Rachel SambrooksNov 22, 20211 minC90 QawwaliFor the past week I've been working as a performer on C90 Qawwali with a fantastic team at Stan's Cafe. It was put together in 5 days as...
Rachel SambrooksOct 7, 20212 minNational Poetry Day : Group poemsFor National Poetry Day I thought I'd share poems about Carers. One I made with a group of Carers a few years ago and another is from my...
Rachel SambrooksJul 22, 20211 minStand By Your Nan the series! Catch up with all the episodes from next week - highlights so far: Listen to Stand By Your Nan Apple Podcast Charts featured - few weeks ago Nan ranked at no. 4 in Malta (come on GB, let's get up the...
Rachel SambrooksJun 9, 20211 minEpisode 1 - The Invisible NanWas your gran an Invisible Nan? How are older women changing today? This episode asks what we can do about the disappearance of our...
Rachel SambrooksJun 1, 20211 minStand By Your Nan - the trailer has arrived! https://standbyyournan.podbean.com/ So pleased to share the trailer for the upcoming series Stand By Your Nan - my stand up show has been...
Rachel SambrooksJun 1, 20212 minWriting exercises to get you goingThe easiest ways to start writing are like anything else – just begin. But how? Some of my favourite starter exercises are so simple you...
Rachel SambrooksMay 4, 20212 minAn ongoing apprenticeship - some tips to getting yourself started when your brain engine fails. This curious picture of me was drawn during a creative writing workshop I ran in Leicester in 2019. My eyes are like binoculars glaring...
Rachel SambrooksMar 22, 20212 minPoetry of Loss in LockdownThe background to this is an everyday tragedy. My Dad died last year at the beginning of lockdown. I've been struggling with putting...
Rachel SambrooksFeb 8, 20211 minStand by Your Podcast! A Gerty Words productionThe very brilliant Arts Council England have granted me funding to produce, perform and write a podcast of Stand By Your Nan my popular...
Rachel SambrooksNov 22, 20201 minWelcome to my new websiteI have spruced up this website with a glorious new look - but please bear with me as details are added. I've been working in the arts all...
Rachel SambrooksMar 24, 20202 min10 tips to combat writer's blockStop believing in writer's block and believe that you can do 10 minutes a day of anything. Start scribbling. Buy a notebook, make a mark...