International Women’s Day :

Bright and early on Saturday morning, I arrived to work at International Women’s Day as part of the Student Ambassador team with fellow bloggers Edgar and Tiffany. In addition to handing out the Greenwich and Kent Uni prospectus, we also ran a charity tombola in aid of the CROP organisation which supports families whose children have been victims of sexual exploitation.The good news is that over £100 was raised the charity!  Check http://www.cropuk.org.uk/ for more information. Poor Edgar ! As the only man at International Women’s Day he was subject to quite a lot of attention, from older ladies saying ‘Ooh ! What a lovely young man!’ to the dancer from Sierra Leone who was convinced he needed to join in with her special ‘confidence dance.’

As for Tiffany and me, we spoke to some really interesting people including some people selling (extreme pleasure inducing) homemade marmalade, an Indian head masseuse, a health visitor who supports teenage mothers returning to education, a henna artist, an Avon lady and the Medway Soroptimists. If I’m asked to attend next year’s International Women’s Day event, I wouldn’t hesitate at all, it was a great day and lots of fun!

The Cantium Singers :

This week I was feeling a bit low, and missing my daughter while she was staying with her dad. So rather than continue to mope about I decided to do something that I’d been thinking about for ages – I joined a choir...The name of the choir is ‘The Cantium Singers,’ who are a non denominational choir based in Medway. I went along for my first rehearsal with a bit of trepidation as the only singing I’d done previously was with friends, in school, with my daughter...  or in the shower! I needn’t have worried though, everyone was so welcoming. I learnt a lot in one evening... We were rehearsing Fauré’s requiem, so I now know how to sing in Latin (just!). Also, I found out that I am an Alto.

I was ten in 1984 when this song came out (vague memories of dancing round my mum’s kitchen singing along into a wooden spoon (no hair brushes for me!).  Jocelyn Brown is a female vocal LEGEND, who is now based in the UK (occasionally she pops up at the Jazz Cafe in Camden). Having joined my choir I am now in the mood for a bit of a ‘diva’ sing along once again ! Jerushah X