FD Magazine June 2015 - Reaching New Heights

WILD AT HEART

NIKKI TIBBLES My life in flowers

Fighting breast cancer with

RALPH LAUREN ART, LIFE AND FEMALE STRENGTH

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS 2015

NINA MAE FOWLER

MELISSA ODABASH

Getting back on the beach post-surgery with the Future Dreams Swimwear Collection HAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH

PAM HEALY OBE FUTURE DREAMS HOUSE: OUR VISION REVEALED

30 MINUTES WITH

MR NICK BEECHY-NEWMAN CONSULTANT BREAST SURGEON

LAUNCH OF THE #BRICKAPPEAL

together we can achieve something remarkable!

LUXURIOUS MASCARA FOR INSTANT FALSE LASH EFFECT REMASTERED FORMULA

RAISE THE VOLUME, LIVE THE LEGEND

CONTENTS 20

HIGHLIGHTS 25. SUSHI SAMBA INTERVIEW 28. 30 MINS WITH THE DOC 30. VICKI EDGSON 32. WILD AT HEART 38. CRAIG WYLIE 40. THE SHAMAN IN STILETTOS 42. BEND IT LIKE GURINDER

NINA MAE FOWLER Future Dreams Art Ambassador talks art, life and female strength

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FUTURE DREAMS HOUSE the vision

MELISSA ODABASH

and Future Dreams collaborate to create a swimwear collection ADVERTISING SALES Sam Jacobs, Spencer Leslie and Richard Leslie PRODUCED BY Sam Jacobs and Diana Moffat DESIGNED BY TheCreativeClinic.com PRINTED BY Tony Van Colle CONTRIBUTORS Lucy Owen and Michelle Okin futuredreams.org.uk

Registered charity number 1123526

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helps fight breast cancer with a new facility at the Royal Marsden FUTUREDREAMS.ORG.UK | 3

welcome

HRH, THE COUNTESS OF WESSEX

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WELCOME 2015: AN EXCITING YEAR Future Dreams Brick appeal The Brick Appeal is a monumental initiative to raise £5 million. The Future Dreams Team are on a mission to recruit 1000 ‘builders’.

Welcome

This year sees the launch of our most ambitious and exciting project to date: The Future Dreams Haven Appeal, which will deliver a support centre in the heart of London to women and families who have been affected by breast cancer.

Melissa Odabash launches The Future Dreams swimwear collection.

Specifically tailored for those who have been affected by breast cancer.

We are delighted to welcome you to SushiSamba where we can celebrate this new chapter and reach new heights with new supporters to create much-needed awareness and funding.

SushiSamba Reaching New Heights

Thank you SushiSamba for choosing us as your London women’s charity and for hosting this wonderful event giving us the opportunity to harness the already overwhelming momentum towards creating this landmark centre.

Our challenge is vast (our founders would have expected nothing less!) and, with your help, we are aiming to fulfil our dream by 2018. Together we can achieve a remarkable legacy and continue to work towards Danielle and Sylvie’s hope that no one should have to face breast cancer alone.

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June 2015 Midsummer Nights Party

Support in the City Ladies Lunch at the Savoy Oct 2015

believe

WE NO ONE SHOULD FACE BREAST CANCER ALONE

Our story

The Future Dreams Charity was established in 2008 to raise money for breast cancer research. To date over £2 million has been raised, the majority of which has been donated to Breakthrough Breast Cancer research.

Future Dreams was founded by Danielle Leslie, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 35, and her mother Sylvie Henry, was also diagnosed at a very young age. Both dancers, with a passionate love of ballet and theatre, Sylvie and Danielle decided to raise money by producing a celebrity, variety performance at the Savoy Theatre in London. The event was so successful that it led to two further shows.

Tragically, both Sylvie and Danielle lost their battles against breast cancer within a year of each other.

However, their legacy lives on and continues to grow, fulfilling their dream to strive for a future free of breast cancer.

Our mission

FUTURE DREAMS IS DEVOTED TO RAISING VITAL FUNDS FOR BREAST CANCER SUPPORT AND RESEARCH SUPPORT Our mission is to raise £5 million pounds in order to open Future Dreams House, home to The Haven. This will be home to the central London Haven support centre. This landmark centre will provide free one-to-one emotional and physical support and therapies to improve the lives of anyone affected by breast cancer.

RESEARCH Future Dreams continues to raise funds for Professor Clare Isack’s laboratory at Breast Cancer Now Research Centre, London, specialising in research into secondary breast cancer.

PASSION VITAL

RESEARCH IMPROVE

DEDICATION

MISSION DEVOTION

DREAMS SUPPORT TOGETHER FUTURE CHANGE FIGHT FUTUREDREAMS.ORG.UK | 7

OUR

celebrity

AMBASSADORS GABY ROSLIN

PATRICK KIELTY

“Sylvie and Danielle stole my heart. Their love for life and for their families was so deep and they filled everyone’s hearts with love and kindness.”

Patrick Kielty is a Northern Irish comedian and television personality from Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK.

VERNON KAY

MEL C

Vernon Charles Kay is an English television presenter, radio DJ and former model best known for his television roles with ITV.

“This is a dynamic and ambitious challenge but together we can achieve something incredible.”

CAT DEELEY

KIRSTY GALLACHER

Catherine ‘Cat’ Deeley is an English television presenter, actress and model. She is currently living and working in LA, wowing audiences as the co-host of So You Think You Can Dance.

“I have seen how vital it is to support one another when this awful illness strikes.

By raising awareness and supporting the wonderful work of Future Dreams we can face this together.”

oyal

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SUPPORTERS HRH, PRINCE CHARLES

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HRH, THE COUNTESS OF WESSEX

brand AMBASSADORS OUR

LISA CROOK,

NIKKI GEWIRTZ

CEO OF LOUELLA BELLE

FOUNDER OF LOLA ROSE JEWELLERY

“My mother and grandmother both suffered from breast cancer and I am now in my sixth year of remission so it is an issue that is close to my heart. I also knew Sylvie and Danielle personally and wanted to give something back to honour their memory and help others.”

NIKKI TIBBLES

“Since 2008 my relationship and work with Future Dreams has grown from strength to strength. It is a cause close to my heart, and my special memories of Sylvie and Danielle compound my commitment to the charity.”

MELISSA ODABASH

OWNER, WILD AT HEART

SWIMWEAR DESIGNER

“Breast cancer is a cause very close to my heart and has affected people close to me. I wanted to get involved so I can give something back.”

“Understanding the affects of breast cancer and the vulnerability that women can feel when affected, I have collaborated with Future Dreams and designed a range of exclusive swimwear for women to empower themselves to feel good and confident about themselves post surgery.”

VICKY EDGSON

JACQUIE BELTRAO

NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST AND HEALTH WRITER

SKY NEWS PRESENTER “The fundraising work that Future Dreams is doing is giving women the opportunity to have a place where they can connect with people who have also been affected by breast cancer and feel safe, knowing they will be supported through their toughest times. I know Future Dreams will build this centre.”

“Go girls! Together we can achieve something amazing. This Future Dreams House is much needed.

No contribution is too small.”

