Experience

Biodiversity and Environmental Education Society (BEES)

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tutor

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Teaching introductory geology and geomorphology courses for students training to be natural history guides. Teaching introductory geology and geomorphology courses for students training to be natural history guides.



Dunwich Museum

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Collections management contractor

  • Oct 1998 - Present

  Reviewing & implementing documentation collections management procedures for MGC Registration and MLA Accreditation; developing volunteer collections management team; developing preventive conservation and interpretation; designing and implementing SHARE grant-funded digitisation projects.

• Accessing Ancient Dunwich Project Officer

  • Apr 2010 - Mar 2012

  Managing HLF-funded digitisation project to make Dunwich Museum collections and research material available online. (Self-employed.)



Art Branches

• Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

• Tutor

  • 2019 - Present

  Providing geological input for artistic workshops working with a range of socially vulnerable clients, including Young Carers and people recovering from mental health problems. Events including 'Geological Layers' (2019), 'Zoom!' (2020) and 'Pigments of the Imagination' (2021) staged in coastal settings at Dunwich and Orford. Providing geological input for artistic workshops working with a range of socially vulnerable clients, including Young Carers and people recovering from mental health problems. Events including 'Geological Layers' (2019), 'Zoom!' (2020) and 'Pigments of the Imagination' (2021) staged in coastal settings at Dunwich and Orford.



Hudson Architects

• Norwich, England, United Kingdom

• Geological contractor

  • Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

  Advising about geological aspects of cob building materials. Advising about geological aspects of cob building materials.



Bungay Museum

• Bungay, Suffolk

• Geological collections contractor

  • Nov 2021 - May 2022

  Implementing documentation and management plan for the geological collection, and preparing geological displays for relaunched museum. Implementing documentation and management plan for the geological collection, and preparing geological displays for relaunched museum.



The Geology Trusts

• Condition surveyor, geological SSSIs

  • Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

  Commissioned by The Geology Trusts to survey the condition of ten (tranche 2) geological SSSIs in Norfolk on behalf of Natural England and the Norfolk Geodiversity Partnership. Commissioned by The Geology Trusts to survey the condition of ten (tranche 2) geological SSSIs in Norfolk on behalf of Natural England and the Norfolk Geodiversity Partnership.



Water, Mills and Marshes landscape partnership

• The Broads, Norfolk, UK

• Earth heritage communicator

  • Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

  With Dr Ian Hinton, leading four Day School events on the geological and architectural stratigraphy in the Broads area of East Anglia, UK. With Dr Ian Hinton, leading four Day School events on the geological and architectural stratigraphy in the Broads area of East Anglia, UK.



GroundWork Gallery

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Geological Advisor

  • Aug 2021 - Sep 2021

  Providing geological advice for artists participating in the 'Extraction - Art on the Edge of the Abyss' exhibition; also for a Restoration Trust event for people recovering from mental health problems. Providing geological advice for artists participating in the 'Extraction - Art on the Edge of the Abyss' exhibition; also for a Restoration Trust event for people recovering from mental health problems.



The Geology Trusts

• Condition surveyor, geological SSSIs

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2021

  Commissioned by The Geology Trusts to survey the condition of seven (tranche 1) geological SSSIs in Norfolk on behalf of Natural England and the Norfolk Geodiversity Partnership Commissioned by The Geology Trusts to survey the condition of seven (tranche 1) geological SSSIs in Norfolk on behalf of Natural England and the Norfolk Geodiversity Partnership



Sainsbury Centre

• United Kingdom
• Museums
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer School tutor

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2017

  Communicating links between landscape, geodiversity and biodiversity for tutors and children at the annual Art & Nature Summer School at the Sainsbury Centre, 2012-2017. Communicating links between landscape, geodiversity and biodiversity for tutors and children at the annual Art & Nature Summer School at the Sainsbury Centre, 2012-2017.



