Laura Gavin

Editing and writing content for a bi-annual print magazine at P3 Charity (2017-2021) covering news and developments from charity's support services, case studies, interviews and opinion pieces.

Report on real stories of homelessness, told by people with lived experience, at Cheltenham Literature Festival 2018, which also marked #WorldHomelessnessDay and #WorldMentalHealthDay.

An opinion piece with historical/arts analysis for The Focus.

"Recent weeks have seen the UK forced to face up to the horrors of its colonial past, with the Black Lives Matter movement making clear that uncomfortable wrongs often thought to be buried in history are still affecting people’s lives today.

"But what about the many cultural artefacts still in Britain and elsewhere in the Western world, claimed from former colonies at the height of imperialism?"

An opinion piece on stress, lock-down and how the pandemic may affect people's mental health on a mass-scale.

"At a time when people are losing their lives behind sealed doors, and frontline staff from all sectors are risking coronavirus exposure every day, the weekly shop is a comparatively trivial experience.

"The fact that my lock-down stress consists of things like ‘everyone wants anti-bac wipes this week and there are none’ is almost a source of shame. But my everyday has been turning into a kind of melodrama...."

Factsheet explaining GDPR for children under 13 using the junior club services at Rugby Portobello Trust (part of my Communications role at P3 Charity)

A listicle of luxury underwater hotels. Originally written in 2016 and since updated.

"Scared of sharks? Avoid the underwater suites at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, which are set alongside a huge aquarium. This exclusive hotel room costs around £5,500 a night, but if lying in bed while the marine life of the Persian Gulf drifts by your floor-to-ceiling windows appeals to you, the ‘Neptune’ or ‘Poseidon’ suite might just be worth it."

Editorial project which was the culmination of three months of research, staff and stakeholder interviews and articles. I completed this brochure for the 10th anniversary celebration of an anti-human trafficking NGO based in Cambodia, alongside creating a presentation featuring the visualised timeline (see centrefold of magazine) and helping to promote and organise the celebration event itself.

SEO article (client: Flora Pro Activ

"The heart is one of the most important muscles in the body, and like all muscles, a certain level of exercise can help keep it working at its best. Measuring your average heart rate – both at rest and during a workout – is not only a good way to track your heart fitness, but also take care of it by pacing yourself properly as well."