NINA MAE FOWLER

STEPH HOUGHTON

ARTIST

FOOTBALLER

“Future Dreams feels to me an intensely personal project – founded by a mother and daughter, whose family and friends are driven by love and strength in continuing their legacy.”

“I had personal experience with my family being affected by cancer I strongly wanted to support a cancer charity. That’s when I got in touch with future dreams.”

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#FUTUREDREAMSHAVENAPPEAL

FUTURE DREAMS HOUSE Future Dreams is partnering with The Haven to support people living with breast cancer.

Future Dreams is now London’s most dynamic breast cancer fundraising charity and has chosen to partner with The Haven which is the only National charity to provide free one-to-one emotional and physical support to improve the lives of anyone affected by breast cancer.

Together we will build the ‘Future Dreams House’, a landmark centre in the heart of the new Kings Cross development, specialising in breast cancer, which will look after sufferers and their families.

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the vision

The Haven is leading the way in the field of complementary breast cancer support by offering in-depth and individually tailored programmes of care to people affected by breast cancer. Working in partnership with the NHS and other charities, they aim to help people live well, with and beyond breast cancer.

The Haven intends to expand into areas of the country where there is an acute need for its services. London remains the major national hub for breast cancer treatment and The Haven has long-recognised the need to expand its services in the capital. Currently there is only one Londonbased Haven Centre, located in Fulham, and over half of the women who visit this centre have to travel across London to access its services.

The NHS is overstretched and although it provides excellent medical treatment for breast cancer patients, The Haven fills the void which is often

“This centre, that Future Dreams is building, is going to create a support network and provide information for women, that we need to help us get through this.”

– Paula Mates, aged 48, breast cancer survivor

“With your help we are aiming to fulfil our dream of opening Future Dreams House by 2018.”

left when medical treatment ends.

“Future Dreams house

“It has been a

is not just for myself

place where I can

and ladies who go

concentrate on

through breast cancer,

myself while going

but for their children,

through the trauma

their families, and

of diagnosis and

their friends, because

treatment. Without

it doesn’t just affect me.”

The Haven it would have been such

– Amanda Starr, aged 44

a lonely experience.”

breast cancer survivor

– Jane Hutchinson, aged 38 breast cancer survivor FUTUREDREAMS.ORG.UK | 11

“I didn’t have anyone to talk to and the Haven really helped me. I know the new Future Dreams House won’t just help me, but others in my age range. I’m excited by this.”

– Jodie Marks, aged 26, breast cancer survivor

Our mission and goal is to open Future Dreams House, home to The Haven, in the heart of the new Kings Cross Development. This will support 14 NHS hospitals and the private HCA hospitals including Princess Grace, London Clinic to name a few in central London and North and East London for women undergoing breast cancer treatment.

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Services to be offered at Future Dreams House • Emotional support and counselling •

Complementary therapies

•

Massage

•

Acupuncture

• Exercise, relaxation and meditation classes • Mindfulness-based stress reduction •

Seminars and workshops

•

Money and welfare advice

• Family and supporters’ counselling •

Image counselling

•

Lymphoedema Salon

•

Nutrition advice

•

Risk Clinic Personalised programmes of care for every visitor. Each programme is tailored to help them cope with the personal challenges of living with breast cancer. The teams of therapists are led by a specialist cancer nurse who works alongside the NHS and each visitor’s medical consultant, to ensure the therapies are safe and integrated with medical treatment.

“The idea of Future Dreams House – where women like me, with a breast cancer diagnosis – is so invaluable. To be able to go to a place where everybody would understand you, and care for you, where you can feel safe and not alone, you can’t want anything else, really. It’s like a lifeline of support.”

– Michelle Bellman, aged 47, breast cancer survivor

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Together WE CAN ACHIEVE SOMETHING

remarkable!

ON 1ST JANUARY 2015 LONDON’S MOST DYNAMIC BREAST CANCER CHARITY ROLLED OUT ITS BIGGEST INITIATIVE TO DATE – THE FUTURE DREAMS #BRICKAPPEAL CAMPAIGN. Since then the committee have devoted just about every waking hour to ensuring the success of this ambitious initiative, hosting a myriad of events everywhere from the Princess of Wales, Primrose Hill and Salmontini, Belgravia to the Café Royal, Piccadilly and The Haven in Whetsone.

Over the course of the last three months, the team has met some incredible and dynamic women and men, many of whom have had their lives touched in some way by this dreadful disease.

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The premise behind the campaign is a pretty simple one. Each ‘builder’ or groups of ‘builders’ have to sell 250 luxury prize draw bricks, each worth £20, to their friends, colleagues, family members – in fact everyone in their little black book! After purchasing, each brick will be entered into The Prize Draw, offering the individual an opportunity to win some fantastic and unique luxury prizes.

All of the money raised will go towards the £5 million needed to open Future Dreams House, home to The Haven – that, by 2018 the proposed centre will offer the women of North, East and Central London suffering from the effects of breast cancer a free, multi-faceted and accessible support centre.

The Future Dreams committee is lucky enough to be working alongside organisations such as The Global Charity Trust, created by David Johnstone CEO and Founder of the Free Holdings Group and fellow trustee Lord Stanley Fink, which has provided a range of amazing aspirational prizes, including dinners for two at London’s best restaurants and overnight stays at exclusive spas.

This renowned worldwide charity continually helps to raise funds and awareness from small to large projects focusing on health, education, vulnerable children, the environment and animal welfare.

At every event we are joined by a representative from the original Haven in Fulham. With this facility so oversubscribed, they know better than anyone the difference it would make to so many lives to have a second Haven in the capital.

So far we have raised just over £200,000 and our empowering builders are continuing with their amazing efforts. Every builder who raises £5,000 will be acknowledged on the visionary wall in the main entrance of Future Dreams House.

We’ve even managed to secure radio interviews, national newspapers and glossy magazines, all of which think this campaign is worth shouting about.

Our ambitious target is to raise £5million and while the Future Dreams team is busy recruiting their builders and continually on hand helping and supporting existing builders together we are achieving something remarkable! Our goal is to open The Future Dreams House in heart of central London in 2018.

become a builder today

futuredreams.or g.uk/brickappeal

application

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How many other Havens do you have in the country?

We currently have three Haven centres located in West London, Leeds and Hereford. A new centre which will serve the Wessex region is opening in Hampshire this coming October. It is our aim to have ten centres in operation by 2025. This expansion of our breast cancer support service supports our vision of helping as many people as possible affected by breast cancer.

Why/how is The Haven different to anything else?

The Haven is the only charity that offers free, personalised emotional and physical support to people affected by breast cancer.

Tell us about your collaboration with NHS. We’re excited about a new partnership with the NHS in Worcester which is opening a new state-of-the art breast unit later in the year. We will be running a Haven service one day a week from this new unit as a year-long pilot project. This is an entirely new model of operation for us and we hope it will go a long way in helping to meet the needs of breast cancer patients in a location that is convenient for them.

Please elaborate on how the centre not only helps women but their families dealing with cancer.

Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis is devastating and traumatic but it also has a huge impact on the families and close friends of that individual. Recognising this, The Haven is able to provide free counselling to help people come to terms with a relatives or close friend’s diagnosis.

