Posters Inspiring Fundraising & Philanthropy in the 21st Century – A Conference Possibly the longest title I’ve ever had to fit into a logo, but a really exciting event it was. Run by The Community Foundation for Calderdale, this conference pulled in speakers from across the UK, with workshops on crowdfunding, fund raising and inspirational […]
I have a lot of connections with The Barossa Valley in South Australia. I’ve visited 3 times for work, and have worked on branding projects there, as well as with towns and communities on Totally Locally stuff. It feels like a second home to me, and I’ve made loads of friends there. So when I […]
I was commissioned to undertake a full re brand for Stockton Riverside College and its associated sixth form college, SRC Bede Sixth Form. Based in Stockton-on-Tees and Billingham, the college didn’t have a great historic reputation but over the previous two years had really turned around, achieving an Ofsted Good, and an increasingly good reputation […]
VALLEY OF LIGHTS – WINNER OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT APSE AWARD 2013 – Best Community & Neighbourhood Initiative in The UK The Valley of Lights was a project designed specifically to improve the Local Economy of the Calderdale Upper Valley area after the terrible floods of the summer of 2012. Totally Locally was commissioned by […]
A full re brand for Barnsley College – one of the UK’s highest performing FE Colleges. It is an outstanding college (Ofsted) but the people of the area didn’t know it. This was due to long held perceptions of the college’s past, and also the stigma of “being in Barnsley”. So the re brand was […]
If you know me, you know I love my cycling. REALLY love it. And I love the area I live in. So when I was commissioned by Pennine Prospects for a project to promote cycling in the place I live (The South Pennines) I couldn’t believe it! But when you love a place and an […]
To understand the principles which Totally Locally is based on, just have a look at the video above. (Video by White No Sugar TV – Commissioned by Pennine Prospects). Totally Locally, the multi award winning, free to anyone campaign has spread across the world. I created it for my home region of Calderdale, and the […]
A video explaining the concept of Totally Locally, filmed at Place Leaders Conference, Adelaide in March 2014.
In 2015 I spoke at the Place Leaders Association Asia Pacific Conference in Adelaide, South Australia. During the time there I also worked with towns across Fleuriue Peninsular & in the Barossa Valley. But I did get a bit of time out to explore! I was in Adelaide during ANZAC Day, the day which Australia […]
In July 2015, I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Staffordshire University. And you could have knocked me down with a feather! It was for the work I did creating and building Totally Locally into a free resource and for the help we have given to towns and communities. Safe to say one of the […]
