I’m in NYC this month and San Francisco next month carrying out my @churchillfellowship research project Renegade Guides - the places we go, the stories we share. In changing cities, where communities are being uprooted and places of social, historical and cultural importance are disappearing, guiding is a powerful tool to preserve stories and memories of people and place. I’ll seek to explore the ways that we, as guides, can improve our practice to better serve local communities. I aim to collate my research and to produce a best practice handbook for guides all over the world - a resource that I hope will both inspire, inform and improve guiding.

Do you run a tour business? Are you a guide? I’d love to connect! #researchproject #renegade #guiding #tourguides #community

Handed in my MA Creative Writing portfolio @goldsmithsuol last month! My final project is about openings and the journey towards Allah… Hoping to share one day.. maybe.. Thank you @azizfndn for a dream opportunity to read, write, learn and reconnect and to all my incredible spiritual teachers/ friends. Birmingham you’ve been so kind to me #creativewriting #faith #islam #journey #community

Spent a few months in Marseille last year working, writing but mostly walking… my last story for @slowwaysuk focused on what a walking network might look like in the city! From 2022-23, I clocked up over 500 miles testing out long-distance Slow Ways walking routes across England, Wales and Scotland as part of my job. Slow Ways is an amazing CIC working to create a national walking network that connects up all the towns and cities in the UK! Defo worth checking following #slowways #walking #writing #marseille #france

“It gives me a feeling of solidity - a solid ground to stand on…” My “Portrait of the South Downs” project website expires in a month! It’s full of stories of people and places connected to the chalk landscape as well as wandering routes, sound recordings, and a beautiful film created by @lukejbaker__ Check it out before it disappears. Link in bio! The project was funded by @southdownsnp and @campaign4parks Thanks to everyone involved, esp @dimachaeri @alinahazadeh @writingourlegacy @lukejbaker__ @overslizzie @david_sheil_studio @agreeninn @kellysmith.onthego + everyone who came to a wandering and shared a story ✨ #photography #portraits #stories #southdowns #landscape #chalk #connection #magic #creativity