You create the kind of city you want to live in. This means I’ve worked voluntary for various organisations at board level, overseeing strategy and implementing change with a range of stakeholders. And meeting lots of friends in the process that I wouldn’t have met otherwise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nottingham Open Spaces Form<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committee member <\/em>(2023 – ) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Independent charity bringing together stakeholders to create a support network to promote, protect, conserve, and enhance open spaces. Involved in strategy, funding, promotion and campaigns. nosf.org.uk<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n D.H. Lawrence Society<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committee member<\/em> (2017 – 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raising awareness of literary heritage through organising, funding, and scheduling of live events, such as an annual festival, and monthly online talks to a global audience. Editor of monthly bulletin. dhlawrencesociety.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n East Midlands Heritage Awards <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committee member<\/em> (2017) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Helped to brand the third annual awards as ‘celebrating creativity’. Commissioned poets, photographer and filmmaker to interpret the winning entries. Devised the ‘confessional booth<\/a>‘ to record feedback from 150 attendees which was made into a short documentary. emms.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ray Gosling Archives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Co-founder<\/em> (2016 – 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raising awareness of the archives, building links with stakeholders, community engagement. Colin Haynes is the authority on Gosling. See his website raygosling.org<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nottingham City of Literature<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Board director <\/em>(2015 – 2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Helped write and develop Nottingham\u2019s bid to be accredited on the UNESCO Creative Cities network. Developed and steered strategy and organisational vision with focus on youth and improving literacy levels. nottinghamcityofliterature.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nottingham Writers\u2019 Studio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chair<\/em> (2012 – 2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Developed the studio from a membership of 75 to 200 and co-wrote five-year strategy to create a self-sustaining business. Developed various writing related programmes: Mentoring schemes, workshops, panel debates. Oversaw two successful funding bids. nottinghamwritersstudio.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nottingham Festival of Words<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Director <\/em>(2012 – 2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Founding member of Nottingham\u2019s first city-wide literary festival in 40 years that took place over 30 locations with over 100 events. Co-organised in collaboration with 30 organisations, and without funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alan Sillitoe Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Committee member <\/strong><\/em>(2011 \u2013 2013)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raising awareness of one of Nottingham\u2019s most prolific writers. Fund raising for community engagement projects: poetry and fiction competitions, two \u2018Sillitoe Days\u2019 exploring the writer\u2019s work through film, audio, talks, and a literary heritage trail. BBC Inside Out report<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You create the kind of city you want to live in. This means I’ve worked voluntary for various organisations at board level, overseeing strategy and implementing change with a range of stakeholders. And meeting lots of friends in the process … Continue reading