Kilimanjaro Climb
Following my Arctic Trek, I will be swapping the world’s tallest buildings, man-made skyscrapers and the world’s most horrific jails and justice system to climb 5895m up Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro
Match Day Diary
Recently a few people have been asking me what match days are like for me. Although no one day is the same at Elland Road, here’s what a typical match days looks like. I arrive at Elland Road around 9am after a gruelling run training for the London Marathon and check on emails. Then I…
Cape Cornwall Awards Night
On Wednesday 11 December, I will be returning to my old school, Cape Cornwall to attend and help present at its annual Awards night. The evening celebrates the previous year’s school leavers and will see former students collect their GCSE certificates and a number of special awards. As the name suggests, Cape Cornwall sits at…
Leeds United signs historic deal with Stonewall
Today we were thrilled to announce that Leeds United had become the first British club to join gay equality charity Stonewall’s ‘Diversity Champions Programme’. The ground-breaking partnership sees the club take the lead on fighting homophobia and promoting greater equality in football. We have previously supported Stonewall’s iconic ‘Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!’…
Make A Wish Foundation Winter Ball
On Saturday evening I attended the Make A Wish Foundation Winter Ball – a star-studded Christmas event to help raise funding to help the charity continue its fantastic work of supporting children fighting life-threatening conditions. Held at the prestigious Dorchester on London’s Park Lane, the event included a stunning performance by Beverley Knight and her…
Visit to St George’s Crypt
Earlier this week, I visited Leeds homeless charity St George’s Crypt to get a better idea of how the organisation works and also to help them prepare and then serve lunch for the more than the 60 people using the service that day. Working with adults in Leeds that are homeless, vulnerable or suffering from…
Nomination for British Legal Awards 2013 General Counsel of the Year
This week I was proud to receive the news that I have been shortlisted for General Counsel of the Year at The British Legal Awards 2013. Hosted by Legal Week magazine, the Awards are highly respected within the industry and it is an honour to be one of the six names on the General Counsel…
