About me

I have worked in arts and health promotion in Manchester and the North West for twenty years. From 1991 to 2002 I was employed by Working for Health in Wythenshawe, organising community health projects and helped found South Manchester's healthy living network.

Tablets, Pills and Potions

Looking at medicines and safety with older people at Button Lane Junior School, producing publicity materials and 'Sweets or Medicines?' game.

First Bites

Dental health for under fives with South Manchester Dental Health Team, activity pack for schools and puppet show.

Working Together for Health in Wythenshawe

Exhibition and supporting materials on Wythenshawe's health needs and services for Alf Morris M.P. at Palace of Westminster.

Heads, Hearts, Knees and Balls

An annual men's health event at Wythenshawe Forum supported by health and voluntary sector agencies.

As a father of three I'm keenly aware of the pressures on parents of young children. We've had a couple of near misses with ours over the years. The scariest was a chip pan fire when Daniel (8) and Ellie (4) were trapped upstairs. The Fire Brigade's 'Welephant' had recently visited school and Daniel knew to stop the smoke coming under the bedroom door with blankets, which protected them until they were rescued. The episode convinced me that safety and health promotion with young children can be effective.