This episode of Rest and Recreation is ideal listening for anyone who is interested in learning how to paint or in learning more about the creative process which guest Anjl Rodee [https://anjlrodee.com/about/] describes as ‘Arting’.

Anjl Rodee is the founder of Brushcapades [https://www.brushcapades.com/] an online creative studio that hosts virtual art classes.

Anjl tells host Michael Millward that too many people believe that they cannot paint, or draw. Every person who believes this about says Anjl is wrong.

Listening to this episode of Rest and Recreation will give you a wider understanding of what it means to be creative and how to foster your own creativity.

You may just end up with a painting you want to hang on the wall!

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Thank you for listening.



The Joy of Painting or rather Arting a conversation with Anjl Rodee

Ahead of the 2024 local government elections Anna Jacobs the Green Party candidate for the Wetherby Ward of Leeds City Council joins Michael Millward of Abeceder for this episode of Rest and Recreation.

Anna explains the reasons why she decided to become and candidate this year, the challenges she believes she will encounter if successful in her election bide, and just how much fun she is having canvassing the people of Wetherby Ward.

Michael and Anna discuss:

 * Why Anna moved to Wetherby
 * Anna’s volunteering activities
 * What motivated Anna to become the Green Party candidate.
 * Anna’s action plan, should she be successful in her election bid

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You can find out more about both Michael Millward, and Anna Jacobs at Abeceder [http://www.abeceder.co.uk].

Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on The Independent Minds, please contact Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk].

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [http://www.wplc.co.uk].

If you have liked this episode of The Independent Minds, please give it a like and download it so that you can listen any time anywhere.

To make sure you do not miss future editions please subscribe.

Remember, the aim of all the podcasts produced by Abeceder is not to tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think!

Until the next time, thank you to you for listening.

A Conversation with Anna Jacobs

Ahead of the 2024 local government elections Alan Lamb the Conservative candidate for the Wetherby Ward of Leeds City Council joins Michael Millward of Abeceder for this episode of Rest and Recreation.

Alan discusses the experience of representing the town he was born in for 17 years. How the Wetherby Ward has changed over those years and the vision Alan has for the future.

Michael and Alan discuss a wide range of topics:

· Growing up in Wetherby

· Running a business and being an employer

· Balancing running a business and being a Councillor.

· What it is like to live a poor life in an area that is widely perceived to be affluent,

· How Alan has successfully fought for investment in education and leisure facilities for the Ward.

The Independent Minds is made on Zencastr.

Zencastr is the all-in-one podcasting platform, on which you can create your podcast in one place and then distribute it to the major platforms like Spotify, Apple, and Google. It really does make creating content so easy.

If you would like to try podcasting using Zencastr visit zencastr.com/pricing [Https://zen.ai/abeceder] and use our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel to Leeds

If you would like to visit Wetherby Ward and the wider region including Leeds, York and Harrogate, a good place to plan your travel is The Ultimate Travel Club. It is where you will get trade prices on travel including flights, and hotels.

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You can find out more about both Michael Millward, and Alan Lamb at http://www.abeceder.co.uk [http://www.abeceder.co.uk/].

The website for Alan’s business is

· https://thefoxandhoundswalton.com/

· https://thebayhorsekirkdeighton.com/our-chefs/  

His website as a Leeds City Councillor is

· https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1363

· https://westyorkshire.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1626

Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on The Independent Minds, please contact Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk]. 

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre [http://www.wplc.co.uk].

If you have liked this episode of The Independent Minds, please give it a like and download it so that you can listen any time anywhere.

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Remember, the aim of all the podcasts produced by Abeceder is not to tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think!

Until the next time, thank you to you for listening.

A Conversation with Councillor Alan Lamb

After the Second World War the victorious allies have agreed how they will divide Germany amongst them. But the Soviet regime wants more.

Half of Berlin, the capital city is controlled by the Soviets. It is here that Stalin the Soviet dictator starts his campaign to seize control of more of Germany by blockading the city. The only way in and out of the city is by air. Everything that the population needs must be transported by Great Britain, France, the United States of America to the city through three air corridors, in what became known as the Berline airlift.

