We thought we’d give you a treat for the International Women’s Day and have a chat with Jess Robinson, an incredible singer, imitator and an actress. You saw her on Britain’s Got Talent. She is such fun and incredibly talented. Listen to her sing here! Continue reading
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Interview with the incredible Saba Douglas-Hamilton
Incredible woman, mum, conservationist and activist, Saba Douglas-Hamilton speaks to Berkshire Woman about her work, elephant poachers and her life in remote Africa. In the true style of a Superwoman Saba’s powerful words speak for themselves. If you are not going to see her live in April on her tour A Life With Elephants this interview is the next best thing! Continue reading
Last minute Half term skiing holidays tip
So today we are talking about Ski breaks and importance of booking early for holidays and flights. Ski Breaks are great value and a great chance for you and your family to have some fun, this time of year is the perfect time to go but if you are looking at next year then get booked up early to grab all those early booking discounts. Here is some savvy advice from our travel deal specialist Stevie Waterton! Continue reading
Interview with Professor Alice Roberts
Not only does she share my intense dislike of the acronym STEM and my strong belief in human cooperation but she is also Britain’s number one Anatomy Goddess, a mum and a female Indiana Jones! Read our interesting interview with Professor Alice Roberts in our Inspirational Women section! Continue reading
Christmas short story competition!
‘Cinderella’s First Christmas’ -short story competition! Deadline 15th December. 4000 words Max. Get on writing! Send to the editor@berkshirewoman.com
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The 3 Core Life Skills That Thriving Families Master
Battling with your kids? Nicole Telfer, our parenting coach and the founder of EmpoweredKidsTV is sharing some of her tips with you. She has picked three core skills for any parent either wishing to stop a recurring conflict or simply to further improve their already good relationship with their children. Pen and paper everyone, this is going to be helpful! Continue reading
DREAMBOAT or THE POEM OF THE PHYSICIST
After much deliberation we chose to publish yet another short story as part of our competition. Our next one was written by Windsor’s local author David Palin who writes poetic, haunting, dark and disturbing psychological novels and from what we hear, his work is widely read by women. Definitely something completely different to what we normally publish. As one off, here it is. Continue reading
Adventuring with Elizabeth Jenkins
When I heard of Elizabeth Jenkins I thought, “Yeah just one more of those inspirational women.” Once I looked into it I realised she was completely in a league of her own! With quitting her Phd. and trekking through the treacherous Andean mountains to meet one of the rarest spiritual teachers of South America and becoming a world renewed spiritual teacher herself, to also becoming an organic farmer, famous writer, mother and successful business woman, Elizabeth is definitely one of a kind. I could not help but read all of her books in one breath and interview her, immediately! Continue reading
Quick and easy warm food on the go!
To make the perfect Easter European/Bosnian /Serb pie first ensure you find good filo pastry. Greek and Turkish are the best of which Cypresa is most widely available. When choosing the pastry go for the one which is meant to be used for baklava or for filling with cheese or spinach. Continue reading