{"id":6365,"date":"2021-12-24T17:02:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T17:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=6365"},"modified":"2021-12-24T17:46:03","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T17:46:03","slug":"festive-good-wishes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=6365","title":{"rendered":"Festive good wishes!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BANNER-Actor-Writer-CROP-web-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Colour banner image with 8 colour images from Kate's theatre, photography and training work. &quot;KATE WILLOUGHBY\nActor | Write | Trainer\n&amp; part-time Suffragette&quot;\n\" class=\"wp-image-6145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BANNER-Actor-Writer-CROP-web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BANNER-Actor-Writer-CROP-web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BANNER-Actor-Writer-CROP-web-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BANNER-Actor-Writer-CROP-web-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/BANNER-Actor-Writer-CROP-web-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<center><figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8uuJzkKklPE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>I wish you a very Merry Christmas &amp; a Happy New Year!  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m an <strong>actor<\/strong>, <strong>writer<\/strong>, <strong>trainer <\/strong>and <strong>part-time suffragette<\/strong> with a passion for creating, performing and sharing stories from the heart that empower, educate and entertain.  If you&#8217;re looking to create an <strong>engaging<\/strong>, <strong>empowering event<\/strong>, <strong>workshop <\/strong>or <strong>performance<\/strong>:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=28\" style=\"background-color:#6fa48b;color:#ffffff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Let&#8217;s talk!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21-1-2-1-300x127.png\" alt=\"Holly leaves and berries on gold paint background. \" class=\"wp-image-6382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21-1-2-1-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21-1-2-1-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21-1-2-1-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21-1-2-1.png 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been another roller coaster of a year and I feel incredibly fortunate to have made it through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given Covid has sprung a surprise on us, please look after yourself, make sure you have had your jabs\/jags, wear a mask indoors as well as on public transport.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to everyone who has been incredibly supportive this year, both personally and professionally. If the past 2 years has taught me anything, it&#8217;s that friends and family really do matter. Thank you for being there for me and I hope I&#8217;ve been there for you too.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SeasonsGreetings-KW8-Snow.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6384\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On the creative side, it&#8217;s been an unexpected joy to work on hyper local projects linked to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/culturemile\">#CultureMile<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/aldgateinwinter\">#AldgateInWinter<\/a>. So special thanks to <strong>Anna Casey,<\/strong> <strong>Elizabeth Mischler<\/strong>, <strong>Laura Ratling<\/strong>, <strong>Divya Satwani<\/strong> and <strong>Sian Bird<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And a big thank you to <strong>Christine Nicholson<\/strong> and <strong>Mark Huxley<\/strong> from the Company of Entrepreneurs. Mark and I were co-mentors this summer and it has been a game-changer for me, helping me to focus on why I do what I do and what really matters.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am also hugely grateful to <strong>Jayne Howard <\/strong>of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/artswell\">#ArtsWell<\/a>, who has been invaluable in helping me to navigate new terrain after the wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/feutraining\">#FEUTraining<\/a> closed its doors at the end of March this year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was great to get back to North Yorkshire in November for the premiere of my new project, <strong>Phenomenal Women: From Protest to Parliament<\/strong> at the Leyburn Luncheon club meeting at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/tennantsofleyburn\">#TennantsOfLeyburn<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And last, but by no means least, I would also like to thank <strong>Claire Spencer<\/strong>, who got me back on the Temping ladder &#8211; something I was dreading. She was genuinely interested in my creative endeavours and understood that temping was a means to help me steer an even keel through choppy Covid waters. I wish her well as she has left the agency and I miss her care and support.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Looking to 2022<\/strong>, I raise a glass to the NHS, Social Care and Essential Services (s)heroes who continue to go above and beyond as we seem to have strayed into similar territory to last Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/KW8-Xmas-21.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So please, get your jabs\/jags and stay considerate of others. It&#8217;s a team effort and we can do this!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Much love,  <br>Kate  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">&#8212; <br><em>Actor, writer, trainer and part-time suffragette  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to create an <strong>engaging<\/strong>, <strong>empowering <\/strong>event, workshop or performance, please do get in touch:  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGgzNkdGeGxPNHBBcHZLZ0E1eHBVMnNkRms1Z3xBQ3Jtc0trZFZUeFVyY1g0bjB5UTg0S0FPNlJ3TWotX3JfWWpfdUlrdjJJcThwVkpRVjV1STQ2amJpX1l5a3FHcTVfRzF5X0RrcE9qWFZfNnpSMXB1bjl1NzI3c2FMTEN3bl8wUXhXRFI4MVVRbWw3WW9rVnRfcw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2FKateWilloughby\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/KateWilloughby<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visuals created on Canva. Music: Festive Life by Leimoti <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#663d7b\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-center\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Emilymatters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;| &nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tofreedomscause\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a>   |   <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Email (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=28\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/?page_id=6365\" data-a2a-title=\"Festive good wishes!\"><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D6365&amp;linkname=Festive%20good%20wishes%21\" title=\"Twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/twitter.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Twitter\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.katewilloughby.co.uk%2F%3Fpage_id%3D6365&amp;linkname=Festive%20good%20wishes%21\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.katewilloughby.co.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/linkedin.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"LinkedIn\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\"><img src=\"\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wish you a very Merry Christmas &amp; a Happy New Year! I&#8217;m an actor, writer, trainer and part-time suffragette with a passion for creating, performing and sharing stories from the heart that empower, educate and entertain. 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