Writing for Goodwood
JOURNALIST, COPYWRITER eleanor fazan JOURNALIST, COPYWRITER eleanor fazan

Writing for Goodwood

My background as a journalist means I can research any topic. For Goodwood I wrote some pieces of fashion history, delved into topics including why thrift and vintage is making a comeback and what it’s like to be an impersonator and interviewed impersonators, designers, traders and makers.

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What does home mean?
JOURNALIST eleanor fazan JOURNALIST eleanor fazan

What does home mean?

At London’s newly reopened Museum of the Home, the trends of British domestic life over four centuries are chronicled in evocative detail. But, learns Ellie Fazan, finding the essence of home lies in understanding the feelings and needs that remain very similar down the generations

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Quality and craftsmanship
JOURNALIST eleanor fazan JOURNALIST eleanor fazan

Quality and craftsmanship

Ellie Fazan visits former mill town Long Eaton to meet the suppliers of sofas to the Cotswold Company and finds out how they are keeping proud local traditions of upholstery alive by producing quality handcrafted furniture

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A fair deal
JOURNALIST eleanor fazan JOURNALIST eleanor fazan

A fair deal

We meet some of our Fairtrade suppliers and learn how a few simple choices can help to change lives. From chocolate to coffee and quinoa, buying Fairtrade can improve living and working conditions for farmers, support the fight against child slavery and help cope with the challenges of climate change

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Small town girl
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Small town girl

From a tiny place surrounded by the forests, mountains and lakes of British Columbia, to becoming London’s new queen on the techno scene, the DJ we know as B.Traits has been on quite a journey

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Fancy that
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Fancy that

There are those for whom the lure of the dressing-up box goes way beyond the odd outfit hire. For these pleasure-seekers, life really is a dress rehearsal…

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Egg heads
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Egg heads

In suburban Brentford, Ellie Fazan discovers Hen Corner – the back garden that Sara Ward has turned into a mini organic paradise

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Come over here!
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Come over here!

Donald Marshall, his alter ego Ginger Johnson, and partner Ben live in a small live-work space. From the street it doesn’t look magic but stuffed with props, it’s an inspiring hub for a performer/writer/singer.

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No ordinary Joe
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No ordinary Joe

We’re being dripped on by rain in a studio hidden away on a north London industrial estate. The Hawaiian shirts belie the miserable, and frankly quite British, weather outside.

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Solar energy
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Solar energy

The best eco ideas work with what nature gives us, says Ellie Fazan. See the amazing difference that’s already been made by installing solar panels on the roof of the store in Catania, Sicily...

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