Abbie Cooke
Britain’s only Ships’ Figurehead Carver

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Abbie’s passion for sculpting and speaking about her unusual wood carving has taken her all over the world to locations including Great Britain, Ireland, the USA and mid-Atlantic onboard the famous Cunard cruise ship the QE2. 

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Keynote Speeches 

Cooke’s figurehead of  Sir Roger Cork, Lord Mayor of London, 1998 was a triumph, and together with Norman Gaches, has gone on to carve many more figureheads, mostly for private yachts.”

Financial Times,  How To Spend It

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Abbie Cooke has the rare title of being “Britain’s only female ships’ figurehead carver”. She speaks internationally about her artistic adventures, inspiring both young and old to never give up on their dreams!

Her keynote presentations are an engaging combination of real-life adventure storytelling, historic explanation, hands on audience interaction and hair-raising rollercoaster tales of enterprise and surprise.

Abbie’s unique passion has resulted in extensive publicity including news coverage on the BBC, Breakfast TV, Sky TV, The Times, The Independent and numerous regional newspapers and magazines.

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Abbie gained speaking opportunities for Cunard, Taylor Woodrow, The Institute for Management Studies and ITV Television – together with numerous universities, small businesses and community organisations.

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