Tuesday Tune

The prefect tune for a Tuesday evening after a long and stressful day at work - you know the sort that makes it feel like Friday but you still have the rest of the week to go....

Victoria

A fun and cute film from Victoria Beckham to mark the launch of her sister brand, Victoria, Victoria Beckham for 2012.

Victoria, Victoria Beckham - Spring/Summer 2012 from Victoria Beckham on Vimeo.

one for the youth

For one reason or another, my teenage years were mainly spent at Heatham House, one of London's best youth facilities. Now I may be a bit biased considering I spent many years of my early life here and then subsequently went onto volunteer for this wonderful institution, however, the vast amount of young people from within Richmond borough and the hundreds that have travelled from outside the borough to utilize Heatham over the years, speaks for itself.

Set in a stunning listed building in the heart of Twickenham, Heatham House has beautiful characteristics that no other youth club can compete with. As well as the main house which holds areas to hang out, a cafe, a photography studio and a recording studio, there is a huge garden, football pitch, skatepark and walls for graffiti. Heathams facilities are obviously the main reason it has been a successful youth club for years. However the fantastic staff, who I have had the great pleasure to know and work with, really make it something special. 

Unfortunately in times of economic crisis, Richmond council believe Heatham House could be put to better use and are proposing to sell this much loved institution to developers. While they are promising to provide a modern and fully accessible youth facility on the neighboring site of the old post office, many are skeptical about their motives. 

As someone who really benefited from the facilities and support of the staff at Heatham House, the idea of selling it is absolutely ridiculous. Its charm and character make it the perfect place for a youth club so why would you replace it with some generic modern box that looks the same as everything else. And to remove such fundamentally important facilities for young people at a time when they need them the most brings the whole issue of selling Heatham House to the forefront. For me it is a no-brainer. Heatham House is NOT for Sale. 

back to earth with a bump

After a week in England, my wishes came true when the snow fell in London on Saturday night. Unfortunately it just meant sitting on the plane for 3 hours in heathrow waiting to be de-iced before we could take off.

I was kind of hoping it would mean not being able to fly full stop, but alas, we flew, along with suitcases packed to the brim with a vast amount of shopping and our bellies full after a week of indulgence including roast dinner, a china town trip and too much tea and cake.

Back to work is always an issue, especially after such an amazing 8 days in London. Thank god its friday.  Time to plan the next London escape...

Marni for H&M