Alongside my professional practice, I support a range of voluntary and community-led projects. These are usually small, place-based initiatives with local impact, from supporting Friends groups and heritage volunteers to fostering creative networks and community events. This work is important to me: it keeps me grounded in the communities I serve and connected to the cultural life of the district.
Midsummer Wild Flower Survey.mp4
In summer 2024, I volunteered to work with Lesley Hall to create a Midsummer Wildflower Survey for the Friends of Priory Park. The aim was to map and celebrate the park’s seasonal biodiversity, offering an accessible snapshot of the species that thrive there at the height of summer and supporting the group’s wider efforts to champion the park’s natural heritage.
Following the success of the Priory Pixie Trail, I designed, coordinated and delivered the Priory Park Elf Trail, a playful, family-friendly winter activity created to encourage residents and visitors to explore the park in a new way. Working closely with Friends of Priory Park, I developed the trail concept, produced multiple illustrated panels, shaped the narrative, and oversaw installation and delivery. The project not only increased footfall during a quieter season, but also strengthened community engagement and raised the profile of the park’s heritage and wildlife. It’s a small but meaningful example of how creative interventions can activate green spaces and bring people together.
Friends of Priory Park work together to protect and preserve the park for future generations. I produced and circulated a press release to promote the tree planting activity, and help to maintain the new trees in the park.
The Priory Park Pixie Trail was the first in a series of playful, self-guided trails I created to help families explore the park in a more imaginative and engaging way. I developed the concept, designed the characters and panels, coordinated production, and managed installation throughout the site. Delivered in partnership with Friends of Priory Park, the trail offered a low-cost, high-impact way to introduce new audiences to the park’s heritage and natural features. Its success laid the groundwork for subsequent trails, such as the later Elf Trail, and demonstrated how simple creative interventions can animate green spaces and strengthen community connection.
Friends of Priory Park work together to protect and preserve the park for future generations. I produced an interactive Google map, which aims to enhance the visitor experience of this much loved but underutilised asset. It includes archive photographs and information on the trees, plants and wildlife. It's a work in progress.
Working alongside artist James Braddell (Funki Porcini), I have helped shape and position Laserium for touring and presentation. My role has been to develop a clear producer’s framework for the work, translating its unique analogue artistry into a format that venues, festivals, and galleries can easily understand and programme. This has involved defining the creative concept, technical requirements, and audience potential, and preparing a comprehensive pack that supports its promotion and future touring opportunities.
I was invited to sit on the Warwick Institute of Engagement's selection panel for their new Collaboration and Co-production Fund in 2024 and 2025. This fund supports University of Warwick staff to develop ongoing strategic relationships with local, regional, and national public partners. In time, these relationships will lead to Co-production of, and collaboration in, research projects, innovation programmes and strategy, as well as collaboration on the discussion of research outcomes and the co-organisation of public engagement events.
I ran a 90-minute session with FOPP members that explored and formalised suggestions and ideas that aimed to “ensure the continuation of Priory Park as a maintained but unmanicured recreational area in the heart of the town of Warwick.”
Celebrating Sanctuary Birmingham works through the arts to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions that refugees make to Birmingham and more widely the UK. I conducted a website audit followed by a 90-minute marketing and audience development consultation session with the CS team, which aimed to increase profile and reach of the organisation. Visit website
The University of Warwick's Creative Futures Accelerator Programme in Leamington Spa’s Creative District that will help businesses become part of the UK’s largest creative cluster outside Greater London. The project, which will also work with 500 innovators, will help business teams develop their entrepreneurial skills, test, launch, and pitch their business ideas, and get 6 months of free space and support to develop their creative enterprises in 1 Mill Street. I took part in a selection panel to identify suitable candidates for the programme's first cohort. Visit website
The Albany Theatre is a multi-purpose arts centre in Coventry, West Midlands. I provided marketing and audience development advice and support, with a particular focus on their live and cinema programme.
WCN aims to shine a light on the creative people, organisations, spaces and places in the town. It is hoped that, over time, it will become a useful resource for creatives to connect with one another. I'm supporting the development of WCN by providing advice and best practice.
Hill Close Gardens is a Victorian gardens once used by townsfolk living above their business to escape from the crowded town, now lovingly restored and nationally recognised. I supported Hill Close Gardens with the production of a brief to engage and commission a tech / creative content specialist to develop a new trail around the gardens to improve visitor experience. Visit website
Warwick Space is a community enterprise set up to take over the running of the Coten End Community Centre as a viable business that lets out space to community groups, individuals and businesses.
I delivered a marketing and audience development audit for Warwick Space to understand current and target audiences - and to identify appropriate marketing channels and messages to support profile raising and income generation activity. Visit website
PLAY•TRAIN provided high-quality training and consultancy for organisations working with children and young people aged 0-18.
