Meet the Cultural Participation Team
Cultural Participation Team
We support local people to shape how culture is interpreted, experienced and enjoyed. We empower communities to influence our Heritage and Library services in order to realise their own aims and aspirations. Our focus is engaging with people who experience inequality to accessing our services.
Operations
Often ‘working behind the scenes’ to ensure that our projects and programme of activity runs smoothly. Supporting with tasks such as reporting, evaluations, finances and marketing.
Louise Sharples, Senior Support Officer
Megan Wakefield, Participation Team Assistant
Cultural Outreach
Culture to You
Bringing the joy of art, heritage and culture to local communities on their doorsteps. Using original works of art and museum handling collections to inspire, connect, engage, and provide fun and interactive experiences.
Home Library Service
Bringing the library to people who can’t come to us! The team support over 50 volunteers who make delivering this service possible. Motivated by their love for reading and enthusiasm for ensuring people have access to books.
Kirsty Ballard, Cultural Outreach Manager
Management of Culture To You and Home Library Service
Natalie Wright, Home Library Service Officer
Sian Matthews, Culture To You Project Officer
Keeley Barnett, Home Library Service Officer
Community Participation Workers
Responsible for the delivery of our community-led projects across our Libraries and Heritage sites. Passionate about providing opportunities for people to connect to culture, share their stories and express themselves creatively.
Esther Shaw
Community Curators in Market Town Museums - Participation Worker for Bosworth Heritage Centre and Melton Museum
Catherine Overton
catherine.overton@leics.gov.uk
Creative Expressions in Libraries - Participation Worker for Wigston Library
Helen Murray
Community Curators in Market Town Museums - Participation Worker for Harborough Museum and Foxton Museum
Amarjeet Singh
Creative Expressions in Libraries - Participation Worker for Earl Shilton Library
Jemma Atkin-Barrett
jemma.atkinbarrett@leics.gov.uk
Community Curators in Market Town Museums - Participation Worker for Charnwood Museum
Stephanie Strange
stephanie.strange@leics.gov.uk
Creative Expressions in Libraries - Participation Worker for Coalville and Blaby Libraries
Volunteering
With over 400+ volunteers across Culture Leicestershire, the team provide support to ensure everyone has a positive experience. They seek new and innovative ways to involve volunteer voices in our Service design and delivery and ensure our roles are meaningful and mutually beneficial.
Pippa VidalDavies, Volunteering Manager
Bethany Nugent, Volunteering Officer
Rebecca Fisher, Volunteering Officer
Cultural Participation Managers
Ensuring the team is well positioned to maximise potential of opportunity. Strategic advocating, negotiating, and positioning. Visioning and developing new directions and creating new opportunities for staff, communities and our cultural assets.
Amanda Hanton, Cultural Participation Manager
Brian Kennedy, Cultural Participation Manager
