Rosemary Chileshe - Her achievements and present activities
ROSEMARY CHILESHE IN BRIEF;
CEO – SWANILENGA GROUP & TRIPLE AWARD WINNER.
Rosemary is a former Beauty Queen at heart who had the pleasure of being Zambia’s reigning Queen in the UK for 3 years then moving upwards & onwards as Zambia’s envoy at Miss Word 2004 and the finale to Rosemary’s pageantry chapter; Miss Universe 2007.
Fresh from winning the BEST FORMER BEAUTY QUEEN at the BEFFTA Awards 2009, In keeping true to helping others; Rosemary has extensively supported different NGOs and Charities raising awareness such as the implications of HIV/AIDS and taking care of needy children, as a result, her commitment made her win the prestigious Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) Award 2006 through charitable causes, becoming the 2nd person after Mr. Nelson Mandela to receive one in Southern Africa.
Only a few months ago, Rosemary just recently emerged as a Joint Community Champion through charitable works and community spirit at the Southern African Achievers Awards 2009. Exactly a year after her GAB Award, In November 2007, she received a royal invitation from Buckingham Palace by the Queen to attend a reception recognising those who had made a national contribution to life and painted a positive image to Africa.Also in attendance from the Royal family were; The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Michael of Kent and other princesses.
To date, Rosemary is an Ambassador for All Star Kids Charity as well as a Joint Founder with her fiancé of The Roc Foundation, as well as a Commercial Property Surveyor, and the CEO of Swanilenga Group (her parent company, which to mirror Rosemary’s expertise & interest, is launching projects in the following subsidiaries; Property; Fashion, Charity & Media).
Winning the title and becoming the 16th Ms Caribbean & Commonwealth was an amazing achievement and occasion for me!
I currently run my own Entertainment & Lifestyle website called 'Gurl About Town' where I venture around London and inform viewers of the latest news and what's hot in the City right now. I am also utilising my background in Performing Arts to help others reach their goals and am set to launch my own Drama School called 'Aspire 2 Act Drama School' with plans to expand throughout the UK and abroad in the future. In addition to all that, I also currently Co-Host a show on WestSide FM Radio Station which I love!
Shiri Achu; a vivacious, colourful, bold, young woman was born in Cameroon, West Africa. She and her family immigrated to London, England in 1989 where she lived thereafter.
She picked up her first paint brush at a tender age of 9, experimenting with several mediums including oils, acrylics, water colour, mix media etc. Today, her chosen preferred mediums are acrylics and oils.
Shiri Achu’s art comes from everyday, unsurprising yet unexpectedly vivid moments, times, places and objects. She seeks to capture the spirit of her subjects and make them come alive through form, colour, texture and tone.
She draws insight from her travels but in general her inspiration is very broad; from Africa to still objects, the human in action; women cooking etc
The eternal optimist, Shiri sees beauty in almost anything and everything. She finds beauty where there is normalcy, and she sees colour through shades of grey. She therefore draws from this distinctively beautiful World of hers and aims to evoke an emotion which translates into image of delight or surprise, aiming to capture the soul of the subject.
Composition and subject matter are key in Shiri’s works. Also, abstract/tashism is explored by Shiri in some of her pieces, to leave her viewers to come to their own conclusions.
Shiri’s art is bold, dramatic and uncompromising. They aim to leave the viewer moved, with thoughts of wonderment, at times of bewilderment - and to engage ones diagnostic imagination.
“Losing everything that you’re comfortable with and attached to forces you to see it isnot always productive to have a comfort zone in life. It’s important to have foundation in love of people and life itself. Music has been my therapist since that transition in my life, that’s why I’m so addicted.”
This is Blee, the Black Lion of Eternal Excellence, a name handed down from his father foreseeing his son’s future to be great; this is Blee, this is his Life, this is his addiction….
Growing up on the paradise Caribbean island of Montserrat, Blee started off his life instilled with values and structure. Tragedy struck his idyllic surroundings In July 1995 when the now infamous and tragic volcano erupted on the island destroying more than half the region including his childhood home. Uprooted, he moved to Canada to start a new life, he later made a move to the UK where he finally settled in London.
A producer, writer and performer, Blee is the answer to today’s lost generation of those both young and old on a quest to find themselves amongst the chaos of a traditionalist uninspired society. They say it takes just one person to make a change, shake things up and set the pace and we say that Blee has come along at just the right time!
Blee has now been writing and producing music for over 8 years now and in 2007 he decided to take total control and set up his own independent record label/production company Cross Seas Entertainment Ltd; Specialising in Hip Hop, Dancehall and other forms of Dance music. With intentions to both cultivate new artists and create a new generation of trendsetters, he also feels it is important to hold on to what’s yours in order to stay true and fill that ever growing gap in the market.
The next release “The Black lion Chronicles Chapter 2: Respect Your Legacy” is due out Friday 13th November 2009. Judging from the first installment we think the music industry has something to look forward to!
“It starts with music and ends with a Revolution”
This is Blee, this is his life, this is his music, this is his addiction…this is his legacy.
Helen Surtees, a Community Staff Nurse, and Pauline Woolley, a Healthcare Assistant, have been announced as the 2009 winners of the NHS Lewisham Patients' Choice Award. Anyone using primary or community health services in the borough had the opportunity to nominate someone who they appreciate and believe is really making a difference to frontline delivery of local health services.
On receiving her award, Helen said:
“Pauline and I have worked so hard together since we started the Leg Ulcer Clinics. We see a wide range of people from across Lewisham with whom I am pleased to say we have created a positive, dynamic relationship. Taking away patients’ fears and allowing them to have a good quality of life is very important to me. Being recognised by this award gives us further motivation to continue providing the best care to people in Lewisham.”
She went on to thank the patients who nominated her and the management team for their support.
Magda Moorey, Chair of the NHS Lewisham Professional Executive Committee and head judge for the awards, said:
“What impressed me was not only the number of nominations that came in for Helen and Pauline, but the passion and gratitude conveyed within them. Their patients reported being treated with respect, dignity, patience and truly felt they were being cared for to the highest standards. I really can’t praise these two exceptional professionals enough.”
Note to readers: Helen Surtees is well-known to Caribcommx which produced a feature on her wedding and earlier on a fashion show which she promoted to raise funds for charity
Suresh Rambaran has asked us to draw your attention to the attached article which he has contributed to the Health Service Journal and we are very happy to do so.
