Not the most fetching of outfits I know, but here’s me in my neoprene wetsuit, getting ready to depart for Lake Windermere to take part in the second Great North Swim. It was the inaugural GNS at Windermere that took place last September that first hooked me in. In 2008, around 2,000 competitors swam a [...]
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The Conclusion of My Great North Swim
Posted in NACOA, Rubbish celebrities, Rubbish news, tagged British Gas, NACOA, The Great North Swim, Tracey Smith on 15 December 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Author Tackles Great North Swim for Children of Alcoholics
Posted in NACOA, Rubbish Interviews, tagged Children of Alcoholics, Great North Swim, NACOA, Tracey Smith on 28 July 2009 | 9 Comments »
Morning all! Just a shortie to bring you a pressing news item from my local paper. Please find the following article by Joanna Davis printed in today’s Dorset Echo. A DAUGHTER of an alcoholic will be taking the plunge into Lake Windermere to help the children of addicts. Busy mum-of-three, author and broadcaster Tracey Smith [...]
Comic Relief Plunges Children of Alcoholics into a Welcome Spotlight
Posted in NACOA, Rubbish Media, tagged Book of Rubbish Ideas, Charity, Comic Relief, fun, fundraising ideas, NACOA, The Great North Swim, Tracey Smith on 13 March 2009 | 5 Comments »
Friday the 13th March will certainly be lucky for some, especially a tiny Bristol based charity called Nacoa. The National Association for Children of Alcoholics have been around for 19 years and calls to their helpline have grown steadily over the years; in 2007 18k, in 2008 36k. Comic Relief are about to give them [...]
Celebrities Speak Out for Children of Alcoholics
Posted in NACOA, tagged Abi Roberts, alcoholics, BBC Somerset, Belinda Carlisle, Charity, COA Week, Elle Macpherson, Geraldine James, helpline, Lauren Booth, Marco Pierre White, NACOA, The National Association for Children of Alcoholics on 6 February 2009 | 7 Comments »
STOP PRESS: Tuesday 10th February – I’ll be on BBC Somerset just after the 11am news talking about COA Week. Tune in on www.BBC.co.uk/somerset What do Elle Macpherson, Geraldine James, Marco Pierre White, Belinda Carlisle, Lauren Booth and Abi Roberts all have in common? They are uniting to raise awareness of the inaugural Children of [...]
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