I'm absolutely thrilled to be taking on a new contract alongside the brilliant folk at Creative Lives . Together, we'll be working with Historic England, engaging communities across the east of England to research a series of new blue plaque nominations - focussing on working class, women's, queer, and Black and POC histories. This commission builds on my own local research about the hidden histories of working class women , and an (ongoing) volunteer project with Porty Prid

It's always exciting to be in at the beginning of something new, and especially so when it's to explore a new stream of work alongside an organisation you already know and admire. No surprise, then, that I'm thrilled to be part of the new Fun Palaces Makers' network for the coming 5 years, with a specific remit to explore systems change for community-rooted creative and activist movements. I've been a long term participant, champion and ambassador for Fun Palaces, a year-lon

Once in a while, the dream freelance opportunity comes along. For me, this was the opportunity to support Derbyshire-based community arts charity Junction Arts as they reached their 50 year milestone. This is a commission to support the brilliant Junction Arts team as they look back on their impact over the past half century, and think ahead about what comes next as they look to the future. A fascinating role, made all the more powerful for me by the fact that I'm a former pa

I was at an event this month where we were asked to get to know one-other by finding a partner and describing an early cultural memory. It was lovely to hear people's stories of panto, of street performance, of music and dance. For me, though, it's always been books. A delightful thing about this photo is that the tape in my walkman is almost certainly an audio book. The library has always been a happy place, a place of incredible abundance (all those books! for free!), the a