How does The Haven help sufferers financially?

The Haven works in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support which enables us to employ an adviser who offers high quality welfare benefits, money advice and information. This adviser can help cancer patients check their entitlement to State benefits and

THE HAVEN

IS A PLACE ON EARTH

inspiring

Interview with the CEO of The Haven Pam Healey OBE giving her insight into ‘The Haven’.

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claim any benefits they are entitled to. This includes help with form-filling, appealing and negotiating on their behalf.

“BOTH FUTURE DREAMS AND THE HAVEN STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM BREAST CANCER SHOULDN’T HAVE TO FACE IT ALONE.”

What other complementary therapies do you offer to meet their bespoke needs?

We offer a wide range of complementary therapies which help address both emotional and physical issues. Amongst the most popular are counselling, massage, acupuncture, reflexology and nutrition.

Is Fulham Haven bursting at the seams? How many women use this centre?

The Fulham Haven is busy but we are able to manage our visitor numbers without having to resort to long waiting lists. We have around 700 new visitors each year but that doesn’t take into account the repeat visits of existing clients, many of whom visit us several times for their course of ten free treatments.

What role does nutrition play at the centre? and some fruit, plays an important part in a patient’s recovery

How essential is it for a second Haven to open to help women in North, Central and East London?

A healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of fresh seasonal vegetables from treatment. It also contributes to a healthier lifestyle in the

London is a big place and we want to help as many people as possible

long-term. We have qualified nutritionists who can give practical

affected by breast cancer. If you live in North, Central or East London,

suggestions to help improve our visitors’ diets. This helps to maintain

making a journey to Fulham can be barrier if you are undergoing

a healthy weight, boost natural defences and increase energy levels.

treatment and not feeling well. Being able to serve other parts of

Eating healthily can also boost mental and emotional wellbeing by

London is an absolute priority for us.

supporting the health of the brain and nervous system. It can give back a sense of control and positive involvement in people’s recovery.

What do you think of Future Dreams?

I have deep admiration and respect for Future Dreams and their fundraising achievements. To have raised such impressive amounts of money for breast cancer research and support is no mean feat in the current economic climate. Their successes are even more poignant when you consider that the reason they exist is to honour the memory and wishes of their dear friends, Sylvie and Danielle, who both sadly lost their battles to breast cancer. Future Dreams has certainly created a long-lasting legacy for these two women.

How is Future Dreams House an extension of The Haven in Fulham?

Both Future Dreams and The Haven strongly believe that people suffering from breast cancer shouldn’t have to face it alone and that they should be able to access the help and support they need to get them through the toughest challenge of their lives. To open a new facility in London is a fantastic opportunity for our charity and we couldn’t be doing it without the help of such a dynamic fundraising charity such as Future Dreams.

Why have you enjoyed working with the Future Dreams team? What do you think of the Brick Appeal events?

Future Dreams are a joy to work with. They have so much energy and enthusiasm for the cause and you have to remember they all give up their precious time to pursue their goals. We are extremely grateful to receive their support. We are very excited about the Brick Appeal campaign which is such a great fundraising concept. The drinks parties that I’ve been to have all been great fun and really well attended. Everyone that I have spoken to at these events has expressed such enthusiasm for the cause. I’m sure the campaign will go from strength to strength.

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Join the crusade!

BECOME A

patron

FOR FUTURE DREAMS Future Dreams invites you to become a patron of our charity.

Join London’s most dynamic breast cancer charity by becoming a Future Dreams patron with a gift of £10,000 or more annually.

As a patron of Future Dreams you will be helping to provide free, personalised emotional and physical support to people affected by breast cancer.

You will be at the core of our mission to build Future Dreams House, home to The Haven, breast cancer support centre in central London.

This will of course come with an array of benefits including exclusive invitations to events and parties.

If you would like to find out more about becoming

“Having seen the effects of breast cancer following my sister’s diagnosis nt I understand how importa th the it is to have support for bo pacts physical and emotional im I chose of the disease. This is why to support Future Dreams.”

– Melissa Odabash

a Future Dreams patron, please contact us on 020 3011 0003 or pippa@futuredreams.org.uk

“I feel honoured and excit ed about sharing this journey with the Futu re Dreams team and enabling their dr eam to become a reality.”

– Nikki Gewirtz MBE, Lola Rose

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Recruiting now!

CORPORATE INVOLVEMENT

opportunities Future Dreams strives for a future free from breast cancer,

we are committed to helping the increasing number of women

“Omnicom Media Group UK are delighted to be supporting Future Dreams in their

being diagnosed and undergoing treatment. We are doing this by accelerating our goal of raising £5m to build a landmark and critical breast cancer support centre in Central London.

campaign to build Future Dreams House,

We need your help. There are a number of opportunities for

home to The Haven in the new Kings Cross

us to work with corporate sponsors. We understand you have

development, a landmark breast cancer support centre in Central London. This has provided a

marketing and corporate objectives that partnering with us can help you meet.

fantastic opportunity for us to involve our valued

We have a proven track record with our fundraising

partners and clients, in coming together to build

activities and have gained wide media coverage across

something truly remarkable.”

all platforms. Our committee has expertise in the fields

Phillippa Brown – CEO at Omnicom Media Group, UK

of fundraising, PR and business strategy and we can work with you to ensure your corporate image, profile and social responsibility needs are met.

Alongside meeting corporate responsibilities, being associated with Future Dreams can improve company image, employee relations and we can offer hospitality opportunities for you to invite clients to our high profile events.

“Wates is pleased to be supporting the landmark Future Dreams House in Kings Cross.

We are committed to working alongside Future Dreams over the course of the project,

OPPORTUNITIES

include

• Building naming

• Reference library

• Equipment purchase

• Treatment rooms

• Room naming

• Studio

• Design opportunities

• Financial support

• Kitchen/cafe area

• Administration services

providing our industry expertise and financial support to assist with the delivery of this milestone facility.

Wates is excited to be involved from the inception of this unique charitable construction project, which will provide benefit and support to thousands of women suffering with breast cancer.”

Jamie McKechnie, Group Procurement Director Wates Construction

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WE

speak

TO

NINA MAE FOWLER ON ART, LIFE AND FEMALE STRENGTH Why you have chosen to support Future Dreams?

I was invited to attend the annual fundraising lunch last year in place of a close friend who could not attend. The friend in question had recently been through breast cancer and I wanted to show my support. I was hugely impressed by the level of commitment the organisers of the event showed by staging a moving, informative and engaging afternoon, during which an incredible amount of money was raised.

I learnt about the charity, its founders, the work it does and its ambitions for the future and I felt motivated to help. Future Dreams feels to me an intensely personal project – founded by a mother and daughter, whose family and friends are driven by love and strength in continuing their legacy.

Anybody who has been affected by breast cancer, including myself, can only be compelled by the passion behind this charity.

Being a Future Dreams Ambassador Sam Jacobs and Jessica Smith hoped that I might be able to offer some assistance in organising an art auction in aid of Future Dreams. Having been involved in numerous auctions in the past (donating works) and being connected with other London based artists I felt I could help.

I am over the moon with the works we have collected for this auction so far as it shows how much the artists want to support the charity and its aim to build ‘Future Dreams House’. Donating works is a brilliant way to offer help and create a buzz around the auction.

