Our aim is to support these families, often by working in partnership with other agencies, delivering flexible services that encompass the whole family - enabling them to live positive lives and face the future with hope, following the death of their child. These services range from practical and emotional support, ultimately through to end-of-life and bereavement care.
Saturday, 4 October 2014
Emma jumps for Noahs Ark...
Noah's Ark is an expanding children's hospice service, seeking
to serve an estimated 900 life-limited or life-threatened
children or young people, and their families, living within the
communities of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.
Our aim is to support these families, often by working in partnership with other agencies, delivering flexible services that encompass the whole family - enabling them to live positive lives and face the future with hope, following the death of their child. These services range from practical and emotional support, ultimately through to end-of-life and bereavement care.
Our aim is to support these families, often by working in partnership with other agencies, delivering flexible services that encompass the whole family - enabling them to live positive lives and face the future with hope, following the death of their child. These services range from practical and emotional support, ultimately through to end-of-life and bereavement care.
Go Emma Go....
Today we would like to ask you to support Emma and her jump!!
Tomorrow she will do a parachute jump for charity!!
We are very proud of our girl and wish her the very best!!!!!
PLEASE read about the charity here and feel free to help and donate for Noah's Ark.
Tomorrow she will do a parachute jump for charity!!
We are very proud of our girl and wish her the very best!!!!!
PLEASE read about the charity here and feel free to help and donate for Noah's Ark.
Friday, 3 October 2014
Pics for the weekend...
Happy weekend to all of you and thanks for traveling with us through Wales to see The Baker :-)))
See you next week!
Twitter smiles & More from the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Day 1
As the Championship started on Thursday, we get more pics and news on Twitter. BIG thank you to ALL that have shared smiles with Damian Lewis and more on social media! This is fantastic!
Let's start with the serious stuff. If you are interested in how Damian is doing in the championship, you can follow him at this link.
As we shared the news and some pics with you, Damian did his practice round on Wednesday...
It turns out that later in the day he bought a pint for David Hughes :) He says: "Thanks for the pint @lewis_damian" on Twitter!
More pints seem to follow in the evening at a local pub :)
Tweet from James Boase: “@lewis_damian great to meet you yesterday. Good luck today, keep it in the short stuff”
The championship started Thursday morning...
Here is a lovely twitter smile from Josh Napier: "@IAmBethanHope__ @lewis_damian @dunhilllinks #DunhillLinks Bethany meeting Damian Lewis, photo by me."
A tweet from Racing Plus: “Nice drive, but not sure about the hat. @lewis_damian in action at the Alfred Dunhill Links Ch'ship at Carnoustie”
A tweet from Alfred Dunhill Links says Damian loves the course: "@lewis_damian on his round at Carnoustie with pro partner @robertkarlsson "I loved it. It's a beautiful course."
Let's start with the serious stuff. If you are interested in how Damian is doing in the championship, you can follow him at this link.
As we shared the news and some pics with you, Damian did his practice round on Wednesday...
It turns out that later in the day he bought a pint for David Hughes :) He says: "Thanks for the pint @lewis_damian" on Twitter!
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| source: @DavidHughesGolf twitter account |
More pints seem to follow in the evening at a local pub :)
Tweet from James Boase: “@lewis_damian great to meet you yesterday. Good luck today, keep it in the short stuff”
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| source: @Boasey7 twitter account |
The championship started Thursday morning...
Here is a lovely twitter smile from Josh Napier: "@IAmBethanHope__ @lewis_damian @dunhilllinks #DunhillLinks Bethany meeting Damian Lewis, photo by me."
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| source: @JRNapier twitter account |
A tweet from Racing Plus: “Nice drive, but not sure about the hat. @lewis_damian in action at the Alfred Dunhill Links Ch'ship at Carnoustie”
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| source: @RacingPlusPaper twitter account |
A tweet from Alfred Dunhill Links says Damian loves the course: "@lewis_damian on his round at Carnoustie with pro partner @robertkarlsson "I loved it. It's a beautiful course."
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| source: @dunhilllinks twitter account |
Finally, From eonline: "Lewis looked positively dapper in dark red pants and a blue shirt with a tan newsboy cap and fancy black and white shoes. The 43-year-old Homeland star was also snapped mid-swing with the rolling green hills in the background. Lewis is a longtime lover of golf and has previously played in tournaments like the 2009 Shooting Stars in Desert Nights Benefit in London."
