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Tally Rye
Tally is a Personal Trainer, TedX Speaker, Content Creator and Author who has embarked on a personal and professional evolution through her Instagram account and Youtube channel, which has inspired the message of her debut book, “Train Happy”. Tally is passionate about helping her audience ditch diet culture and encouraging them to go about their lifestyle intuitively, whether that’s exercising or eating, Tally is all about self-love and treating your body with respect!
Camila Romain
Camila Romain is a co-founder of Wolves Lane Flower Company, a micro flower farm in north London. Wolves Lane Flower Company are on a mission to inspire everyone to have a go at growing flowers for the good of our planet, no matter the size of your plot or window box. As self-taught gardeners, they’ve made all the mistakes so you don’t have to and were earmarked as some of British Vogue’s “most talented female gardeners” in 2020.
Annie Rigg
Annie Rigg is an author and food stylist who has written numerous books including Eat More Veg,Pies & Tarts and Summer Berries & Autumn Fruits. Her writing has appeared in leading food & lifestyle magazines including Waitrose Kitchen,Good Food and Red. A Leiths-trained chef, she has worked in a number of kitchens and has travelled the world catering for rock-and-roll royalty.
Leonora Rustamova
Leonora Rustamova is Yorkshire through and through, born and bred. A published author, she teaches creative writing at Huddersfield University and has appeared on Look North, Calendar and BBC Radio. Leonora has also been on BBC Radio 5 Live and Woman’s Hour.
Elise de Rijck
Serial multitasker Elise De Rijck is the author of 10 fun books, bestsellers in Europe, including The Bucket List Book, The Best Friends’ Book and My Boss Thinks I’m Working. Elise doesn’t take herself too seriously and hopes you’ll treat her books in the same way. She eats confetti for breakfast, likes a spot of nostalgia and still plays with Polly Pocket every day. And her little toe is a bit crooked. She lives in Belgium.
Claire Rollet
Born in France, Claire Rollet has lived in the UK most of her life. London is her home now, and she loves cycling around the city taking in its various cultures and landmarks. She works from a studio at the bottom of her garden. In terms of her process, first of all, Claire works out a composition and some ideas for the image using quick sketches to show to the client. She then creates a line drawing in Indian ink, then works on the colour digitally.
BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live
Saturday Live is a hugely popular programme broadcast on Radio 4 on Saturday mornings, presented by the Reverend Richard Coles. It includes interviews with studio guests, human interest stories and lots of audience participation.
Dave Roberts
Dave Roberts has been one of those annoying bike couriers, a security guard, a Civil Servant, a KFC chef who was fired for trying to steal a sample of the secret recipe and a train driver – all before reaching 20. After that, he settled for a career in advertising. His first book, e-luv: an internet romance came out in 2006 and was followed by The Bromley Boys, which has been adapted into a soon-to-be-released film, two years later. Next up was 32 Programmes in 2011, which was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. His fourth book, Sad Men came out in 2014, and his fifth, Home and Away, followed in 2016. He lives in Leeds and travels to Bromley frequently.
Willie Ryan
Willie is a well established illustrator based in the UK, with a wide national and international clientbase covering editorial, advertising, publishing, packaging and broadcasting commissions.
David Riche
David Riche set up a website dedicated to fairy art initially as a hobby in 1999. Driven by the discovery of talented and creative artists worldwide this website became a full-time occupation – a search for inspired and inspiring individuals with a flair and passion for their fairy art.
Francine Raymond
<p><strong>Francine Raymond</strong> is a bestselling author and an expert on keeping chickens. Francine writes a regular gardening column for the Sunday Telegraph, as well as features for Country Living Magazine, Gardens Illustrated and The Poultry Press. Francine’s website, <em>The Kitchen Garden</em> focuses on homegrown style and those who love to make the most of their gardens – however tiny.</p>
Hannah Read-Baldrey
Hannah Read-Baldrey is a talented craft writer, blogger, stylist and presenter who creates bespoke contemporary projects, kits and online content for leading magazines and retailers, including Hobbycraft, Tesco and John Lewis. She also works as a photographic stylist for high-profile clients Debenhams, Waitrose, Clarins, Cath Kidston, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar and Red magazine. Hannah is the author of three previous books, including the beautifully styled Everything Alice (Quadrille, 2011).
Sophie Robinson
Sophie Robinson has been in the interior design business for over 15 years, earning the reputation as one of the industry’s top interior stylists. Since setting up her own business she has continued to write for a number of interiors magazines such as House Beautiful, LivingEtc and Ideal Home.