Tell us about you, your partner, and life with a baby. How you are dealing with this?

When I started working with Future Dreams I was seven months pregnant and have since given birth to a baby boy and moved to the countryside! It has been a bit of a whirlwind but since I am not currently in my studio I have been at my computer in spare moments letting people know about the charity and hoping to garner new support.

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Share your thoughts about your beautiful collection and your donated ‘Knockers’ piece.

My work is very focused on the female. It is fundamentally about female strength and desire. My drawings come from a place of deep ambition and profound commitment. I feel they portray the intensity of a woman’s fortitude in times of hardship and therefore are appropriate in representing the work Future Dreams is doing.

The piece I have decided to donate to the auction is the apex of this subject matter. It depicts Marlene Dietrich dancing with US marines during WWII when she turned her back on her native Germany in support of the allied forces. This was a show of great bravery and the image is one of loneliness and courage at the same time, dominance and subservience, strength and fragility, outer appearance and inner struggle.

What makes this piece unique are the two brass door knockers which are pendulously hanging from her breasts.

The knockers are depictions of men, hands bound behind their backs, faces hidden behind masks, twisting and struggling against the black chalk backdrop of their host’s chest. Cast in brass, these figures are a nod towards the melodrama of ornamental Victoriana and recall the twisted, tortured figures of Michelangelo’s Dying and Rebellious Slaves. Each knocker is unique and no picture shares the same pair, there is no mould, each one is an individual sculpture. The brass was sourced from antique fixtures and fittings as it was important to me that they had an authentic essence.

“DONATING WORKS IS A BRILLIANT WAY TO OFFER HELP AND CREATE A BUZZ AROUND THE AUCTION.”

This piece of work holds great value to me, as it brings together years of research into materials, techniques and the subjects it depicts. I am so happy that it will be helping to raise money for a cause I feel as strongly about as the work itself.

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Please join us in an exciting new initiative to raise money to help NAIL BREAST CANCER. Throughout October we are asking our clients to add £1 to all treatments, to be donated to the breast cancer charity Future Dreams, who are dedicated to breast cancer support and research – futuredreams.org.uk

£1 FROM EVERY TREATMENT DONATED TO FUTURE DREAMS DURING OCTOBER TO FIND OUT HOW TO PARTICIPATE PLEASE VISIT WWW.NAILBREASTCANCER.COM Future Dreams registered charity no. 1123526

Future Dreams were supported by Sleek

@FenwichBondSt The gorgeous @SkyJackie & @melissaodabash

Technique at #Skydance, January 2015

Ginger & White Future Dreams are honoured

supporting Future

to have two sensational

Dreams for the

Ambassadors who designed

month of October.

and modelled the Future Dreams Collection.

England’s football captain, Steph Houghton supporting the #BrickAppeal.

FUTURE DREAMS

Social

@FUTUREDREAMSCHARITY #goal #fundraise #joinus #teamwork #builders #brickappeal #breastawareness

Follow

Future Dreams

“NO GOAL WAS EVER MET WITHOUT A LITTLE SWEAT”

Prof Justin Stebbings at The Haven Garden – Chelsea Flower Show.

Brick Appeal day at Omnicom Media Group.

Future Dreams are

#support #builders #brickappeal

immensely proud of their inspiring ambassador Nikki Gewirtz who received an MBE from Prince William.

#breastawareness #responsible #boobies #check #today #monday #duty

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110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY

SHIMON BOKOVZA SUSHISAMBA

talks

How do you start your day?

Double espresso or a green juice?

What advice do you have for young entrepreneurs trying to forge a reputation in the world of business today?

Every morning I brew Flying Goat Coffee at home... two cups and I’m

No matter the journey, stay committed to making your dreams a reality.

ready to go.

Can you talk us through an average day in your life, if there is such a thing?

What’s your favourite SushiSamba dish?

Yellowtail Tiradito with jalapeño and lemongrass.

myself in more than two cities within twenty-four hours. It is the nature

Can you tell us about any exciting developments or openings at SushiSamba?

of this industry.

Opening London was truly exciting and it still is... it is our first European

Half of my time is spent travelling. There are instances where I find

How do you balance work and fun/family life?

My family is my number one priority... I schedule my work and travel accordingly.

What drives you?

Creativity and originality – doing something that has never been done before. It is the most rewarding challenge.

restaurant and its location atop 110 Bishopsgate brings the SushiSamba experience to an entirely new level. In the US, we are working on a development in Miami by the waterfront. It is new construction so there are opportunities to be creative in terms of architecture and interior design.

We are incredibly grateful to you for your support of Future Dreams. How important is charitable work to you and why did you choose us?

What do you believe is the secret to your incredible success?

SushiSamba celebrates women and feels a particular affinity with

Loving what you do is the key to success.

to important causes and we’re thrilled to be hosting the Midsummer

Name your five dream dinner guests.

Future Dreams. Our company values the opportunity to give back Night Party this June.

General Patton, Frank Lloyd Wright, Beethoven, Jasper Jones, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama together.

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RALPH LAUREN

fights BREAST CANCER THE ROYAL MARSDEN, THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTRE IN EUROPE, AND RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A NEW PARTNERSHIP TO FUND A STATE-OF-THE-ART BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FACILITY.

T

he Ralph Lauren Centre for breast cancer research will be housed in a new facility at The Royal Marsden’s Chelsea hospital.

Staffed by a team of world-renowned clinicians and scientists working with the latest in cancer research technology, the centre will be dedicated to advancing breast cancer research with the goal of improving early

Emma Watson

diagnosis and the development of new treatments for breast cancer.

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“Fighting breast cancer has been a long-standing goal of mine,” said Mr Ralph Lauren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Ralph Lauren Corporation.

partner with The Royal Marsden, a truly remarkable institution with a global reputation for ground-breaking research and pioneering the very latest in cancer treatments and technologies. It is my great hope that this partnership advances cancer treatment options and outcomes for patients around the world.”

The Ralph Lauren Centre for breast cancer research will occupy a whole floor in the historic Royal Marsden hospital which will be developed to the highest specification to provide a world-class facility for breast cancer research.

Cally Palmer, Chief Executive of The Royal Marsden, said, “The support of Ralph Lauren Corporation will be of immense benefit to The Royal Marsden’s pioneering cancer research strategy. It has the potential to change clinical practice and contribute significantly to the international knowledge basis.”

Ralph Lauren and wife Ricky Anne Loew-Beer

Lily James

Ralph Lauren, wife Ricky Anne Loew-Beer and Cate Blanchett

“I am so pleased and honoured for our Company to

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minutes with

MR NICK BEECHY-NEWMAN Job title

Home

Consultant Breast

Henley-on-Thames.

Surgeon. I don’t do any purely cosmetic surgery. My focus is breast cancer surgery and all the

Age

Number of children

I think it’s about 55.

One son, Oscar, aged 10.

this clinic for.

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diagnosis around it; that’s what I created

1.

difference. However, recently, it’s become possible in some

the family. However, if your mother is telling you to be a doctor

non-chemotherapy drugs that make real scientific sense.

