Meet the team behind Calderdale's Year of Culture 2024.
CultureDale Team
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Joanna Fullman
Cultural Programme Manager - Communities
My role in the Year of Culture as Community Engagement Officer is to actively involve residents and cultural sector organisations in CultureDale. CultureDale is about bringing people together to celebrate, entertain and inspire and I am looking forward to hearing people’s ideas and bringing people together to make them happen in 2024.
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Philip Stephenson
Cultural Programme Manager - Events
My role is more about making ideas happen a sort of nuts and bolts role in the Culturedale Team, we have a fantastic number of community organisations, artists and performers within Calderdale and my aim is to give them the best showcase we can during the year of culture and hopefully beyond.
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Katie Starr
Cultural Programme Support Officer
My role is largely back of house, keeping CultureDale running administratively. I’ve got financial and reporting responsibilities, and I’ll be collating feedback so the team can use it to improve the programme. I believe in the transformative power of culture and I’m excited to see the impact of our events.
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Rachel Lappin
Anne Lister Programme Co-ordinator
In my role I am looking forward to continuing to promote Halifax’s most famous daughter, Anne Lister, to people: from Halifax town centre throughout Calderdale, and all across the world – and to share this remarkable woman with people whether they know about her yet or not! Also to be part of the huge year-long celebration of Calderdale’s 50th anniversary and all that is so great about this wonderful area.
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Simon Duckenfield
Community Sport Development Officer
Simon will be bringing everything sports related to the Year of Culture. He will be ensuring that #CYOC24 shines a light on sports clubs & community groups that are doing incredible work around Calderdale. Offering support, club development & supporting events.
Faye Thorley
Heritage Officer
Faye is our new Heritage Officer. She will be contributing to the creation and delivery of CalderTales, a project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to support local heritage organisations.
Rhiannon Edgell
Heritage Trainee
Rhiannon is our Trainee Heritage Officer. She will be helping us to facilitate heritage projects across the borough to build Calderdale Heritage Network.
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Louis Newstead
Graduate Management Trainee
Having joined the Council through the National Graduate Development Programme, my role is geared around gaining a broad variety of experience in Cultural Services. Currently, my work includes developing and maintaining the CultureDale website, working with our marketing team and external partnerships, and helping with external evaluation.
Allyson Corney
Festival and Outdoor Events Manager
My role as Festival and Outdoor Events Manager is working with our team to manage and deliver outdoor festivals and events throughout the Year of Culture. I have over 25 years of experience within the public sector, delivering outdoor Festivals and Events.
Andy Rollins
Community Engagement Officer
I'm the community engagement officer for CultureDale. My role is to actively involve residents and organisations in Calderdale. It's about bringing people together in our great diverse culture in Calderdale. I've worked for the council for over 30 years. I'm looking forward to meeting people and helping create a legacy for spreading Culture to all around Calderdale.
Marketing Team
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Paige Clayton
Marketing Manager
I am the Director of the social media agency, Social Folk. My role within the CultureDale project is to manage the digital marketing for CYOC24. From email marketing, interactive blogs and social media campaigns. My team will be collaborating closely with the Calderdale community to create some incredible content to promote the unique projects that CYOC24 has to offer.
Jade Farnell
Social Media Manager
I am the team manager at Social Folk and will be overseeing the social media marketing campaign for the CultureDale project. I will also be providing training and support for creatives & businesses in Calderdale throughout The Year of Culture. I'm looking forward to finding out more about what Calderdale has to offer through collaborative creative projects.
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Tyla Steele
Social Media Assistant
My role within CultureDale is to support the marketing team with Social Media management, creative campaigns & content creation. I enjoy bringing creative concepts to the project and keeping up to date with the latest trends. I'm excited to see the community collaborate in a unique way to form CYOC24!
Fay Gibbons
Social Media Assistant
Within my role at CultureDale, I collaborate with the marketing team to craft and share engaging online content. I’m really passionate about bringing fresh, fun ideas to life and I’m excited to see the Calderdale community come together to shape CYOC24!
Sienna Dilucia
Social Media Marketing Apprentice
I am currently a social media marketing apprentice at Social Folk. My role within CultureDale is to support the marketing team with content creation and copy. I'm excited to find out how the people of Calderdale celebrate their culture and what it truly means to them!
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