Pollie Toothill is another of the characters I play. I am delighted to be a professional guide to Saltaire and present my tour on Saltaire's streets and in venues around the UK.

When I began this venture, a friend and historian, Alan Cattell, researched Pollie Toothill from the census records in the 1870s. As Pollie, I guide visitors around Saltaire and share the village and the mill's history and Pollie's own personal story. Find out more on the Pollie Toothill page and read all about it at the Telegraph and Argus.

I love being Pollie and can relate to her story. The history of Saltaire is really fascinating and I love dressing up in a cloak and long dresses of the 19th century.

About me

My background is quite diverse. I've been a Bluecoat Entertainer at Pontin's, a teacher in a Language School in Eastern Europe and worked in a heavy engineering company in Germany which is why I can speak and sing in German!

My singing career began in my early twenties when I toured the Working Men's Clubs, holiday camps and sang at private parties.

I created Lucienne de Ville in 2014. My inspiration came from Lucienne Delyle, a French chanteuse born in Paris in 1900. Like me, she had something of a portfolio career: she was a pharmacist by day.

As Lucienne, I sing in French, German and English, bringing together my love of languages, singing and entertaining.

I really enjoy having a 'portfolio' career which uses the skills and experience gained

from a childhood of acting at Bradford Playhouse through to representing

Science and Engineering internationally.

I am delighted

to bring together subjects I'm passionate about to

entertain, educate,

create fun and

inspire!