Why did you end up going into medicine and specialising in breast disorders?

My mother and aunt were nurses so there was medicine in it makes you think you’d like to be anything but! But medicine always fascinated me. I was given a medical dictionary when I was 10 or 11 for my birthday and I used to spend hours browsing

patients to read all their DNA which of course is different for everyone and see what has changed. There are more targeted drugs now and at long last some really effective Until now it’s been very general and it’s becoming much more tailored and bespoke to the individual patient.

through it. You can actually get a lot of information from them.

but the best thing is that I am meeting people all the time who

6.

I can really help. Breast surgery gives really good outcomes.

Clooney. They always give really bad news in the corridor,

It is positive that I am still seeing most of my patients 10 years

the opposite to this country.

Subsequently at school it was the sciences that interested me.

Medicine is a great scientific endeavour which incorporates all those things. Something just clicked one day for me and I knew that was what I was going to do. The science is great

later. Most of them do really well and this suits the optimistic side of my personality.

2.

Who inspires you?

T V medical dramas – which one is the most realistic and why?

ER! We still watch the box sets, my wife not just for George

7.

Who is your favourite Bond?

Roger Moore. I loved Live And Let Die. I love the current Bond, Daniel Craig and hope he’ll stick around.

I didn’t really believe in role models but when I went to medical school in London there were two or three brilliant clinicians.

They were professional, polite, they were the pinnacle of what a doctor should be. There aren’t many left like that. That’s always stayed with me as how I want to be.

3.

8.

I f you could invite five people to a dinner party who would they be?

My superhero of the world is Isaac Newton. He was the first person to answer scientific questions through experiments.

How do you maintain a work/life balance?

I don’t get calls in the middle of the night or the weekend which protects my family life. I work long hours during the week, I

Lord Cochrane, who was an admiral. Oscar Wilde. Ernest Dowson, a poet, not so well known. My fifth person would be my son Oscar, I’ve always wanted him to meet Isaac Newton.

get up about 4.45am and often get back after 10pm. I don’t need much sleep fortunately! At the weekend I am not interrupted except by my paperwork.

4.

How do you let off steam?

My family is the most important thing in my life and the thing

9.

ou’re on Desert Island Discs... name your top Y three tracks

Aqualung by Jethrotull, Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd and I would have to have an Aria by Handel, Lascia. I can listen to classical, baroque music forever.

I enjoy most. I spend a lot of time with them and the dog at the weekend. We go on some great holidays and I think I have a good balance.

5.

hat’s exciting you most in the field of breast W cancer research at the moment?

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s a breast surgeon, your role is more than A treating the physical. Is that hard?

It’s why I do my job, it’s what drives me. The type of surgery I do is generally really successful and curative with great outcomes.

Currently the really exciting thing is that for the last 40 or 50

For me it’s an enjoyable job because I take a holistic approach;

years people have been looking at cancer cells in test tubes

it’s routine for me but for each person it’s a life-changing event

without producing great results, which hasn’t made a huge

and I enjoy being able to help each patient through that.

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BEING IN THE BEST HEALTH

you can be WITH VICKI EDGSON

In the corporate world, we are all striving to deliver the best we can, moment-to-moment, day in and day out, to ensure that our contribution is appreciated and hopefully, considered indispensable. But we have to ask ourselves, ‘At what cost to our own health?’

W

orking in my busy London practice, I see too many cases of System Burnout, (exhaustion and fatigue) from those who have pushed themselves to the

limit, and sometimes beyond, until waking one morning to find it literally impossible to face the day, crumbling under the pressure of deadlines and unable to enjoy the usual stimulation and challenges of the profession we are in.

I term this System Burnout because it involves all the stress mechanisms in the body, often affecting hormones (not just male and female) that regulate our metabolism, balance our blood sugar levels and energy output and disturb our sense of self and how we cope with all such pressures of the 21st century living.

With the advent of social media, interactive communication via computers, iPads and cellular phones, we are expected not responded to a text or email within an hour.

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to be ‘on call’ 24/7 and are often considered rude if we have

For some, this is simply impossible, and it interferes with creativity and the ability to make the very best contribution to our work.

Developing skills to guard yourself from such an onslaught and consuming foods and beverages that are nourishing to mind and body are essential to your well being, as is creating time to literally ‘switch off’.

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tl h

e d & y

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hilst some of these pointers seem obvious, they should be considered, in order to create the balance in your life on which your health is dependent. Possibly one of the most difficult is making sure that you have good, nutritious food throughout the day. With a plethora of so-called healthy outlets and chains springing up on every corner, it would appear easier than ever to select from a great choice of such foods.

Closer inspection however shows a cocktail of sweeteners, stimulants (some which are even deemed natural) and positively addictive foods. After all, the food industry prides itself on health claims that are frequently misleading, as they strive to create more revenue. Choose instead to get in the habit of taking some foods to work with you, having cooked at home the previous night, or at the weekend, to make this possible to assemble quickly in the morning. In my latest book, Gut Gastronomy, there are dozens of foods that balance blood sugar levels to

guideline

These are my 10 recommendations for optimising your health and protecting your defence system on a daily basis.

1.

focused mind and agile body to take on whatever the day throws at you. A short sharp coffee can only be taken with

2.

a meal and not in place of one.

Make sure to stay hydrated throughout the day. Dehydration is to blame for a huge amount of headaches, backache, and an inability to cope, as water fluid is vital for brain function and memory as much as for moving your body.

3.

Plan your mealtimes, rather than trying to fit them in around your schedule – they should go into your daily routine as an appointment, ensuring that you eat not less than every 3-4 hours. This is essential to balance your blood sugar levels.

4.

Don’t rely on stimulants to ‘keep you going’ throughout the day – these simply spike your energy briefly and leave you more tired than you were previously. Have one or two cups

provide slow-release energy.

elicious

Don’t skip breakfast – it will set you up for the day, with a

5.

6.

of coffee or tea per day with a meal or mini-meal.

Avoid all the packet snacks that sit so readily on your desk – crisps, savoury snacks and ‘foods’ you would never find in nature have no place on your desk.

Don’t drink alcohol without something lining your stomach – nothing actually exhausts you more, or quicker, than the liver trying to process it out of your system. Enjoy a glass of wine or two after work, as the French do, as part of your meal.

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Choose 2 -3 evenings a week when you go without alcohol altogether and make these your fitness evenings. Boxing, spinning, swimming, or Tai Kwando/Judo are all excellent practices for ‘letting go’ of pent-up emotion and frustration.

8.

Decide to finish your work at least two hours before retiring to bed and ensure that you leave all your electronic devices outside of your bedroom. Research has shown unequivocally that the blue light from such devices is sleep disturbing and good health

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is reliant on at least 7-8 hours sleep per night.

At the weekend, take some time away from your communication devices for at least 4 hours at a time – seek outdoor exercise that is sociable such as team sport, bike riding, golf or group running.

10.

Choose holiday time well ahead of when you plan to take it to ensure that you don’t bring any work with you whilst you are ‘unplugging’ (to quote Arianna Huffington).

