Dear Cheapskater,

We were blown away by the number of readers who responded to our International Women’s Day call-out in last week’s newsletter. SO many of you wanted to use this slot to shout out an inspirational Londoner in your life, and so we’re delighted to share some of our faves here:

“Alice at The Girls That Walk. She gets ladies together EVERY Sunday for a social walk to build connections and make new friends.”

“Anna Smith, host of the Girls on Film podcast and now the Girls On Film Awards.”

”Jane Giltre - the founder of The Spitz Music for Wellbeing. She wanted to see something good come from [the redevelopment of the area] and now employs wonderful professional musicians to go into care homes and hospitals in London. Music reaches people and is a healer.”

“My wife, Nat, runs a cafe and roastery in West London. She is an absolute powerhouse… always finding ways to make speciality coffee accessible to everyone, regardless of their knowledge. She also recently started running queer events at the cafe, which has been so beneficial for the local queer community.”

“I'd like London to celebrate Naomi Russell, who started Food Bank Aid from humble beginnings in her garage during lockdown. It’s now a registered charity and hub supplying 31 food banks and feeding 20,000 people a week.”

“Rebecca James! She started the South London & North London Feminist Book Club.”

“Bhakti, who runs Money Brunch - a monthly gathering of women to talk about money, share insights and learn from each other. ”

““Katie Guild, founder of Nugget Savings, the community which is all about providing transparency around parental leave.”

“Leila Davis, also known as Cutie Whippingham, who is a queer professional pole dancer… and the founder of Blackstage. She’s on a mission is to create creative and ethical work opportunities and community spaces for pole dancers of colour, breaking the barriers of shame.”

Have a gorgeous week,
Kate and Georgia x

PS. Congratulations to our reader Zoe, who won the pair of tickets to Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience that we promoted in last week’s newsletter. Scroll down for another fantastic, free-to-enter competition…

And for dessert...

💌 This week, I’ve been enjoying reading The Creator Lens - a free, daily newsletter on what matters in the creative industry (it only takes five mins to read). I also love Tiffany Philippou’s Tough Love, & Finchley Now is a great read for N12ers & beyond.

💗 There are a few places running Mother’s Day deals this Sunday: Italian restaurant Bocconcino Soho is giving away complimentary cocktails to mums ordering from the à la carte menu & Market Place (the street food outlet in Vauxhall, Harrow & Peckham) has a similar offer. Not free, but there are some nice Mother’s Day ideas here.

🍕 Pizza Pilgrims & Deliveroo have teamed up to give away 600 pizzas made with Munya Chawawa on Thursday. Find out more here.

🚲 Anyone who knows me knows how much I LOVE getting Lime bikes around London. If you’ve not used one before, you can take £4 off your first ride using this code.

💃 It’s my birthday coming up & I have my eye on pretty much everything from this website - it’s my new fave clothing brand, where all items are super sustainable. I love that they focus on permanence & have no seasonal collections/limited drops.

👩 Mollie, co-host of our event on Tuesday, is offering free PCOS 121 discovery calls to Cheapskate subscribers (worth £100). Interested? Send an email to Mollie quoting “Cheapskate” to set up a time.

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