The Team
Louise Chandler (Interviewer, Researcher and Production Planner / Coordinator)
Louise has worked in BBC and Commercial TV & Radio broadcasting for over 14 years. Her career also includes writing for magazines and newspapers. As a dedicated programme maker, reporter and journalist, Louise also devises and runs training sessions, giving speeches about working in radio and also tutoring classes to learn broadcasting and media relations skills. For information on Louise: www.soundbitemedia.com |
Cecelia Grant-Peters (Researcher)
Cecelia is local Poet who has become world famous. She is a lifelong contributor to magazines and journals and her work is used in GCSE and University assessments for English Literature home and abroad. On a recent invitation to India she lectured on her life and work. Her poem ‘The Rage In Albion’, about the homeless man under the bridge at Great West Road, London has now reached a worldwide audience. She runs her own literacy and poetry workshop business (Bardess of Langley) in schools and universities from her home in Langley, Berkshire. She is currently working on her fourth edition of poems. |
Robert Martin Kelly (Film Production and Multimedia)
Robert has been making films for over 10 years, having worked on documentaries, behind the scenes filming for the BBC, corporate and training films, shorts and music videos, while at the same time taking courses in Interactive Multimedia (MSc at Middlesex University), Filmmaking and Cinematography, to give him a fully rounded appreciation of the craft. Robert's website: www.robertmartinkelly.com |
Natalie Reid-Hughes (Project Manager)
Natalie has been running her own training and telemarketing company for over 10 years. She has worked with clients such as Ford Motor Company, Scandinavian Airlines, Fidelity Investments and Cable & Wireless. She is a regular speaker at business networking events throughout the Thames Valley and enjoys helping and advising small businesses in how to increase sales. Find out more information on www.communiqueassociates.com |
Dani Richardson (Music Leader)
Dani has been Music Leader for SWIPE for the past six years and oversees the delivery of all SWIPE's music projects. He teaches keyboards, steel pans and violin and is a proficient guitarist and drummer. He has also directed many choirs over the last ten years and has worked with several people in the music industry, including the singer Gabrielle. Working with Orlando Gough, he played a prominent part in the music delivery for the Tree of Light, an event celebrating the 2012 Olympics in Oxford and Henley for the torch procession. His qualifications include a HND in Music and Performing Arts, Grade 5 Music Theory and grade 6 Violin Practical. |
Shallahni Rose (Dance Choreographer)
Shallahni specialises in youth based dance work, international workshops, dance for camera and performance. She has a degree in Urban Dance and has travelled internationally to study various styles. She also works for Bucks County Council organising a variety of dance projects. Her company X-press!onz has been running since 2012 and features two main acts: XPJ, a hip hop dance group, and Erupt Dancers, a female dancehall group. As well as organising workshops and dance for camera, they also perform at black tie events, carnivals, festivals and community events. Contact: 07951060229, x-pressionz@hotmail.co.uk, YouTube: Shallahni Rose / xpressionz dancerz, Facebook: Shallahni Rose |
SWIPE
SWIPE (Slough West Indian People's Enterprise) was formed in 1997 to help further the education and training of children and young people at risk of being excluded from school. It also offers single parent families and over forty’s assistance in the creation of employment opportunities. Registered Charity: 1107921. Website: www.swipemusic.com |
Thanks to:
Michael Callaghan, Jamie Green, Heritage Lottery Funding, Kallel Hunter, The Panachea Steel Band, Ladies from Shiloh Church Caterers, Slough Museum, John Stewart, the family of Rikki White, Siobhan White, X-press!onz Dance Group.
Michael Callaghan, Jamie Green, Heritage Lottery Funding, Kallel Hunter, The Panachea Steel Band, Ladies from Shiloh Church Caterers, Slough Museum, John Stewart, the family of Rikki White, Siobhan White, X-press!onz Dance Group.