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NIKKI TIBBLES

WILD AT

F

ounded in 1993, Nikki Tibbles Wild at

Heart is famous for its opulent and unique floristry style. Her team’s event and wedding flowers are truly breathtaking. In addition

to the original Turquoise Island shop in Westbourne Grove, Nikki Tibbles Wild at Heart includes a concession

How do you manage your work/life balance?

I have five dogs! I would have more. They keep me sane and also drive me a little insane! One day, in a few years I will have my own Rescue Centre with dogs, pigs and goats. I want kids to be able to come, they are the generation we need to educate.

in Liberty, a flagship store on the Pimlico Road and a thriving nationwide delivery service.

Future Dreams is truly honoured that Nikki is joining us an Ambassador – someone who truly embodies what is means to be an empowered London woman. One of our

Do you start your day with double espresso or a green smoothie?

I always have a mug of black Earl Grey tea and a bowl of porridge made with soya milk.

first collaborations will be an initiative during October, where Wild at Heart are going to sell a special breast cancer Awareness Month bouquet, and a percentage will be donated directly to the Future Dreams Haven Appeal.

This year will also see other top secret floral surprises!

We caught up with Nikki over coffee and discovered an insight into her world…

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Flowers and fashion seem to be more and more inextricably linked does fashion influence your work?

Yes, particularly through colour and the way people wear their clothes. As fashion becomes more diaphanous or structured, this gets diluted down from the catwalk and in to our designs.

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What is your ultimate floral ‘haven’?

An English country garden filled with

scented sweetpeas, garden roses, peonies and tree lilac… heaven.

As an empowered woman do you think today’s women can have it all?

I don’t think we need to have it all.

I think women today spend their lives

constantly rushing, trying to have it all.

Everything needs to be balanced. I think doing something for someone else everyday is the most important thing, more important than having it all on paper.

If you weren’t London’s most celebrated florist what would you be?

What inspires you?

On an everyday basis, nature. The colours of nature, a bright blue sky, the countryside.

If I was clever enough I would have

And people giving their time is inspirational.

become a vet. Advocating awareness of

Generosity of spirit is what truly inspires me.

animal cruelty, compassionate farming,

If we all gave a little bit of a time to causes that

and adopting your pets rather than buying

matter to us, the world would be a better place.

them from a breeder or pet store.

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LOLA ROSE

JEWELLERY NIKKI GEWIRTZ MBE

e m a f f o l l a h n o i h Fas I naugurated into an exclusive group of

fashion designers who have been recognised for their achievements (including Anya Hindmarch, Alice Temperley and Betty Jackson), Future Dreams is delighted and proud to announce that Nikki Gewirtz, founder of Lola Rose and Future Dreams Brand Ambassador, has been awarded an MBE for her outstanding services to jewellery design. Prince William conferred the honour in the ballroom of Buckingham Palace.

“The Prince was incredibly charming and kind so my nerves evaporated!”

Self-taught, London-based designer, Nikki, launched Lola Rose from her bedroom in 2000 with her beautiful ‘Tumble Bracelets’ – a string of stunning, semi-precious beads threaded on intricately woven silk cord.

Leading stores including Harvey Nichols and Fenwick, Bond St snapped them up and they became a fashion sensation with stars like Halle Berry and Sarah Jessica Parker queueing up to buy them! Fifteen years later, Lola Rose now launches two full collections per year featuring stunning, unique, contemporary designs in a selection of metals alongside the glorious mélange of semi-precious stones with which her label is synonymous.

“I am delighted and proud to share Lola Rose’s success with a charity I feel so very passionate about. Future Dreams House will be a landmark support centre for so many women and their families who have been affected by breast cancer, and I feel honoured and excited about sharing this journey with the Future Dreams Team and enabling this shared dream to become a reality.”

Nikki has been the Future Dreams Brand Ambassador from the beginning and feels a very close affiliation with the charity and their mission: “I am proud to have supported Future Dreams from the start. It is a cause close to my heart, and I knew the founders from childhood and have been incredibly inspired by their strength and focus.”

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Jacquie Beltrao, Sky Sports presenter and breast cancer survivor, wanted to show other women who might be experiencing what she was going through a year ago, that there is hope.

THE

FUTURE DREAMS COLLECTION VIDEO

Watch it at youtube.com/ =Z1FhuTIC_ws

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A S S I L E M FUTURE

It was Vogue that described Melissa Odabash’s swimwear as the “Ferrari of the bikini world”. And it is

certainly easy to see how she earned such an accolade.

The American ex-model designs swimwear that is cut to perfection, making every woman feel like a million dollars. She has been an expert in her field now for over 15 years, with her most recent accolade being a Golden Award for ‘Swimwear Brand of the Year’. Her celebrity fans meanwhile include the likes of the Duchess of Cambridge, Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez. Yet it is her most recent initiative of which she is most proud.

“ Designing the Future Dreams collection I wanted women to feel good and confident about themselves post surgery.”

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TION

OLLEC C R A E W IM W S DREAMS

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t was a decade ago, after her sister Jamie underwent a mastectomy and then struggled to find swimwear, that Melissa realised there was a gap in the market. With her customary determination, she decided to take the initiative and, together with London’s most dynamic breast cancer fundraising charity, Future Dreams (for which she is an Ambassador), created a gorgeous swimwear collection that took into consideration the difficulties and concerns of women dealing with post-surgery issues.

With fellow Future Dreams Celebrity Ambassador and Sky TV presenter Jacquie Beltrao, who herself had undergone a mastectomy, as the ‘face’ of the new brand, the collection was launched at the beginning of 2015 at Fenwick’s. Comprising five styles – all of which have sewn-in moulded cups with the option to insert a breast form – the collection has been a huge success. Which is great news for Future Dreams which receives a 20% contribution from each piece sold.

Melissa’s main aim when designing the range was to make women feel confident again. Before she began, she spent time with inspiring Future Dreams supporters Joanna Leviton and Selena Levy, with

their own very personal experiences of breast cancer proving invaluable. Melissa then worked tirelessly to find the right materials.

She used designs made from soft microfibre fabric so there were no seams or wiring. When Jacquie was first asked to model the collection she said she felt ‘liberated’ and wanted to show other women who might be experiencing what she was going through a year ago that there is hope. Each style is named after someone whose life has been affected by the disease. Along with the Jacquie, the Joanna and the Selena, there is the Danielle and the Sylvie, named for Future Dreams’ mother-and-daughter founders Sylvie Henry and Danielle Leslie who both passed away after battles with breast cancer within two years of starting the charity.

Since it was launched back in 1999, Melissa Odabash as a brand has gone from strength to strength. Complementing the range of swimwear, which is sold in 47 countries around the world, is all manner of beachwear accessories including beach bags, jewellery, sandals and hats. Always happy to come out of her comfort zone, we can tell Melissa loves what she’s doing and we are very lucky to have her on board.

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CRAIG

wylie

Craig Wylie, well known for his highly realistic

figurative and

portrait painting, is a Zimbabwean born artist

who recently moved

to Norfolk from London.

He studied at Rhodes University, South Africa, from 1992-1996, graduating BFA with Distinction. He has exhibited internationally with group and solo shows in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Hong Kong, USA, Canada and across Europe.

