The head of the Loewe Foundation tells Angharad Hampshire she's just an ordinary Sheila.

There are two things I cannot abide: noise pollution and air pollution. I have lived here for three short years and the air quality seems to be getting worse.  Now that I have a toddler and another baby on the way, my concerns have increased.

Slim and glamorous, Dee Allan does not look much like a rugby player. But she's the driving force behind a rugby-inspired programme for preschool children. "We're rugby mad in my family - we've always been big fans of the sport. My husband, Tristan, plays for Kowloon Rugby Football Club. I often go and watch him, and we make a nice weekend of it. Plus, we like the social side," she says.