Rosie Millard
Well, for a start, I work at home, which is wonderful - I have four young children, who are also wonderful (most of the time).
As a freelance hack I manage my life via writing for a variety of papers, starting with The Sunday Times, where I write for the Home section and the News Review. Actually, its not just about paying for the childcare. I love the writing. I also have a marital column - Mr and Mrs Millard - in Body and Soul, which is in the Saturday Times, and for which I am running the London Marathon. I’m actually doing the 26 mile monster for Help the Hospices, a great cause. Do sponsor me!
I’m also a bit of a financial basket case and dispense somewhat ironic financial tips in my Thrifty Living column in the Indy. You can find me in a whole load of other places including the Mail, New Statesman, Breakfast News, and the odd programme on Radio Four.
In order to stop the number of my children going to FIVE, I recently acquired a Border Terrier who has a nasty habit of puncturing footballs with his sharp teeth, but is otherwise adorable. Most important domestic tip? Send your husband on a cooking course. Mine went on one, and has never looked back. Its been quite the most crucial improvement to our home life you can imagine.
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Barry Ross on Tue (18 Mar) @ 7:02 pm
Stewart Ross Publishers Ltd - Keysteps Books
Phone: 01565 650422 Mobile: 07954 429416 email: barry.ross@keysteps.co.uk
Dear Ms Millard
We are launching a new book in April - The Property Developer’s Handbook - which we feel could form the basis for a long series of articles to follow your highly successful Buy to Let articles.
The Handbook includes 14 different routes that professionals use to search out development opportunities and the first section has been approved by Donald Trump, John Whittaker and Andreas Panayiotou, combined wealth £9.5billion.
I will be at the London Book Fair on the afternoon of the 13th April until the 15th April and would welcome the opportunity to meet, to discuss possible ways forward, advance copies of
which will then be available.
We can forward further information prior to that date via e-mail, if you wish.
Best regards
Barry Ross
Director
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Hal Currey on Wed (30 Apr) @ 1:19 pm
Rosie
I am an old schoolfriend of Andy Ide (i’m tasked with tracking him down for a 25 year reunion) and found your article relating to his progression in the arts fascinating!
Are you able to pass on his email address?
Many thanks
Hal
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chris cooper on Tue (13 May) @ 10:12 pm
Dear Rosie
Those of us who love you, appreciate you as the fresh and far more lovely “nigella lawson of the femail overdraft”.
We had a meeting recently and we hoped we might persuade you to do a special piece in one of you outlets on, in your own ’speak’ on (really really) “What is the ’sub prime morgage issue’. And (really really) who exactly are they that caused it and what are they (and their bonuses) doing/suffering now and why (the fuck) are you and we involved in their problems now “
No rush!
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Stephen Espley on Mon (26 May) @ 9:38 am
Rosie,
I read your article on Terence Conran’s Barton Court with interest as my own backside may have contributed to “a smell of smacked bottoms”! (para 5). I was a pupil there from 1957 to 1963, and can confirm that various forms of novel corporal punishment were rife. I boarded from the age of seven, although my parents only lived about three miles away. There is a wonderful story to tell about this strange short lived prep school, as it was run on lines which would not seem out of place in an Ealing comedy! I was actually very happy there for most of the time, although I did make two escape attempts, the second one only failing because the tunnel we dug came up directly under the master’s common room - a bit of an exageration, but there is an awful lot about Purton Stoke Preparatory School that would be just as unbelievable today. I do believe that there is good book in the pre-Conran era of Barton Court trying to get out and you are a pretty good, well established writer…..? Please get in touch if you would like to know more.
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Nicky on Fri (20 Jun) @ 7:18 am
Hi, wondered if you’d be interested in a recent change that a large agency has made and which potentially is deceptive. The agent has ceased business with their existing inventory clerks with no notice, replacing them with a cheaper company so that the agent can skim the fee from the Landlord. The consequence of this, is that check outs will be carried out by a random clerk who is unfamiliar with the document and property. Therefore compromising tenant and Landlord, who incidently haven’t been consulted.
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Tim Hopewell on Sun (6 Jul) @ 11:25 am
Hi Rosie
How the devil are you? I guess I could write anything here but I’ll keep it to, Good to see you doing so well - 4 kids! Amazing.
Keep it up.
LOL
Tim
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Jenny Gee on Fri (11 Jul) @ 11:01 am
Dear Rosie
Houses for cyclists - is this a UK first and is there a market? George Ferguson and Sustrans think so….
Bristol has recently won a share of Cycling England’s £47 million pot to promote cycling and become the UK’s first Cycling Demonstration City. It is also set to become the first city in the UK to have dedicated cycle housing, conceived for cycle orientated families if preliminary designs get the go ahead from the City Council. The proposed cycle housing, which aims to meet Sustainability Code 5, open directly on to the UKs busiest cycle path which runs from Bristol to Bath. They are also part of an extensive mixed use regeneration project at the Elizabeth Shaw Chocolate Factory which borders the cycle path at Greenbank. Accessibility to the cycle path is a key part of the scheme, which also plans to include a cycle station, repair shop and café on the development.
