Priory Secretarial Services

I took the picture above walking across the seabed of the shallow channel between St Mary’s and Tresco on the Isles of Scilly. Several times a year the tide is low enough to walk across. I had longed to do this ever since I found out it was possible and the opportunity came unexpectedly. I…

If it’s been said once it has been said a thousand times – admin is a cost you cut at your peril. I’ve lost count of the number of meetings I’ve sat in where someone has flagged a niggle that is making an organisation or department seem inefficient and disorganised. Invariably, the missing element at…

In the week since I launched Priory Secretarial Services, I have been blown away by all the positive responses on various social media sites – including personal accounts – from friends and networking contacts. Thank you to everyone for being so enthusiastic for me and for the encouragement every like and comment has given me.…

No, I can’t play the mandolin – indeed, I am not very musical – but this instrument is very dear me. It belonged to my Uncle and he had it with him when he went up to Queens’ College, Cambridge. For him, this was a whole new start. He had left School during the second…

Hello, it’s great to meet you. After 30 years of unbroken full-time employment as a PA in a variety of sectors, like many people, the global and national events of 2020-21 provided the opportunity to think about what I really wanted and the spur to make the change. I am passionate about combining my proven…