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| source: E! online |
Meet five more famous Welsh people...
Let's start with THE MAN... At least for me:-)))
Sir Thomas Jones Woodward,[1] OBE (born 7 June 1940), known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. He became one of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the mid-1960s. Since then he has sung nearly every form of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records.
THE BEAUTY
Catherine Zeta-Jones CBE (/ˈziːtə/; born Catherine Zeta Jones; 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. She began her career on stage at an early age. After starring in a number of British and American television films and small roles in films, which included The Darling Buds of May from 1991 until 1993, she came to prominence with roles in Hollywood movies including the action film The Mask of Zorro (1998) and the crime thriller film Entrapment (1999). Her breakthrough role was in the film Traffic (2000), for which she earned her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.
THE SPORTSMAN
Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team, as a winger. Bale began his professional career at Southampton, playing at left back and earning acclaim as a free kick specialist. He moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2007, for an eventual £7 million fee. During his time at Spurs, managerial and tactical shifts saw him transform into a more offensive player. From the 2009–10 season, Bale became an integral part of the team, rising to international attention during the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.[3][4][5] In 2011 and 2013 he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year, and was named in the UEFA Team of the Year. In 2013 he was also named PFA Young Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year.
THE CHARMING AND BRILLIANT ACTRESS
Helen Elizabeth McCrory[1][2] (born 17 August 1968) is a British actress. She portrayed Cherie Blair in both the 2006 film The Queen and the 2010 film The Special Relationship. She also portrayed Narcissa Malfoy in the final three Harry Potter films. In 2011, she starred in Martin Scorsese's family mystery film Hugo as Mama Jeanne and as Clair Dowar in the James Bond film, Skyfall.
THE GREATEST
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor of film, stage, and television, and a composer and painter. After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre. In 1968, he got his break in film in The Lion in Winter, playing Richard I. Considered to be one of the greatest living actors.
Sir Thomas Jones Woodward,[1] OBE (born 7 June 1940), known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. He became one of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the mid-1960s. Since then he has sung nearly every form of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records.
THE BEAUTY
Catherine Zeta-Jones CBE (/ˈziːtə/; born Catherine Zeta Jones; 25 September 1969) is a Welsh actress. She began her career on stage at an early age. After starring in a number of British and American television films and small roles in films, which included The Darling Buds of May from 1991 until 1993, she came to prominence with roles in Hollywood movies including the action film The Mask of Zorro (1998) and the crime thriller film Entrapment (1999). Her breakthrough role was in the film Traffic (2000), for which she earned her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.
THE SPORTSMAN
Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Wales national team, as a winger. Bale began his professional career at Southampton, playing at left back and earning acclaim as a free kick specialist. He moved to Tottenham Hotspur in 2007, for an eventual £7 million fee. During his time at Spurs, managerial and tactical shifts saw him transform into a more offensive player. From the 2009–10 season, Bale became an integral part of the team, rising to international attention during the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.[3][4][5] In 2011 and 2013 he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year, and was named in the UEFA Team of the Year. In 2013 he was also named PFA Young Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year.
THE CHARMING AND BRILLIANT ACTRESS
Helen Elizabeth McCrory[1][2] (born 17 August 1968) is a British actress. She portrayed Cherie Blair in both the 2006 film The Queen and the 2010 film The Special Relationship. She also portrayed Narcissa Malfoy in the final three Harry Potter films. In 2011, she starred in Martin Scorsese's family mystery film Hugo as Mama Jeanne and as Clair Dowar in the James Bond film, Skyfall.
THE GREATEST
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor of film, stage, and television, and a composer and painter. After graduating from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 1957, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and was then spotted by Laurence Olivier who invited him to join the Royal National Theatre. In 1968, he got his break in film in The Lion in Winter, playing Richard I. Considered to be one of the greatest living actors.
Tea and a Mag... Today Gareth Lewis speaks about....
