Our Board

Hello! I’ve held senior roles in the cultural sector and local government in Scotland, the North East and East of England. The common denominator throughout my career has been a […]

Hi, I’ve been on the board since it started in 2002. I had a brand design company in Leeds from 1984 ‘til 2018 when I decided to explore other sides […]

Hi, I’ve been delighted to be involved with Metal over the last 8 years as a board member, and last year I got to use Metal’s Chalkwell Hall in Southend-on-Sea […]

Hello! I’m a Youth & Community Music Worker and Team Leader based in the Picton / Wavertree wards of Liverpool. I’ve been in this role since 1986, specialising in the […]

Hi! I’m the Chief Executive of Nene Park Trust; the charity which owns and manages Nene Park in Peterborough and other valuable local spaces and culture and leisure resources. I’ve […]

Hi! I retired after working for 36 years in local government and health, and started as a social worker in 1984, working with older people, adults, and children in several […]

David Hockney, Sir Ian McKellen, Nihal Arthanayake and Paul Morley

Hello! I’m Mia, an actress and theatre maker. I studied Creative Writing & Television at Kingston University and trained as an actress and theatre maker at Fourth Monkey Theatre Company. […]

Hello, I’m Dr Megan Gooch, the head of the Centre for Digital Scholarship at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, and Director of the Digital Humanities at Oxford Summer School. I […]