In the UK he has exhibited publicly at the National Portrait Gallery, London; Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh; Aberdeen Art Gallery; Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter and the Sunderland Museum & Winter Garden, Sunderland. Recent solo shows include ‘Nurse’ at Jonathan Cooper, London in April and ‘Snare’ with Galerie Dukan, Leipzig, September 2014. As well as featuring in numerous international private collections, Craig’s work is represented in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery with a portrait of Dame Kelly Holmes, commissioned as part of winning the prestigious BP Portrait Prize.

Craig has generously offered to donate a portrait commission for the auction.

‘Drawing and painting from a young age, I have always found the painted portrait infinitely fascinating’, he says. ‘Owning a good portrait painting is something that everyone should do, especially of those we love. They bring us back to those portrayed and make ourselves richer for the experience of looking at them. I am delighted to offer this commission. Nearly everyone has been affected by breast cancer to some degree – my grandmother died after a protracted battle with it – so helping in this small way to get The Haven built is a privilege.’

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THE SHAMAN

in Stilettos Anna Hunt on stress, inner peace, and getting the most from life.

U

pon completing her MA in modern history at Cambridge, Anna started her journalism career making

documentaries for Channel 4, before moving into newspapers. She established herself as a celebrity interviewer and by 27, she was features editor of The Mail On Sunday’s Night & Day Magazine, the highest-selling newspaper supplement in the UK. A three-month sabbatical in Peru led to her meeting a shaman who – despite her cynicism – cured her stress-induced health challenges, and then offered her the once

in a lifetime opportunity to become his apprentice and study the ancient healing arts passed down orally in strict secrecy from shaman to shaman for over 40,000 years. The Shaman In Stilettos,

“My ability to empathise has increased hugely and I get more out of people, yet I’m less worried about what they think of me.”

– Robert, 39, a high-level executive accountant at ICAP talking to The Sunday Times about working with Anna Hunt.

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published by Penguin and described as ‘the English Eat, Pray, Love’ by The Daily Mail, is her memoir.

12 years later, Anna still writes for The Daily Mail and The Sunday Times. She lectures internationally to corporations, such as Greenpeace, and she leads international retreats, workshops and oneon-one consults with her portfolio of private and corporate clients.

Anna distils the very best from shamanic techniques, and blends them with a cutting-edge modern technique that draws on the principles of quantum physics, to assist her clients in handling the inevitable challenges of daily life, and attaining sustainable inner peace. In her hands, Shamanism becomes accessible, dynamic and relevant spirituality for the 21st century.

STASHA the stars

BRINGS OUT TO SHINE BRIGHT

S

tasha was born in Johannesburg and moved to London when she was seven with her brother and parents. She went to the Hampshire school and studied at The Arts Educational schools followed by Cambridge Arts Tutors.

Stasha has always been drawn to the Arts and has always had a passion for creativity, in whatever form it happened to manifest itself, “I was lucky enough to grow up with extremely talented and creative parents, who have influenced me all my life which has always made me think outside the box”.

Stasha is nothing but a perfectionist with whatever project she chooses to focus on, which is evidenced by her innovative career to date.

This includes her past three exhibitions: REACTION (2005), SOFT (2006), and COLOUR (2012) as well as “How To Feed A Man”, a beautiful book with a collection of personal recipes and inspirational thoughts on home entertaining.

Now Stasha is back on the London Art scene, dazzling us once more with her heartfelt collection of land and seascapes entitled, …and the Stars Shine Down… at the Saatchi Gallery.

Different to her past work, Stasha has further evolved her technique to produce her first collection, using only conventional brushes as opposed to her usual freestyle painting method (using only her hands): “Though I was painting from an emotional state, I needed the control of brushes to produce what I wanted.”

The work this time has taken Stasha much longer to complete with hours and sometime days in the studio working on the meticulous canvases of stars that grace most of her paintings and have become a recurring theme in her current work.

The collection is both inspired by and dedicated to those she has lost, “The loss of a parent rendered me a child. So I drew like a child because I am a child, I am my Father’s child. I see now the people I have lost in the stars. My Father is a star, forever in an eternity of sky. I may have lost but I did not lose.”

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Gurinder Chadha OBE

has very generously offered to go for dinner, with a cast member at STK London along with two tickets to the show with a meet for drinks during the interval. The musical is showing at The Phoenix Theatre, 110 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0JP.

e k i l t i d b en GURINDER

We spoke to Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend It Like Beckham, the musical.

BRITISH FILM DIRECTOR

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Gurinder, how did you first become involved with Future Dreams?

A good friend of mine who is on their charity committee invited me to a lady’s lunch at the Dorchester last year. It was a fantastic event and I was deeply moved by the testimonies of the women in the charity’s film.

Being a North-Londoner, it was particularly relevant to me that Future Dreams House is going to be built in Kings Cross. This facility will offer huge support and comfort to all local women whose lives have been effected by breast cancer and will be a useful one-stop-shop for information, advice and emotional support.

Did you know that Steph Haughton, captain of the British Ladies football team is a Future Dreams ambassador?

Yes, I was delighted to hear it. I do feel that the idea behind Bend It like Beckham, with girls playing football, being active and committing to sport is great on many levels – health, vitality, community and empowerment. I’m thrilled that Bend It has helped to encourage more girls and women to play football around the world.

What has your biggest challenge been in producing the musical?

I absolutely love my work. Every day I skip to work! We’ve started our previews and the audience response to the show has been amazing.

Our biggest challenge is that we are taking a film which is so popular and loved by so many people, and transforming it into a whole new theatrical experience as a West End musical. We are telling the story of the film but making it a musical, I’m allowed to go deeper with each character. It takes you on a emotional journey but it’s also great fun for families and Howard Goodall’s music is moving and inspiring.

What about finding your cast? Was this a struggle for you?

To find a perfect cast who can act, dance and sing is a huge task, but luckily in the UK we have a host of talented actors. For the British Asian community there are never enough strong roles so I’m thrilled to be working with a whole new generation of talent that can shine in the same way the cast did in the movie.

What has kept your faith in this project?

The original theme of the film – which is all about a 2nd generation British Indian daughter wanting to follow a dream which her father couldn’t – resonated with audiences around the world. It showed how we all want the best for our children and there’s so much more which unites us, than separates us. This show celebrates what is great about Britain right now – the culturally vibrant Britain most of us know and love.

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the blues

REBECCA FERGUSON SINGS

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n a career which has seen remarkable highs – 1 million sales of her debut album Heaven comparisons with her heroes Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Dusty Springfield and Macy Gray, plaudits from Adele, every major critic in the UK, Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme (the first artist from the X Factor ever to appear on the show), Rebecca herself freely admits that such perfectionism hasn’t come without a price. Her second album Freedom came after a protracted period of huge turmoil as Rebecca found out the hard way that the music industry wasn’t always just about the music. That the album appeared so stridently assertive was an inevitable result of a long and painful gestation period where this artist questioned everything in her creative and professional life.

Yet now, having come through the anguish, Ferguson remains both sanguine and resolutely fatalistic. She also now exudes a quiet confidence because Rebecca Ferguson has just made her third album and it’s the album of her life. But, more tellingly, it’s also the album of someone else’s life, someone whose voice and career propelled her to legendary status, whose tragic story is known to every music lover, someone who truly is a legend.

