Quay Media

15/10/2026

Four weeks since our business relaunch. Just over a year since my breast cancer diagnosis.

It's hard to believe how much can change in a year.

On 18 September, Cai and I celebrated the relaunch of Quay Media and the launch of Wear It Forward, our new venture supporting charities through merchandise.

It felt like an important milestone, a moment of relief and pride after an incredibly difficult year.

Since then, I've discovered that coming back to work after cancer isn't quite as straightforward as I'd hoped.

The enthusiasm is there, the ideas are there, but the energy doesn't always match up.

Slowing down isn't something I've ever found easy. I'm used to just getting on with things, juggling projects and making plans. But the last year has taught me that recovery takes patience too.

I'm really pleased to be back working with people again. Reconnecting, creating and slowly rebuilding.

There's plenty to look forward to, even if I'm still figuring out the right pace.

I'm grateful to still be here, still doing work I care about, and excited about what the future holds for both Quay Media and Wear It Forward.

And yes, those are my chemo curls making an appearance in the second photo. They're developing quite a personality of their own!

It's good to be back.

21/09/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our re-launch open day last Friday.

It was so lovely to see so many of you throughout the afternoon. We had a great steady stream of people popping in and out, catching up, having a look around and hearing about what we’ve been working on.

Thank you especially to Hayley for taking some photos, because I didn’t take a single one. I was far too busy chatting and enjoying the afternoon.

We had some brilliant conversations, made some new connections and caught up with plenty of familiar faces. There are already a few conversations I’m looking forward to following up over the coming weeks.

The day also gave us the chance to officially introduce Wear It Forward, our new venture helping charities and CICs raise funds and awareness through merchandise.

It made the day even more special that it came almost exactly one year after my cancer diagnosis. A lot has happened in that year, so being able to stand there, welcome people through the doors and launch something new felt like a pretty significant moment.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us, checked in, worked with us and encouraged us over the past year.

It really was a lovely afternoon, and a great way to start the next chapter.

17/09/2026

Tomorrow is a big day for us.

We’re officially re-launching our creative space, introducing Wear It Forward, and also marking something very personal: one year since my cancer diagnosis.

It feels fitting that, one year on, we are opening the doors on a new chapter and launching something that has grown from such a difficult period in our lives.

Wear It Forward has been created to help charities and CICs raise both funds and awareness through merchandise, without the worry of buying stock, packing orders or managing fulfilment themselves.

We take care of the practical side, from design and production through to orders, packing and delivery, allowing the organisations we work with to focus on the causes that matter to them.

Tomorrow is about more than a business relaunch. It is about moving forward, creating something positive from a difficult year and building a business that can genuinely make a difference.

We’ll be opening the doors tomorrow, Friday 18 September from 2-5pm at 10 Lucius Street in Torquay.

If you’re nearby, come in, say hello, see what we’ve been working on and find out more about Wear It Forward.

Wear it. Share it. Forward it.
www.wearitforward.co.uk

25/08/2026

A year ago, life changed rather dramatically.

This September marks one year since I was diagnosed with breast cancer.

For much of the last 12 months I've been unable to work properly while going through chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy, so Quay Media has understandably had to take a bit of a back seat.

But I'm now cancer free, I'm getting back to work, and it feels like the right time to start a new chapter.

So we are opening the doors to our new Quay Media office and workshop for a very informal get-together.

There'll be coffee, snacks, probably something fizzy, plenty of chatting and a chance to have a look around the new space we've created.

We're also going to be introducing something we've been working on called Wear it Forward.

It's a new project designed to help charities, CICs and good causes raise money through merchandise, while we take care of the design, website, printing, fulfilment and customer service.

This isn't going to be a formal launch so just come in, have a drink, have a nose around the workshop, talk to us and meet some lovely local people.

We would particularly love to meet anyone involved with a charity, CIC or community organisation, or anyone who works with them.

A Fresh Chapter: Quay Media Open House & Wear it Forward Launch

Friday 18th September
14:00 - 17:00
10 Lucius Street, Torquay

I'd genuinely love to see some familiar faces there after what has been a rather strange year.

And if you know a charity or CIC that you think should hear about Wear it Forward, please send this their way.

Come and join us for coffee, a few nibbles and a very informal celebration as we open the doors to our new Quay Media office and workshop.