Breaking New Ground

• The Breckland area, Norfolk

• Earth heritage communicator

  • Apr 2015 - 2017

  Project work intepreting the Earth heritage of the Brecks area, funded by the HLF via the Breaking New Ground initiative, and managed through the Norfolk Geodiversity partnership. * 'Ice Age Brecks' - day school events, 2015 and 2016. * 'Upon This Rock' - day school event, 2015. * 'The Brecks for Land Managers' - day school event, October 2015. * The Brecks Earth Heritage Trail - web pages, 44-page booklet, smartphone app, leaflet featuring 18 geological sites in the Brecks… Show more Project work intepreting the Earth heritage of the Brecks area, funded by the HLF via the Breaking New Ground initiative, and managed through the Norfolk Geodiversity partnership. * 'Ice Age Brecks' - day school events, 2015 and 2016. * 'Upon This Rock' - day school event, 2015. * 'The Brecks for Land Managers' - day school event, October 2015. * The Brecks Earth Heritage Trail - web pages, 44-page booklet, smartphone app, leaflet featuring 18 geological sites in the Brecks, launched 2017. Show less Project work intepreting the Earth heritage of the Brecks area, funded by the HLF via the Breaking New Ground initiative, and managed through the Norfolk Geodiversity partnership. * 'Ice Age Brecks' - day school events, 2015 and 2016. * 'Upon This Rock' - day school event, 2015. * 'The Brecks for Land Managers' - day school event, October 2015. * The Brecks Earth Heritage Trail - web pages, 44-page booklet, smartphone app, leaflet featuring 18 geological sites in the Brecks… Show more Project work intepreting the Earth heritage of the Brecks area, funded by the HLF via the Breaking New Ground initiative, and managed through the Norfolk Geodiversity partnership. * 'Ice Age Brecks' - day school events, 2015 and 2016. * 'Upon This Rock' - day school event, 2015. * 'The Brecks for Land Managers' - day school event, October 2015. * The Brecks Earth Heritage Trail - web pages, 44-page booklet, smartphone app, leaflet featuring 18 geological sites in the Brecks, launched 2017. Show less



Eye Town Council

• Eye, Suffolk

• Freelance researcher

  • Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

  Research work to support Eye Neighbourhood Plan. Research work to support Eye Neighbourhood Plan.



Touching the Tide Project, Suffolk Coast & Heaths

• Freelance writer

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2014

  Originating a book on the Earth heritage of the Suffolk coast from Pakefield to Landguard Point; researching and writing text; taking photographs; commissioning illustrations.The project is HLF funded. See http://www.touchingthetide.org.uk/. Originating a book on the Earth heritage of the Suffolk coast from Pakefield to Landguard Point; researching and writing text; taking photographs; commissioning illustrations.The project is HLF funded. See http://www.touchingthetide.org.uk/.



Norfolk Rivers Trust

• Interpretation and Education contractor

  • Dec 2013 - Mar 2014

  Researching and writing geodiversity content for Water Directive Catchment Plans for the rivers Burn, Heacham, Ingold and Mun, as part of the Nine Chalk Rivers Project. Also educational resource assessment for the rivers Babingley, Glaven and Stiffkey; also delivery of classroom educational work. Researching and writing geodiversity content for Water Directive Catchment Plans for the rivers Burn, Heacham, Ingold and Mun, as part of the Nine Chalk Rivers Project. Also educational resource assessment for the rivers Babingley, Glaven and Stiffkey; also delivery of classroom educational work.



Norfolk Geodiversity Partnership

• North-west Norfolk

• Geological conservation contractor

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  Carrying out a ground-truthing survey of audited geosites and features within the western part of the Norfolk Coast AONB. Carrying out a ground-truthing survey of audited geosites and features within the western part of the Norfolk Coast AONB.



