply. And so, that’s what they did. And they all lived happily ever after…” Read the full article: ‘#LadyWimbledon tells the story of Wimbledon's own Muffin Man’ in Lady W’s Wimbledon Times Spotlight...
As the founder of Parent Education Consultancy, Lady Wimbledon and her daughter were invited on to Sky News to discuss if schools should reopen in June amidst the Coronavirus outbreak in the UK. Watch a clip of Lady W's Sky News appearance on 5th May 2020 in this YouTube video. https://youtu.be/goW7H52EfZM Follow the conversation about the Sky News appearance on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ladywimbledon/status/1257340044525928455?s=20
“Week by week and day by day our home learning routines seem to slip and slide. Every family is in a different situation and thus sadly, there is no even playing field nor set of rules in which we can all follow. What I do know is how we are all walking a tightrope between keeping our jobs and keeping our kids sane. Fortunately, home schooling can and does provide some structure to these endless days. Books are a lifeline of quietness and home schooling offer a great opportunity for reading. However busy we are, reading a chapter a day...
“There is a growing revolution happening in Merton and it is spreading fast. Infiltrating our pubs and spreading across to Kingston and Wandsworth, there is a flourishing army of superhumans who have made it their mission to feed the homeless, the vulnerable and now the NHS heroes who are working day and night saving the lives of our friends, family and neighbours.” Read the full article: ‘#LadyWimbledon on how the Dons volunteers took the lead in the local response to coronavirus’ in Lady W’s Wimbledon Times Spotlight here > or pick up the print version in and around Wimbledon.
“I am sure I am not the only one grateful to wake up to sunshine piercing through the curtains after another strange night's sleep. With those awaking with grief in their hearts, I can only share my deepest sorrow of how hard waking up must be with no regard of what day or season we are in. The paper lands heavily on my doorstep each morning, filled with pages of job losses, higher death tolls and hopes of vaccines to buy back our freedom.” Read the full article: ‘On the bright side: Celebrating community and staying positive with #LadyWimbledon’ in...
“On Friday 20th March at 5pm, restaurants and pubs were told to close their premises by midnight. Although expected, the lack of time they were given sent shock waves around Wimbledon and I’m sure the rest of the UK.” Read the full article: ‘A new way of life with #LadyWimbledon’ in Lady W’s Wimbledon Times Spotlight here > or pick up the print version in and around Wimbledon.
“On Friday 20th March at 5pm, restaurants and pubs were told to close their premises by midnight. Although expected, the lack of time they were given sent shock waves around Wimbledon and I’m sure the rest of the UK.” Read the full article: ‘A new way of life with #LadyWimbledon’ in Lady W’s Wimbledon Times Spotlight here > or pick up the print version in and around Wimbledon.
“If ever there was a twilight zone, this seems to be it! Funny how we loved 80’s sci-fi films and Stephen King books about what millennium life would look like. Holograms, time machines, flying cars, plus a few ugly looking aliens trying to destroy mankind.” Read the full article: ‘#LadyWimbledon: Let’s help the superheroes of our community’ in Lady W’s Wimbledon Times Spotlight here > or pick up the print version in and around Wimbledon.
