Treat Yo' Self Blogs

  • Humans of Hitchin: Edition 8... Kathleen Whyman

    by Joanne Weaver
    The proudest moment of my career was when my book was shortlisted for the Comedy Women in Print Prize in 2020. The prize was set up by the actress, writer and comedian Helen Lederer to support witty women writers, as they’ve been underrepresented for so long.

  • Humans of Hitchin: Edition 7... Rowan Patel

    by Joanne Weaver
    Goatfest 2024 is going to be bigger & better!  We are very excited as we have got some fantastic acts including Lighthouse Family, The South (aka The Beautiful South), Fuse ODG and the wonderful Keala Settle

  • Humans of Hitchin... Edition 6: Ellie Ann Lowe

    by Joanne Weaver
    Playing Fantine was always a dream role for me, so when I first played her on 6th March 2020 (just before the world shut down!) and got to sing ‘I Dream a Dream’ with a full beautiful orchestra – that was probably the happiest memory of my career.

  • Humans of Hitchin... Edition 5: Edd & Emily Holloway

    by Joanne Weaver
    A highlight of my career has to be when I was invited to the Brits to celebrate new artist, Lewis Capaldi, who I’d produced and written a big chunk of his album. It was a culmination of several years’ work, so to see the positive reaction to it felt great!

  • Humans of Hitchin... Edition 4: SK

    by Joanne Weaver
    I’m about to release the first track from my debut EP, called ‘Adored’, coming out on Valentine's Day! I have two more singles to follow and then I will drop the full EP this Summer – so it’s going to be a busy one.

  • Humans of Hitchin... Edition 3: Zoë Folbigg

    by Joanne Weaver
    I’m now celebrating the release of my new book ‘Fairytale Of New York’. It’s a sweeping rollercoaster about love, friendship and learning to believe in your own worth, and it’s just become a bestseller, I’m so proud!

  • Humans of Hitchin... Edition 2: Alex Francis

    by Joanne Weaver
    A specific turning point of my career would probably be in 2017 when I collaborated with Melanie C from the Spice Girls. This was a fantastic opportunity that I couldn’t pass up! I went to her studio and we got round a piano and sang it together - then from there we were both like 'lets 100% do this together!'

  • Humans Of Hitchin... Edition 1: Rebecca Lisewski

    by Joanne Weaver

    Welcome to our first edition of 'Humans of Hitchin - Celebrating Hitchin's Creatives.

    Each month we will shine a spotlight on a local legend; talented creatives with inspiring stories that need to be heard!

    This month we meet West End superstar Rebecca Lisewski...!