Broads Authority

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interpretation contractor

  • Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

  Work on storyboard and interpretive approach for communicating the evolution of the Broads landscape from 2 million to 1,000 years BP, and the storyboard for a video on the environmental story of the 'Great Estuary' - http://www.enjoythebroads.com/discover/videos/great-estuary-story Work on storyboard and interpretive approach for communicating the evolution of the Broads landscape from 2 million to 1,000 years BP, and the storyboard for a video on the environmental story of the 'Great Estuary' - http://www.enjoythebroads.com/discover/videos/great-estuary-story



Norfolk Geodiversity Partnership

• Mousehold Heath, Norwich

• Interpretation contractor

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2012

  Researching and producing interpretive material for Mousehold Heath Earth Heritage Trail; giving guided walks and talks. Researching and producing interpretive material for Mousehold Heath Earth Heritage Trail; giving guided walks and talks.



Gaywood River Valley Project

• Interpretation contractor

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2011

  Landscape and geodiversity content for 'The Gaywood River Valley - A State of the Environment Report' (Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service, 2012) Landscape and geodiversity content for 'The Gaywood River Valley - A State of the Environment Report' (Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service, 2012)



Norfolk Coast Partnership

• Norfolk Coast Partnership

• Freelance Writer

  • Sep 2011 - Sep 2011

  Researching and writing an online book on five key 'geological landscapes' of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, explaining how these were formed and their contribution to the landscape. Researching and writing an online book on five key 'geological landscapes' of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, explaining how these were formed and their contribution to the landscape.



Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art

• Translator

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

  Translation of abstracts from proceedings of the 'Sculptures Françaises du XVIe Siècle' conference (2009). Translation of abstracts from proceedings of the 'Sculptures Françaises du XVIe Siècle' conference (2009).



Little Ouse Headwaters Project

• The Little Ouse valley

• Guided walk leader

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2011

  Leading a walk '400,000 Years of Environmental History' as part of the LOHP's Heritage Walk series. Leading a walk '400,000 Years of Environmental History' as part of the LOHP's Heritage Walk series.



Association of Local Government Ecologists

• Freelance Writer

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2010

  Writing geodiversity text for and assisting development of online Biodiversity Toolkit for planners and developers. Writing geodiversity text for and assisting development of online Biodiversity Toolkit for planners and developers.



Mountain Sites UK

• Freelance Writer

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2010

  Writing landscape text for UK uplands tourism website. Writing landscape text for UK uplands tourism website.



Suffolk Coast & Heaths Unit

• Freelance Writer

  • 2010 - 2010

  Researching and writing 'Farm Reservoir Design Guide - A guide to good planning and design of farm reservoirs in the Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'; published 2010 Researching and writing 'Farm Reservoir Design Guide - A guide to good planning and design of farm reservoirs in the Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'; published 2010



East of England Geodiversity Partnership

• Co-ordinator

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2009

  * Partnership facilitation * Geodiversity project development * Website * Partnership facilitation * Geodiversity project development * Website



Keystone Development Trust

• Vocational Education Development Worker

  • Jul 2005 - Sep 2006

  Developing vocational education/training project for adults in Thetford, Norfolk (part of ESF-funded Community Economic Regeneration programme). Developing vocational education/training project for adults in Thetford, Norfolk (part of ESF-funded Community Economic Regeneration programme).



English Nature Suffolk Team

• Interpretation contractor

  • Jun 2006 - Jul 2006

  Copy-writing and photography for leaflet on geology of the Pakefield to Easton Bavents SSSI, Suffolk. (Casual work.) Copy-writing and photography for leaflet on geology of the Pakefield to Easton Bavents SSSI, Suffolk. (Casual work.)



Norfolk County Council

• Copy-editor, Norfolk Youth & Community Service

  • Jan 2006 - Apr 2006

  Editing and proof-reading Level 2 training manual (c.300pp). (Casual work.) Editing and proof-reading Level 2 training manual (c.300pp). (Casual work.)



GeoSuffolk

• Geodiversity contractor

  • Aug 2004 - Mar 2005

  Earth heritage site auditing and surveying. Researching and originating panels and a leaflet for the ‘Suffolk Mammoth Trail’ interpreting Ice Age wildlife. This was joint project work between Ipswich Museum and GeoSuffolk. Earth heritage site auditing and surveying. Researching and originating panels and a leaflet for the ‘Suffolk Mammoth Trail’ interpreting Ice Age wildlife. This was joint project work between Ipswich Museum and GeoSuffolk.



