Arlene Phillips made a recent visit back to her home town here in Manchester and WorkLife was there to catch up with her. Whilst taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing Live show Arlene made time in her busy schedule to support The Floyd Neurological Rehabilitation Unit at Birch Hill Hospital in Rochdale by attending a recent Think Floyd charity lunch at the Radisson Hotel.
When I met with Arlene the first thing I was keen to hear about was her involvement with the charity, and learn that her experience of the unit has been first hand because of her family. When I ask what it means to be involved in the event, Arlene speaks passionately about the cause; “It’s really important. We come from a family which is very, very close. Gordon’s mother, my Aunty Miriam, actually brought up my mother and so to be able to do something to support such a tragedy, and in a place which not only cared for Jill but cared for the whole family as a unit, it’s very, very important to me.”
The lunch is a fantastic 5 star affair and it’s great to see funds and awareness raised for such a worthy cause. After the event, I get the chance to speak further with Arlene and learn a little more about this successful and driven woman from the North.
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