The Daisy Appeal is fundraising for the Hull and East Yorkshire Medical Research Centre, based at Castle Hill Hospital. The charity is raising funds to equip a unique, state-of-the-art facility working to develop new radiotracers for use in cancer, cardiovascular and dementia imaging in a new Cyclotron and Radiopharmacy Unit at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, which could become the leading UK site for this new technology.The Daisy Appeal has completed a huge amount at the hospital… Show more The Daisy Appeal is fundraising for the Hull and East Yorkshire Medical Research Centre, based at Castle Hill Hospital. The charity is raising funds to equip a unique, state-of-the-art facility working to develop new radiotracers for use in cancer, cardiovascular and dementia imaging in a new Cyclotron and Radiopharmacy Unit at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, which could become the leading UK site for this new technology.The Daisy Appeal has completed a huge amount at the hospital, building an £8m research centre, which opened in 2008, and creating the £4.5m Jack Brignall PET-CT (Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography) Scanning Centre in July 2014 which uses a state-of-the-art flow-edge Siemens scanner and accommodates more than 2500 scans per year. Currently all the scans are undertaken on patients with cancer. The second and final piece in the jigsaw will be the construction of a £7.2m Cyclotron and Radiopharmacy Unit sited next to the existing scanning centre, this will allow the continuation of the work in even more detail. The cyclotron gives the capacity to create the radiotracers as needed, making the facility able to detect the early signs of cancer, cardiovascular disease and dementia. Until now such imaging has only been possible in a selective research environment. The aim is to make the technology available to all patients, thereby improving their clinical care.The charity is working with scientific colleagues at the University of Hull and the facility has the opportunity to become the leading UK site for this new technology.In excess of £12m has been raised since the charity started in 2002 and it is on course to raise a further £1.6m to complete this final phase in the development. If you would like more information about supporting The Daisy Appeal please get in touch. Show less

Managing all PR and Communications activity Advice and guidance on fundraising through JustGiving and other online tools and social networksMaintaining and supporting the DRWF forum on HealthUnlocked

Responsible for UK community fundraising including recruiting community volunteers.Instigated several new initiatives including DRWF team in Porstmouth DragonBoat racing, Skydive, Ride London-Surrey100.Secured business network - Business Builders - corporate support which included an annual golf day fundraiser and several social fundraising events for four years.Responsible for recruiting and supporting volunteers for DRWF events and office based volunteering.Social Media… Show more Responsible for UK community fundraising including recruiting community volunteers.Instigated several new initiatives including DRWF team in Porstmouth DragonBoat racing, Skydive, Ride London-Surrey100.Secured business network - Business Builders - corporate support which included an annual golf day fundraiser and several social fundraising events for four years.Responsible for recruiting and supporting volunteers for DRWF events and office based volunteering.Social Media growth and management.PR and communications management.Attended annual DRWF Diabetes Wellness Days. Show less

Levy Consulting a Public Relations, Marketing and Communications Consultancy working with a wide range of clients from the public, private and voluntary sector. Responsible for project managing a variety of individual pieces of work and projects including:Public RelationsCopywritingMarketing and Communications strategy Marketing Research Design, Print and new media direction Event Management & Coordination AchievementsNational media campaign - Larkin25… Show more Levy Consulting a Public Relations, Marketing and Communications Consultancy working with a wide range of clients from the public, private and voluntary sector. Responsible for project managing a variety of individual pieces of work and projects including:Public RelationsCopywritingMarketing and Communications strategy Marketing Research Design, Print and new media direction Event Management & Coordination AchievementsNational media campaign - Larkin25 reached over 28 million people, (482,000 GBP EAV PR Value £1.4 million). http://larkin25.co.uk/Sponsorship - secured business support for 40 large fibre glass Toads for 10 week public art eventLarkin25 public art event Larkin with Toads huge audience figure of 3,636,819. PR value of the press generated by the Toads was in excess of 500,000 GBP. Project managed design, copywriting and print for promotional material Show less

Top Banana a marketing, PR and communications consultancy firm based in East Yorkshire. With a wide ranging portfolio which included clients such as The Clipper Round The World Yacht Race, Yell (publisher Yellow Pages), Regeneration Agencies Hull Forward and City Venture and arts project Larkin 25.I was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the business, account managing, new business development, tender applications, maintaining our online presence and communication… Show more Top Banana a marketing, PR and communications consultancy firm based in East Yorkshire. With a wide ranging portfolio which included clients such as The Clipper Round The World Yacht Race, Yell (publisher Yellow Pages), Regeneration Agencies Hull Forward and City Venture and arts project Larkin 25.I was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the business, account managing, new business development, tender applications, maintaining our online presence and communication strategy.AchievementsBusiness growth from start up to £500,000+ turn overResponsible for all legal and financial matters Selected to run the PR, communications and strategy for launch Yellow Pages in HullSelected to launch Yell 'Your Town' micro directory. (Trial of new product in 5 small towns)PR campaign for 'Your Town' including local business competition and press prize event in 5 different locations (250,000 GBP EAV PR value 375,000 GBP)Coordinated a comprehensive public consultation and research events for regeneration agencies including all communications for Pathfinder Renewal housing scheme including newsletters to the public.Worked with Hull City Council events team on race start and finish Clipper Round the World Yacht race 2008/2009 Show less

A multimedia and video production company working in the public and private sector and providing interactive and visual solutions for local, regional and national organisations. Became part of the Springfield Group and ultimately a US based print and multimedia company Fort Dearborne based in Chicago.I was responsible for generating new business which involved promoting the business and winning new accounts, staff development and business improvement.AchievementsDriving… Show more A multimedia and video production company working in the public and private sector and providing interactive and visual solutions for local, regional and national organisations. Became part of the Springfield Group and ultimately a US based print and multimedia company Fort Dearborne based in Chicago.I was responsible for generating new business which involved promoting the business and winning new accounts, staff development and business improvement.AchievementsDriving business development, generating new accounts and delivering over 500,000 GBP annual sales revenue Overseeing all daily operations to ensure productivity, profitability, strong company image and long-term corporate growthIdentifying new clients and delivering long lasting client relationships Managing and developing all associated revenue streamsAdvising at a board level on sales strategy and directionPreparing detailed weekly sales reports for the ChairmanLeading all external and internal sales meetings Show less

A local advertising agency specialising in print and promotion for many retail clients. I was responsible for introducing a word processing advertising space booking system in the early days of work based computer packages, and training the staff to use it. My other duties included: Client liaison, Preparing Advertising Schedules, Space Booking, Art Direction