Within a city that is already chaotic as it struggles to adjust to defeat, we find a woman who is as desperate to find her child as she is to survive.

In this captivating conversation author Kate Furnivall explains to Abeceder [https://www.abeceder.co.uk] managing director Michael Millward the story behind the historical novel Child of the Ruins.

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We make podcasting sound easy by using Zencastr.

With Zencastr's all-in-one podcasting platform, you can create your podcast all in one place and distribute it to Spotify, Apple, and

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Zencastr also has a great, easy to talk to support team.

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Remember the aim with all the podcasts produced by Abeceder is not to tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think.

Child of the Ruins a conversation with author Kate Furnivall

Paul Tyer was a hobby modeller who turned a hobby into a living when he founded Peedie Models. He now lives in Orkney.

In this episode of Rest and Recreation Paul explains to Michael Millward the managing director of Abeceder and host of Rest and Recreation how he became a professional modeller.

They discuss how other people can get involved.

For more information about Paul Tyer and Peedie Models please visit his website [https://peediemodels.com/].

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Exploring Modelling

In this episode of Rest and Recreation Greg Mosse introduces Michael Millward, the managing director of Abeceder and host of Rest and Recreation to Maisie Cooper a woman who becomes an amateur detective to find out why her brother died.

We meet Maisie as she returns to Church Lodge in the village of her childhood, little does Maisie know that she will uncover Murder at Church Lodge!

Greg Mosse explains to Michael the inspiration for Maisie Cooper and how she came to be the star of the series of cosy crime novels he has created.

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Murder at Church Lodge

Michael Millward meets Ava Glass the creator of the intelligent intelligence officer Emma Makepeace the main character in The Chase, the first of a series of espionage novels.

Ava explains the real-life events that inspired The Chase and the extensive research she undertook before putting pen to paper.

A British intelligence agent is assigned to get a doctor across London without being spotted by any of the 690,000 surveillance cameras that monitor activities throughout the capital city.

You can learn more about surveillance and CCTV cameras in London at this link [https://www.cctv.co.uk/how-many-cctv-cameras-are-there-in-london/].

In case you doubt the claim made about Emma Makepeace’s skill set you can access the same training at this link [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=picking+locks].



The Chase, a conversation with author Ava Glass

Michael Millward meets Greg Mosse to talk about his new novel The Coming Darkness.

Set in the near future The Coming Darkness is a thriller in which Alex, a French secret service agent has to balance the needs of an assignment with the pressures of family life.

With Alex. Mosse has created a very human hero who retains the James Bond style qualities that every successful secret agent needs. 

The Coming Darkness A Conversation with Author Greg Mosse

Michael Millward meets Jody Medland and learns about his new play Dead Parents Club, which is part of the Criterion Theatre, London, Showcase of new works 2022.

You will hear Jody explain the process of developing a new play and the role that audiences at showcases play in that process.

To be on the guest list for the showcase on 25th November 2022 in London  please visit this website http://www.penworksmedia.co.uk/contact-us

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Dead Parents Club a conversation with author Jody Medland

Alan Reynolds discusses his first novel, Flying with Kites with Rest and Recreation host Michael Millward.

Flying with Kites is an extensively researched novel about the experience of two mothers who are forced to flee their homeland in Kosova during the Balkan war of the late 1990s.

In Flying with Kites Alan describes how news reports of the conflict inspired him to find out more about life in a war zone and the experience of both being a refugee and a member of the community that hosts the refugee.

The accuracy of that research has resulted in Alan being welcomed by the refugee community at several major Kosovan community events in the United Kingdom.



A Conversation with Alan Reynolds author of Flying With Kites


Rest and Recreation is the part of WorkWorkWork.works where we look at work life balance from a very practical perspective identifying and exploring ways in which you can improve your work life balance in a sustainable way.

The range of topics we cover will be as varied as life itself.

As well as guidance about improving your own work life balance you will practical hints and tips including  

 * Reviews of the books, and interviews with the authors
 * Previews and reviews of the films, theatre or other culture events 
 * Our experiences trying out new leisure activities, hobbies or learn new skills
 * Ideas of what you can do to enjoy life away from work