EDITOR’S LETTER
Deborah Boden
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Don’t let wet
weather dampen
your spirits
he incredible, severe weather some parts of the country have
been experiencing of late really does make you feel lucky
about where we live. It is not only beautiful but also high
enough that we have, and should continue to be spared from
any serious flooding. These strange weather phenomenons we
seem to keep getting really have been testing us as a nation,
hopefully we will be able to battle through and bounce back as we
have done so many times in the past. Our thoughts are certainly
with those affected.
But the weather aside, in this issue of Leek Life it is certainly
the women leading the way this March and April. We hear from
former breast cancer sufferer Catherine Bennett and her story of
survival and determination to make a difference; we catch up with
Leek businesswoman Anne Morris who this year celebrates an
impressive 15 years of her boutique business which she launched
after a successful career in law; meet a free spirited mother of two
who after travelling the world and settling down to have a family
has turned her attentions to becoming a freelance photographer;
and the young Leek woman who is leading the pack in the new
wave of burlesque performance that has been taking the arts scene
by storm over the past few years. So some very interesting women
with very different stories to tell.
March and April of course also heralds the welcome return of
the town's popular Arts Festival which officially kicks off in May.
Catch up on everything coming up including critically claimed
bands and acts who will be appearing right here in Leek this
spring.
T
Happy reading from me and
the team here at Leek Life.
Deborah x
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