Allison (Cat) Thomas
Celebrant and Writer in Lincolnshire
An experienced communications specialist, Allison has worked both client-side and agency-side, for blue-chip organisations and has won awards for campaigns in the Media Innovator Awards, ARDA, and PRide.
Allison was nominated for a prestigious CIPR Excellence Award for Outstanding Independent Practitioner in 2017 and has also been part of the judging panel for both the CIPR national Excellence and regional PRide awards.
As a respected journalist, under her pen-name CAT Allison’s words have appeared extensively in offline press, online media, and radio.
She has hosted a weekly radio show on a number of national stations, recorded voiceovers for radio jingles and sweepers, and podcast introductions.
Her podcast series CATtales is broadcast internationally and has been nominated for awards in the People’s Choice Podcast Awards, British Podcast Awards, and Quill Podcast Awards.
Allison has also written, edited, and contributed to a number of published books as well as tutored for educational establishments including Lincoln University and Cambridge Marketing College, where is also a Fellow.
What better place to use all these skills for the good of people, than as a celebrant officiating Weddings, Naming, and Funeral services, which she now does.
And, just released…her debut children’s book; The Caterpillar Who Flew.
But what does she do when she’s not doing all that? She’s cuddled up at home with her adorable cats Louki and Freyja, often with a glass of wine in hand, of course!