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Inspirational Yorkshire Women
History’s Hidden Sporting Stories to be brought to life through illustration
Untold stories of women and disability in sport, along with unusual sporting
objects and events will be captured and shared via a series of free illustrated
online resources and activities thanks to an Arts Council England grant that
will see Sporting Heritage work in partnership with freelance illustrator and
education
Business features on tonight’s BBC Panorama ‘Business on the Brink’
Liz Kemp, who owns shops Kemps General Store in Malton, and Kemps on the Coast
in Whitby, is one of the business owners featured in tonight’s BBC Panorama. The
programme Panorama, ‘Business on the Brink’, presented by BBC’s reporter Richard
Bilton and produced by Matt Bardo, goes out
Yorkshire female entrepreneur goes from local to global
From her Yorkshire heartland to global success with an international coaching
business, Dr Amanda Foo-Ryland is coming back to her roots to partner with
Leeds-based She Can Prosper. Amanda Foo-Ryland owns Your Life Live It, a firm
specialising in life coaching helping clients build confidence in all areas.
Amanda started
Huddersfield tech start-up, Kidcrowd, secures investment for future growth
The online gifting platform Kidcrowd, created by 21 year old Huddersfield
entrepreneur Melissa Roberts, has received investment to support its plans for
future growth.
An innovative, gifting solution, Kidcrowd offers a digital platform that enables
relatives and friends to help a child save money towards a larger gift or
experience,
Winners unveiled in Yorkshire and North East Director of the Year Awards
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has announced the winners of its Yorkshire and
North East Director of the Year Awards 2020.
The winners were unveiled at a virtual awards ceremony, streamed live on 18
November, to an audience of business leaders from across the region.
The Judges’ Special Award went
Leeds professional dancer goes back to class
A professional dancer who has performed in the Lion King on Broadway has gone
back to class in Leeds after re-assessing her own life.
Leonora Stapleton now runs Be Body Aware, which encourages people to use dance
and exercise for their own well-being. The company, which is being supported by
‘Connections’ a hand printed linocut calendar for 2021 by Hannah Turlington
Hannah’s hand printed calendar is launched this month. ‘Connections’ is a series
of 12 original lino prints celebrating the power of connections in everyday
life. There are 16 million mass produced calendar’s sold every year.
Hannah delivers us a contrast to that mass produced product that connects us