Clare & Alice became the Patrons of the Mintridge Foundation in December 2022 to help bridge the gap between sports stars and youth, and in turn raise aspirations.
They have spent time with the Mintridge Foundation Ambassadors from across the UK to help shape their stories and deliver the greatest impact possible and together, they will help grow the charity and take it to new heights.
Winner of the BAFTA Special Award and RTS Presenter of the Year Award for her expert coverage of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Clare Balding CBE is one of Britain's leading broadcasters. She is also a best-selling and award-winning author of numerous books and children’s novels and an ardent campaigner for better coverage of women’s sport.
Alice Arnold trained at the Drama Studio Ealing. Her stage credits include Evita, Godspell, oh What a lovely War, the Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, As You Like It and The Tempest. She was a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company from 1989-90 and 1994-5 performing in radio plays and reading for Book at Bedtime, Poetry Please and With Great Pleasure. Alice then became an announcer and newsreader for Radio 4. Alice joined Mellow Magic in 2015 presenting the weekend Breakfast shows and the Olivier Awards.
.Clare and Alice live in London with their cats Button and Eric and you can see them regularly on Celebrity Gogglebox!
Purchase Clare’s Children’s Books Below & 50% will go towards the Mintridge Foundation!