Relays - Regional Educational Legacy for Arts & Youth Sport
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Our Staff

RELAYS employs numerous staff around the region to deliver the different strands of the project, find out more about them here.

Blogs

Check out the following blogs from the RELAYS team:

  • Arilda Tymko (RELAYS Cultural Co-ordinator and official BT Storyteller)
  • Gwyneth Leonard
  • Elliot Prendergast (Bristol student who was spotted by RELAYS Ambassador and Olympic Gold Medalist Jason Gardener at the RELAYS Bristol Festival of School Sport in 2009. Read Elliot's blog as he chases his dream)  
  • Liz Milner (Watershed - Young People Citizen Journalism Project)

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Name: Leanne Dingle - RELAYS Project Director
Description:   Having broad experience within the sport and leisure sector, my previous roles have been within Sport England, English Gymnastics and the Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundatio...
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Name: Karen Corr - Marketing Manager, Universities South West
Description: It’s my job to tell the world about how brilliant RELAYS is. Of course, it is therefore absolutely necessary that I attend as many festivals, events and celebrations as possible...
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Name: Laura Phelps - RELAYS Project Assistant
Description: I have always had a passion for sport and the power it has to inspire people so working for RELAYS is a perfect combination! I studied Sport, Physical Education and Community Stud...
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Name: Jo Gardner - Inspire Programmer/Cultural Co-ordinator, AUCB
Description: After graduating from Bath Spa University with a BA (Hons) in Education Studies and Dance, I headed to Plymouth to do a PGCE in Primary Education. I taught in a local primary scho...
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RELAYS Cultural Co-ordinators

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Name: Arilda Tymko - Cultural Co-ordinator, Bath Spa University
Description: I work with students in Bath to organise arts events and festivals. My background is in managing creative projects and I’m a big film fan, particularly World cinema. I like workin...
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Name: Tamsin Godfrey - Cultural Co-ordinator, University College Falmouth
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RELAYS Schools Events Co-ordinators

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Name: Robbie Fox - Schools Events Co-ordinator, University of Bristol
Description: RELAYS has been a superb project to be involved in so far....the biggest reward is to see sport provide learning and enjoyment in young people and students of all ages. I'm a keen...
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Name: Jo Reed - Schools Events Co-ordinator, University of Plymouth
Description: I have always really enjoyed sport! I was always part of school sports teams and dragged my parents to County Athletics competitions at weekends! When I graduated from ...
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Name: Virginia Bailey - Schools Events Co-ordinator, Bournemouth University
Description: After graduating from Marjons in 2003, I made my way to Hampshire, to work for the New Forest District Council.  Whilst working as a Duty Officer at New Milton Health and Leisure ...
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RELAYS Business Fellows

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Name: Kim Chang - Business Fellow, University of the West of England
Description: I have been involved in sport for the majority of my career, having worked for several of the world's largest sporting events including the 2000 Olympic & Paralympic Games, 2001...
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Name: Gwyneth Leonard - Business Fellow, University of Exeter
Description: My role is to promote the work of universities to business and the community. To date I have been involved in  a number of activities including helping to bring in research fundin...
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Name: Matthew Swindells - RELAYS PHD Student, University of the West of England
Description: With a previous background in sport and exercise psychology, I have previously conducted research around the development of talent in young elite athletes. My current work with t...
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Community Classrooms

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Name: Greg Sharp - Sports Development Manager, University of Bath
Description: Sports Development Manager within the Department of Sports Development and Recreation at the University of Bath, part of the senior management team. Graduated from University o...
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Name: Jamie Oxley - Lecturer in Coaching & Sports Development, UCP Marjon
Description: Since graduating in 1999 with a B.Ed Hons in PE I have spent the past 12 years working in Devon and Cornwall teaching and developing sport. Teaching in primary, secondary and spec...
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Name: Andy Pitchford - Director of Sport, University of Gloucestershire
Description:   Andy is currently Deputy Head of Department of Sport and Exercise and the Director of Sport for the University of Gloucestershire.  He joined the University in 1996 after a c...
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RELAYS Project Partners

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Name: Liz Milner - Watershed
Description: Liz Milner has a background in photography and particpatory arts / media. Prior to joining the Programme Team at Watershed to take up the post of RELAYS project co-ordinator, she...
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Name: Kimberly Clarke - Lyme Regis Development Trust
Description: Kimberly is Director of the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, and annual celebration of arts and sciences on the great Jurassic Coast. She’s lucky enough to live in Lyme, and has been...
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Name: Candida Blaker, Lyme Regis Development Trust
Description: Candida is leading the development of the Jurassic Coast Earth Festival 2012, and has programmed arts elements of the Fossil Festival 2010 and 2011. For Candida, working on...
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Name: Dot Peryer - The Works
Description: From my early days as a founder member of Exeter Youth Theatre, way back in the 60s (and yes, I can remember them, even though I was there!), I now find myself in Cornwall, as Dir...
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