Meet the Cultural Participation Team

Cultural Participation Team

We support local people to shape how culture is interpreted, experienced and enjoyed through co-creation. Focus on community outreach with targeted audiences, bringing people back into our Libraries, Museums and community hubs. We lead on strategic volunteering for the service.

Operations

Working behind the scenes to ensure that our projects and programme of activity runs smoothly. Supporting funding, finance, reporting, communications and marketing.

Bethany Nugent, Senior Support Officer

Email: Bethany.Nugent@leics.gov.uk

Megan Wakefield, Participation Team Assistant

Email: megan.wakefield@leics.gov.uk

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.

Cultural 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.

Helen Murray

Email: helen.murray@leics.gov.uk

Community Curators in Market Town Museums.

Catherine Overton

Email: catherine.overton@leics.gov.uk

Creative Expressions in Libraries.

Amarjeet Singh

Email: amarjeet.singh@leics.gov.uk

Community Curators in Market Town Museums.

Stephanie Strange

Email: stephanie.strange@leics.gov.uk

Creative Expressions in Libraries.

Macha Barnden

Email: Macha.Barnden@leics.gov.uk

Creative Expressions in Libraries.

Kevin Tennant

Email: kevin.tennant@leics.gov.uk

Creative Expressions in 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 Vidal Davies, Volunteering Manager

Email: pippa.vidaldavies@leics.gov.uk

Rebecca Fisher, Volunteering Officer

Email: Rebecca.Fisher@leics.gov.uk

Eliza Gilbert, Volunteering Co-ordinator

Email: eliza.gilbert@leics.gov.uk

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.