Architects Acanthus Ferguson Mann are responsible for the development of the cycle house concept. George Ferguson who came up with the idea said, “The design is still evolving in consultation with Sustrans. The three bedroom, 3 to 4-storey homes will have dual aspect, but are designed to front on to the cycle path in contrast to the tradition of backing onto what was a railway line. We plan to use a palette of materials and colours that complement the site and natural environment of the cycle path”.
Developer Steve Storey of Squarepeg said, “We see this as potentially making a serious national contribution to the drive for sustainable housing and to the natural surveillance of the paths. The roof terraces create private outdoor spaces for families and there is a natural rhythm to the shape and style of the design which can be clad to suit any location. The sedum roof will also encourage wildlife, reinforcing the vision of an urban greenway.
The homes aim to meet high sustainability standards. So far, feedback on the cycle homes has been very positive. An exhibition to showcase the cycle houses and development is being held at The Pickle Factory, Easton on 18th/19th July.
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Ying on Thu (17 Jul) @ 3:24 am
Dear Rosie,
I read ur book “The tastemakers “recentely ,it was recommended by my tutor,I m very interesting in it!its related to the part of UK contemporary art curators information of my final dissertation .I m a Postgraduated student who study in Kingston University MA Curating course.I m come from China,as my second language ,pls forgive my poor english here~ha..This is a realy exciting read experience by your dizzying survey about the contemporary art in UK in past 20 years ago,China has the similar situation now,as a controversial contemporary art market its rapid growing bring a new profession into china,but every thing there is as a new knowledge for the people ,even for the professional.I want to useing my understanding of Contemporary art in my working area (I work for 8 years as galleriest and independent curator in Shanghai,China)corporate with a invited partner who is my preveious proofreader, he comes from TaiWan , lives in UK for 9 years senior school & BA & Master studying,we want to do translate your book which I mentioned above in Chinese to more people, introduceing the UK ART happend story to China as a mirror,as a fancy book we never have it in this area to widen the vision of chinese window……
sorry for the long long introduction….Would you mind email me about deeper understand and discussing? my email:bearthouse427@hotmail.com
Peace & Happy
Ying
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Suzy Glaskie on Mon (21 Jul) @ 4:10 pm
Dear Rosie,
I read your article on reining in presents for children’s parties and thought you might be interested to hear about a venture which I started with another Mum in 2001, when we were becoming increasingly concerned about the spiralling costs of children’s birthday presents and what effects all this extravagance was having on our kids’ expectations.
It’s called the Big Birthday Appeal and is quite a unique charity which aims to educate children to help other, less fortunate children, using birthdays as triggerpoints. We designed special, child-friendly stickers to be used in place of birthday cards at 50p each – ie much cheaper than a card – with all proceeds going to charity; the UK’s first charity wrapping paper and a host of other products, all designed to be ultra-convenient for mums.
To date, our committee of 10 mums (based in Manchester but now with offshoots in London) has raised £90,000 for children’s charities and has funded, for example, holidays for local kids whose special needs mean they would never normally have a holiday.
A big part of what we do is educating ‘normal’ kids to appreciate how fortunate they are and how important it is to help others. We believe that it’s crucial to convey this message as early as possible (before the rot sets in!) so we start at nursery age. We’ve taken older kids round local hospitals to hand out Christmas presents and taken them to a holiday camp we fund in Wales to see the kids with special needs who are on their only annual break. This comes as a real shock to children who are used to jetting off to Spain 3 times a year.
There’s loads more we’ve done but difficult to relay all in an email. If you’d like to know a bit more, I can pop a few samples of our charity products in the post so you can see for yourself – just drop me an email with your address.
Best regards,
Suzy Glaskie
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Suzy Glaskie
Peppermint PR
T: 0161 941 4252
E: suzy@peppermintpr.com
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Samantha Izzard on Thu (14 Aug) @ 10:44 am
Hi Rosie
We met many years ago on a cruise where you were working, and had your father with you for company. you were also pregnant.
I have a request and need to contact someone at the BBC about a documentary - are you able to help ?
Could you email me and I will give you full details of the cause.
It’s so good to see you are doing great, and Kate and I will pick up some of your articles and let you know what we think … hehe
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Steve Jinski on Wed (27 Aug) @ 10:34 pm
Hi Rosie,
I wonder if you remember me from your days in Newcastle, you were a researcher for Tyne Tees and I appeared on a local music programme. Anyway many years later I am still playing and would like to send you a copy of my brand new album ‘Hury Home’. Hope to hear from you,
Cheers,
Steve Jinski
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Kara Reaney on Tue (2 Sep) @ 10:07 am
Hi Rosie
I work for JB Pelham PR and we represent a new children’s book called Custard and Crayons with Polly and Jago. It contains recipes and fun, hands on activities set out in a tweleve month format. It celebrates all of the rituals that bind a family together ans well as the creative play so vital to childhood.
We’d love to send you a copy, so could you let me know your address?
Many thanks
Kara
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Rosie Millard on Sun (15 Feb) @ 10:26 pm
Hi there Samantha, yes I do remember seeing you on the cruise - good old Caronia! - I had a dear little girl - and since then another one, gawd bless him. Took my parents and all four kids on Ventura last summer, what a laugh. Do email me with any news you may have, nice to hear from you. rosie.millard@virgin.net