Tim's career spans both the public sector and community organisations at a senior managerial level. He is a member of Rotary International.
Janice is passionate about helping people tell their story by ensuring plans detail expected outcomes, however difficult it might seem to know how to measure what a piece of work will achieve. She has worked across the retail, education, and community sectors. Janice is a member of Rotary International.
Peter brings his experience of driving innovation in the public, non-profit, and creative sectors to Community Kettle, supporting with governance, events, and finance.
Previously Peter was a trustee of the region’s largest youth charity for seven years during a period which saw the charity overhaul its membership offering, invest in its New Forest campsite, and respond to the global Coronavirus pandemic. He also managed the introduction of the charity’s largest ever grant scheme which unlocked thousands of pounds to support teenagers from across Hampshire and the Isle of White to experience the world’s largest youth event and a community-focussed expedition through Europe. In other roles within the youth sector, Peter has held compliance, leadership, and management roles with The Scouts nationwide.
In 2017, Peter turned his skills to education as he joined the governing board of a primary school in one of the most deprived communities in the UK, a role in which he had responsibility for supporting senior leaders including the headteacher, school business manager, and special educational needs lead. He took on a key role in the expansion of the school’s ‘alternative provision’, supporting special needs children from across Portsmouth.
Also in 2017, Peter co-chaired the organising committee of the Portsmouth Youth Social Action Conference at Fratton Park Football Stadium in partnership with Portsmouth Together (now Hive Portsmouth) and Pompey in the Community, Portsmouth Football Club’s charity. In recognition of his work supporting and championing young people, Peter was invited to join the judging panel of the Children and Young People Now Awards.
In 2019, Peter spearheaded the 110th anniversary celebrations of Hampshire Scouts, including an experiential marketing campaign at Southampton’s Westquay Shopping Centre and a VIP reception at Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower, attended by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire, MPs, and the civic leaders of local councils.
Peter has been involved in theatre since he was a child, appearing in a number of shows including a national tour of Shakespeare’s Macbeth and the world premiere of The Darling Buds of May musical. He started directing pantomime in 2017 with Puss in Boots which he followed by writing and directing Robin Hood. He also designed and directed Summertime Music Hall: A Journey Through the Ages for Portsmouth’s Phoenix Players, for which he received the NODA South East Best Poster Award.
Peter is a signatory of Culture Declares Emergency and a supporter of the Theatre Green Book, In response to the climate emergency Peter started Confetti Cannon Wardrobe, a theatrical hire wardrobe dedicated to saving costumes and other theatrical items from landfill and making them available for hire. Confetti Cannon Wardrobe, which is proud to be based in the heart of Cosham, has costumes and props from most of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas (rescued from a group in Norfolk which was closing), the Royal Ballet and Opera, and the West End production of Disney’s Frozen.
Through Confetti Cannon and its associated companies Ampersand Events, Pantoland, and Peter Marcus Productions, Peter is committed to unlocking the power of theatre and the arts to address the key issues facing this generation, including social mobility and the climate crisis.
Peter’s professional and voluntary experience has seen him work in theatre, education, youth services, governance and politics, customer service, and financial services.
Peter was awarded the City of Portsmouth Civic Award in 2016 in recognition of his work with young people, his support of a number of charities, and his advocacy for people with eating disorders.
The European languages are members of the same family. Their separate existence is a myth. For science, music, sport, etc, Europe uses the same vocabulary. The languages only differ in their grammar, their pronunciation and their most common words. Everyone realizes why a new common language would be desirable: one could refuse to pay expensive translators. To achieve this, it would be necessary to have uniform grammar, pronunciation and more common words. If several languages coalesce, the grammar of the resulting language is more simple and regular than that of the individual languages.
