Thanks to the amazing Marcus Walters for our front cover design!

A Charity Cookbook

Every minute in the UK, the police receive a call related to domestic violence. This represents an estimated 1,300 calls each day or over 570,000 each year and the estimated total cost of domestic abuse to society in monetary terms is £23 billion per annum.

RECIPE BOOK TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE STROUD WOMEN’S REFUGE!
SUPPORT FROM TOM KERRIDGE, THOMASINA MIERS, DIANA HENRY, GRACE REGAN, ANTONINA PARKER, RUSSELL NORMAN, ALLEGRA MCEVEDY (LEON), PETER GORDON, ANNA JONES, GIFFORDS CIRCUS, MAXINE CLARK, BRONTE AURELL, GJELINA GROUP, MATTHEW FORT, TOM HERBERT, MARK MORRIS AT THE STAFF CANTEEN AND SIOBHAN BALLIE MP FOR STROUD 

Carl Benton’s initiative in putting together a cookbook to raise money for Stroud Women’s Refuge is admirable in every way. It is a remarkable charity, and its resources are more needed than ever. It needs all our support. It has mine. Please help by donating a recipe. It’s not a lot to ask, but a collectively you can give a great deal.” - Matthew Fort Great British Menu Judge

​I am in the early stages of creating/curating a cookery book with the aim of raising money for the Stroud Women’s Refuge! This idea has been bubbling away in my head for a couple of years, and as Lockdown has provided lots of ‘extra time’, I thought it was time I cracked on.
 
The working title of the book is ‘INSPIRED’, as all the recipes have come from chefs whose recipes I love, cook, and share with Personal Best clients. We aim to self-publish this summer and launch in Autumn, but you can register your interest here and we will keep you updated of our progress.

We are so blessed to have fantastic campaigners and fundraisers in Stroud.  Carl’s work to create a cookbook to raise money for Stroud’s Women’s Refuge is very exciting.  The Refuge provides much needed support for women and their families who are fleeing domestic violence.  They change lives in so many ways.  I am pleased to support the Personal Best venture.” - Siobhan Baillie, MP Member of Parliament for Stroud, the Valleys and Vale

Please support Carl Benton and his cookery book. It is wonderful finding someone so dedicated to making the lives of women and children safer. I wish him every success with the project.” - Jilly Cooper CBE, Author & Journalist