Phillip Parramore

Phillip Parramore

Location: Preston | UK


Director of Creativity and Public Imagination for the Creative Communities Group.

I'm Phil and I live in Brookfield, in the North East quarter of Preston, Lancashire.

I'm an independent business start up and growth advisor, specialising in Business Planning, People Skills and Performance and Project Management.

I strongly believe that communities should be socially inclusive. I take the view that being mentally or physically active should promote experiences of positive wellbeing, including improved self-esteem, motivation, improved general and mental health, and reduced psychological distress.  By encouraging people to participate in activities, volunteer, enter employment or work for themselves together we can improve the quality of life for so many, leading to better health outcomes for individuals across the population.

I'm very aware that many people face challenges and barriers to being employed, including those associated with protected characteristics such as age, race, gender and disability.  So I support people who have the talents, skills and desire to succeed.  And they they will achieve as long as they benefit from the correct levels of support and guidance.

I take an active role in a range of Creative Communities Group activities throughout the calendar, most notably:

Volunteer co-ordinator for Health Melas in Preston and Leyland http://www.nfhw.org.uk/nfhw/

Co-ordinator for exhibitors at UCLan Diversity Conference Fringe event

Participation at events including Best Of Britannia, One Billion Rising, Preston Soup, World Holocaust Day, Vintage By The Sea

Organisational support for building the CCG membership, Health Melas and Standing Together Against Racism (STAR) event.