Damian Lewis and Kate Ashfield lie at my feet, all but naked, covered in flour, eggs, jam, custard, cake mix and glacé cherries. From the shadows, a group of men and women stare at the bodies on the floor. In this cramped room, the temperature has risen to that of a Swedish sauna; sweat trickles down the inside of my shirt. I put my hand on the table to support myself and inadvertently squirt cream all over my trousers. Looking down at the mess, I find myself wondering, not for the first time, how I got into this position. More importantly, how did they get into that position? And will we be able to untangle them?
The answer has its roots in a conversation that took place a couple of years ago between myself and the lead actor in this scenario, Damian Lewis - my brother. It went something like this:
Me: You want to be in my film?
Damian: Sure.
A taut and dramatic scene, full of pathos, I think you'll agree. At that point it hadn't really occurred to either of us what it would be like to work together. We'd mooted the possibility as a sort of "wouldn't it be fun one day to work together on something?" - but hadn't actually considered what that might mean for us, either personally or professionally. It just seemed like a good idea: Damian was perfect for the role, he liked the script, liked me, I liked him, I bought him another beer and thrust the contract under his nose. It was a beautiful moment.
In the cold, grey light of dawn, we started to understand what we'd got ourselves into. He was going to commit to saying words I'd written, under my direction, on film, a film that was going out into the big, wide world to have a life of its own beyond our control. I was going to be responsible for keeping his reputation as an actor intact.
I wondered if I hadn't just muddied the waters of my first feature film experience by getting family involved. Would there be an added level of emotional tension? I was going to have to tell him what to do on occasion, and he was going to have to do it. That would certainly be a first - at least since he was 10 and I was eight and I had the moral authority of our mother behind me when I asked him to stop sitting on my head.
We got to work on the script, and as Damian got his teeth into the role, I started to get a feeling for how the character was going to play out in his hands. This was before we got anywhere near production, or even full finance. By the time we got to the first day of the shoot, we seemed to be working well together. So far, so good. But now would come the real test: working under the intense pressure of a film set, in the public gaze, as it were, of the crew and cast. How would it play? If we disagreed, would we do it nicely, through gritted teeth, or just shout and scream at each other? Would he sit on my head again? Would I sit on his?
I'm from the school of gritted teeth, with the occasional explosive release under (semi-)controlled circumstances. As it turned out, my teeth were no more worn down at the end of the shoot than at the start. It seemed to me that the same was the case for Damian. He was loving it. Wasn't he? Well, he's a great actor, and when he tells me he had a great time, who am I to doubt? So he had to go for long walks, clenching and unclenching his fists and chanting a mantra he'd been given by his yogi, to help him calm down. But otherwise it was like being kids playing make-believe again - only with more expensive toys.
There was still the small matter of the sex scene. Was it going to be weird directing my brother getting semi-naked with a beautiful woman? It's hard enough to direct a sex scene without inviting your family to get involved. Put it this way: in the end, it was weirder filming him getting knocked unconscious by a sheep's head. Read that how you like.
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Twitter Smiles...
Today's smiles come to us from Alfred Dunhill Links Championship where Damian Lewis is making his first appearance this week!
Andy Hemington shares the first smile saying "Look who I found today Homeland 2 aka Nicholas Brody aka Damian Lewis."
The second smile comes from Lisa Cameron:"Got my photo taken with @lewis_damian and got photo bombed by a one legged @JamieDornan #dunhill #photobomb
More pictures from the practice can be seen here
Source: Corinne Mills Photos
And, we even have a video showing Damian before his practice round! See it here.
Andy Hemington shares the first smile saying "Look who I found today Homeland 2 aka Nicholas Brody aka Damian Lewis."
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| source: @dadsonthepitch twitter account |
The second smile comes from Lisa Cameron:"Got my photo taken with @lewis_damian and got photo bombed by a one legged @JamieDornan #dunhill #photobomb
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| source: @Lisa_Cameron28 twitter account |
Finally we get to see Damian Lewis
practicing thanks to Kim Bennett: "Damian Lewis spotted during my lunch
break today @dunhilllinks @StAndrewsCit @VisitStAndrews"
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| source: @shamblesklutz twitter account |
More pictures from the practice can be seen here
Source: Corinne Mills Photos
And, we even have a video showing Damian before his practice round! See it here.
Thank you all for sharing!
Hey, Damian!
Good luck, and have fun!
Welcome back to Wales and Baker week...
today you will read our opinions about...our Baker:-)
lets get started...
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