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Rebecca Ferguson has chosen to remake Billie Holiday’s classic ‘Lady Sings The Blues’. When it was suggested to Ferguson by a friend that she attempt such a Herculean task, one that most singers would run a mile from, her first response was fear. To re record an album that is seen as so untouchable, by an artist who is lauded above most others, an album which went on to spawn a massively successful film starring Diana Ross, an album that is a phenomenon in itself – well, the potential for failure just seemed too huge. An hour later Rebecca Ferguson told her manager that she would do it.

but to her strength of purpose and her absolute dedication to her craft.

This is a supreme record by a very special artist.

“Nothing detracts from that voice... from its genuine, solicitous expression of uplifting sentiment.”

– The Guardian

“It’s hard not to be struck by the quality of Rebecca Ferguson’s voice: smoky, steeped in emotion and somehow more seasoned than her years.”

Soon after, at a screening of the film held for her team and associates, a massively emotional Ferguson stood in front of everyone and said that she now felt a compulsion to make this record which she hoped would both do justice to the original – Metro and also bring its unique beauty to a new audience.

It’s hard to think of any other singer of her generation, in fact of any generation, who would have the chutzpah and the talent to carry this off. That Ferguson has pulled it off, in a quite brilliant reinterpretation of some of the most moving songs you will ever hear in your life, is testament not just to her remarkable talent – THAT VOICE! –

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Their rich vocal harmonies will impress and their instrumentation delight. With an incredible repertoire ranging from sixties soul to modern pop music there truly is something for everyone. They will serenade you in your seat with their vibrant manner and unique twist on the songs you love.

They are simply not to be missed!

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Name: Tracy Austin Position: Corporate relations

Name: Amanda Grossman Bourne Position: Committee member

Career: Tracy was a commercial producer for many years and line produced a variety of advertisements, from HSBC to Nintendo Playstation to Holsten Pils.

Career: Fashion/celebrity makeup artist working in the crazy world of show business!

Future Dreams Personal Mission: To help improve the lives of anyone affected with breast cancer and to try to make this terrible disease a thing of the past.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: To help the fight against and support all women who are suffering and have suffered with this cruel disease in memory of my special friend, Danielle Leslie.

Email: info@futuredreams.org.uk

Email: tracy@futuredreams.org.uk

Name: Ruth Groves Position: Corporate Name: Samantha Cohen Position: Head of Finance Career: Samantha is the managing director of a bookkeeping company which works with small to medium sized businesses as well as charities.

Career: Ruth is an executive coach working with high performing women to help develop their potential, behave more strategically and increase professional resilience. She brings many years of experience as an equity trader to her coaching and works with senior women across industries including investment banking and media.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: To help women who have suffered with this terrible illness especially after losing my mother in law to this cruel disease.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: I lost my Mum to breast cancer 12 years ago and working with these amazing, dynamic women raising money to help combat this dreadful disease has been inspirational.

Email: accounts@futuredreams.org.uk

Email: corporate@futuredreams.org.uk

Name: Pippa Collins Position: Director of Fundraising and Chairman of the Fundraising Committee Career: Pippa started out as a teacher

of dance and drama which lead naturally into her role with Future Dreams which has its origins in musical theatre. She works part time as a property consultant though spends the majority of time driving the charity forward with the help of the wonderful Future Dreams team.

Name: Samantha Jacobs Position: Sponsorship, marketing and fundraising.

Career: Samantha is a trained architect and

has specialised in architectural design and interiors over the last 20 years. Her creative ability and contacts have enabled her to build and develop brand relationships with the charity.

Sam is putting her career on hold to focus on the Future Dreams Haven Appeal 2015.

women living with this cruel disease, to ensure that the legacy of my dear friend lives on through Future Dreams and to know that I have made a difference.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: My enthusiasm to fundraise, plan and brainstorm will not only result in the building of the largest breast cancer support centre in central London, but will also physically anchor the legacy of our founders. ‘Whatever good things we build, end up building us’.

Email: pippa@futuredreams.org.uk

Email: sam@futuredreams.org.uk

Future Dreams Personal Mission: To improve the lives of

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Name: Selena Levy Position: Committee Member

Name: Lucy Owen Position: PR/writer/publications support

Career: Selena was the Press Manager for Disney Television and worked in entertainment PR for Lynne Franks.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: I was diagnosed with breast cancer over two years ago and unfortunately, having lost many members on both sides of my family to this terrible, cruel and frightening disease, I feel very passionate and privileged to work alongside the Future Dreams team to help make a difference for all women suffering from the disease now and for our future generations.

Email: info@futuredreams.org.uk

Name: Ilana Magar Position: Marketing and brand relationships Career: Ilana was an Account Handler in a leading advertising agency.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: To help women going through breast cancer feel supported in their times of need.

Email: ilana@futuredreams.org.uk

Career: Lucy has almost 20 years’ fashion

PR experience. Her passion is writing which leads her to volunteer to write features, press releases and conduct interviews for Future Dreams as well as support fundraising efforts.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: I feel honoured, privileged and proud to be part of a group of hardworking, dynamic and determined women who make up the Future Dreams Committee.

Email: info@futuredreams.org.uk

Name: Talya Richman Position: Administrator Career: Future Dreams charity and events coordinator.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: I feel privileged to be a part of a charity which is so special and rewarding – I am truly inspired by not only the energy of the committee but also the positivity and strength of the women I get to meet and I will forever strive to ensure my work for Future Dreams is valuable.

Email: talya@futuredreams.org.uk

Name: Diana Moffat Position: Committee member/ FD magazine production Career: Formerly a designer and print buyer,

Diana has spent the last nine years re-training in the field of psychoanalysis. She spent five years as an honorary psychotherapist for the NHS and now works in private practice.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: There from its conception, I continue to devote as much time as is possible to this essential cause. I am motivated by our shared vision of building Future Dreams House, home to The Haven.

Name: Jessica Smith Position: Publicity and events Career: Jessica worked in media for 15

years, running her own boutique PR agency, specialising in film and advertising.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: I am delighted to utilise my skills to make Future Dreams House a much needed reality.

Email: Jessica@futuredreams.org.uk

Email: info@futuredreams.org.uk

Name: Joanne Moulder Position: Charity Coordinator

Name: Ruthe Waiman Position: PR and marketing Career: Having spent over 25 years as a

Career: Joanne began her career as a travel agent and later changed to the health and fitness industry.

publicist in film, television and publishing, Ruthe has the knowledge, experience and contacts to gain optimum coverage for Future Dreams.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: I am honoured to be part of this wonderful charity and I feel inspired and determined to help make a difference to people suffering with breast cancer.

Future Dreams Personal Mission: Feeling as passionately as I do about Future Dreams and the inspiring Future Dreams Haven Appeal, I will leave no stone unturned!

Email: joanne@futuredreams.org.uk

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DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

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The experience was made easier by the great support from their kind and understanding team.

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I return to stay at the Andaz every time I’m in London, and each trip I can’t wait to reconnect with the extraordinary staff who helped make what could have been an awful experience something I remember with great sentiment.

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Staff from Potter Raper Partnership Breast Cancer Campaign

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