Norfolk County Council

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cataloguer

  • Jan 2004 - May 2004

  Cataloguing Norfolk Studies resources of Duleep Singh and Thomas Paine collections at Thetford Library. (Short contract) Cataloguing Norfolk Studies resources of Duleep Singh and Thomas Paine collections at Thetford Library. (Short contract)



Suffolk County Council

• Garbology Project Officer

  • Aug 2003 - Dec 2003

  Conducting feasibility study, writing project plan and application to Heritage Lottery Fund for project (2005-2006) to develop archaeology of domestic rubbish for educational purposes. (Short contract.) Conducting feasibility study, writing project plan and application to Heritage Lottery Fund for project (2005-2006) to develop archaeology of domestic rubbish for educational purposes. (Short contract.)



Brecks Countryside Project

• Interpretation Assistant

  • Oct 2002 - Mar 2003

  Researching and originating heathland interpretation leaflet and range of panels for ‘Tomorrow’s Heathland Heritage’ programme (funded by English Nature). (Short contract.) Researching and originating heathland interpretation leaflet and range of panels for ‘Tomorrow’s Heathland Heritage’ programme (funded by English Nature). (Short contract.)



The Open University

• Information Co-ordinator, Earth Summit for All Project

  • Jan 2002 - Sep 2002

  Editorial and development work on online discussion forum for sustainable development issues in advance of World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002). Editorial and development work on online discussion forum for sustainable development issues in advance of World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 2002).



Harleston & District Community Education Partnership

• Community Education Development Worker

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

  Developing Lifelong Learning in the Norfolk town of Harleston and its local area, including researching adult learners’ needs. (Short contract.) Developing Lifelong Learning in the Norfolk town of Harleston and its local area, including researching adult learners’ needs. (Short contract.)



South Norfolk Council

• Countryside interpretation consultant

  • Feb 2001 - Apr 2001

  Researching and originating an interpretive panel about natural heritage at Poringland Wood. (Short contract) Researching and originating an interpretive panel about natural heritage at Poringland Wood. (Short contract)



Bressingham Steam Museum

• Documentation contractor

  • Oct 2000 - Dec 2000

  Reviewing the structure of the MODES computer catalogue system and preparing it for future volunteer activity by writing a Documentation Manual. (Short contract) Reviewing the structure of the MODES computer catalogue system and preparing it for future volunteer activity by writing a Documentation Manual. (Short contract)



Brecks Countryside Project

• Interpretation Officer

  • Jun 1999 - Oct 2000

  Originating extensive suite of countryside access, wildlife and heritage leaflets for ‘Tracks in the Sand’ programme (funded by the EU), also outdoor interpretive panels; research and editorial work on website and video. (Short contract.) Originating extensive suite of countryside access, wildlife and heritage leaflets for ‘Tracks in the Sand’ programme (funded by the EU), also outdoor interpretive panels; research and editorial work on website and video. (Short contract.)



Ipswich Museum

• Ipswich, United Kingdom

• Collections Assistant

  • Jul 1996 - Jan 1999

  Implementing a collections management plan for storage and documentation of the geology collections. Also, transferring accession and extensions records for the geology and other natural history collections onto the 'Modes Plus' catalogue. Implementing a collections management plan for storage and documentation of the geology collections. Also, transferring accession and extensions records for the geology and other natural history collections onto the 'Modes Plus' catalogue.



Diss Museum

• Diss, Norfolk, England

• Curator

  • Jan 1992 - Jul 1998

  Establishing small town museum from existing undocumented collection of social history material, with help of volunteer Friends group. We gained MGC Registration Phase 1 and a Gulbenkian Award. Establishing small town museum from existing undocumented collection of social history material, with help of volunteer Friends group. We gained MGC Registration Phase 1 and a Gulbenkian Award.