I am a very nosy person. What could be a more legitimate excuse for delving into the fascinating life, letters, unpublished novels, houses, bottom drawers, last will and testament… of someone who intrigues you, than writing their biography? Aware of the potentially invasive nature of the role, I once described it as psycho-stalking, and was duly ticked off by a more established writer.
90 years ago this week Eglantyne Jebb and her sister Dorothy launched a new fund to help provide milk and aid to the children in Europe who were starving to death – 800 a day in Germany – as a result of the post-war British economic blockade.
It’s Save the Children Week so it’s really all busy busy busy in head office. We’re having a Strictly Come Dancing event (Strictly Save Them) evening on Thursday night and there was a Mad Hatters Tea Party on Tuesday!
It’s been a week of whizzing around Wales meeting the wonderful individuals who volunteer as fundraisers for Save the Children. Without a doubt meeting volunteers is the best part of my job. Their dedication and commitment awes and inspires me.
