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31/07/2026

I headed to the pub last night to celebrate a fantastic day for Comms Kick!

A successful pitch (more on that to come!), a well-received presentation at Up For Yorkshire's trustee meeting, and front-page press coverage for client Now Then! Selby, Sherburn and Tadcaster. Through the Liquid Crystal Display by Jazmin Morris was the cover image on the Yorkshire Post.

All while juggling the summer holidays, which every working parent knows adds an extra layer of logistics.

Cheers!

27/07/2026

It's always really satisfying when something you've worked on makes a comeback!

Through the Liquid Crystal Display by creative computing artist Jazmin Morris
returned to Selby Abbey today, and I was pleased to arrange media coverage of the installation. I'm looking forward to hearing what new audiences think.
Inspired by Selby Abbey's architecture, the historic St Germain Window and stories shared by local people, the artwork uses creative coding to create a
contemporary interpretation of stained glass, connecting heritage with digital
creativity.

Commissioned by Now Then! Selby, Sherburn and Tadcaster in collaboration with Mediale, the exhibition is free to visit during Abbey opening hours until 9th August.

Funded by Arts Council England, North Yorkshire Council, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and UKSPF.

Image by Charlie Kirkpatrick from Selby Light 2026.

02/07/2026

A busy and insightful day yesterday supporting Up For Yorkshire

Great to attend the team’s meeting with Mayor of York and North Yorkshire David Skaith having being running focus groups as part of its Vibrant and Sustainable High Streets Programme.

Then it was a full on day working with Better Connect to capture the wide range of services and activity the charity delivers for an upcoming film. Can’t wait to share more on that! Thanks to Alex and Laura from the Better Connect team for putting in a stellar shift!

29/06/2026

It has been incredibly rewarding to work with Up For Yorkshire on raising awareness of its partnership with SeLGBTQ+. For the first time, Up For Yorkshire and SeLGBTQ+ joined forces with retailers across Selby town centre to celebrate Pride Month. Throughout June, shops and businesses have displayed Pride-themed bunting, posters and window decorations provided by SeLGBTQ+.

I have to admit, I was a little nervous about the reaction online given some of the experiences elsewhere in the UK this month. However, the response has been completely positive. The campaign has received some great media coverage, lots of support on social media and, most importantly, has helped show that Selby is a welcoming place for everyone.

Interestingly, it also attracted new followers to Up for Yorkshire's page - showing that when you demonstrate you want to welcome everyone, people notice!

I had a lovely image to work with from Kyle Chaplin too!

17/06/2026

What a weekend! Over 40,000 steps walked across Selby and Sherburn providing on the ground audience engagement and comms work at the Now Then! Festivals. It was so lovely to see real-time reactions from the community, especially kids who had engaged with artists in their schools bringing friends and family to see the shows. A huge thank you to everyone who supported and came along.

All photos (except for the dodgy one of me at the start) with thanks to Kirkpatrick Photography.

Made possible and free thanks to funding from Arts Council England North Yorkshire Council and UKSPF.

13/06/2026

What a positive morning working with Up For Yorkshire to announce that Chief Executive, Chris, has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to charity and community in Yorkshire.

It’s a corker of a year for the charity as it’s also its 50th anniversary.

Thanks to Chris with trusting me to work on such a big announcement and congratulations to him for a very well deserved recognition.

Second image with thanks to Kyle Chaplin photography

05/05/2026

Thursday was jam-packed for me! I spent most of the day at Tadcaster Barn for the Then Creative Symposium, taking part in a fantastic workshop with Odd Arts to help the place-partnership reflect on the programme so far, along with hearing some really interesting place-partnership managers talk about their experiences. Then, I headed over to Up For Yorkshire 's Community House for it's High Street Vibrancy Research Sharing event.

Both events showed me just how many hard-working and passionate people there are across Selby, Sherburn and Tadcaster ready to keep shouting about the great things happening across the district and what's needed to secure more investment.

Now Then! Symposium funded by Arts Council England, UKSPF and North Yorkshire Council.

The High Street Research was funded by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority and David Skaith

28/04/2026

It's not very often you get to work on an announcement that literally stops traffic! Nothing like spending a sunny day waiting for a red light, shouting "NOW!" and running into the middle of the street to get a photo on the High Street!

Last week I had the pleasure of working with Up For Yorkshire and Drax Group UK to announce the charity had been successful in securing £149,837 in new funding from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority and the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith as part of the Vibrant and Sustainable High Streets Fund.

This funding will further develop the charity's Shop for the Future project. In addition, Drax have contributed £10,000.

I've spent the last few years working in Selby and I love Up for Yorkshire's ethos of building on what’s already here and making it easier for people to see it. The announcement has already had over 30k views on Facebook, with 92% of those to non-followers, so the programme of activity is already engaging new people before it has even started!

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