This weekly feature gives us all a little inset into The Abbey staff, and our next Desert Island Disc ‘castaway’ is Ms Brunskill – Assistant Head Operations and Partnerships.

Top eight pieces of music:
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon, James Taylor
My Dad and I have always listened and sung along to James Taylor; this song (and album) is a favourite.

Champagne Supernova, Oasis
Takes me back to my mid-teens, sitting in a field in the Brecon Beacons on CCF Expedition. Happy days!

You Got The Love, originally by the Source, the cover by Florence & the Machine
Also takes me back, to my dancing days at university.

The Lark Ascending, Ralph Vaughan Williams performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra
A piece of music that helps me to transcend whatever is around me and rise up, like the lark. Very good on snowy mornings or on a desert island when all feels hopeless.

Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, Paul Simon
I could have picked any track off the album Gracelands but have gone for this one because of the jaunty chorus. On repeat (on a cassette!) in the car when I grew up.

Discotheque, U2
One of my favourite bands. Something about the guitar riff gives me chills.

Levels, Avicii
This song was the soundtrack to my five years living in Jerusalem, teaching at the Anglican International School. I saw Avicii in concert in Tel Aviv and it was epic.

Suite Bergamasque no. 3, ‘Clair de Lune’, Claude Debussy
The perfect piece of classical music?

What book would I take?
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
I could read this time and time again. Beautifully-written, a wonderful story about love and loss and laughter. Magic.

Luxury item:
Memory foam pillow and two pillowcases
No one likes a cricked neck.