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Our Vision: Thriving people and places in Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset, uplifted through culture and creativity.
About us
Our Mission:
We work with local communities and partners to create inclusive, ambitious cultural experiences that build skills, nurture social connection, spark understanding, and bring joy. Through public festivals, socially engaged projects, cross-sector partnerships, and talent development for local creatives, we aim to break down barriers, strengthen communities, and bring the extraordinary into everyday life.
About Super Culture
We believe that culture and creativity give people and places superpowers. A charity since 2007, we celebrate the rich diversity of communities and cultures within North Somerset and beyond. As befits a coastal region, we remain outward-looking, with an artistically ambitious programme that responds to the shifting sands of society. Supporting talent development for local creatives is central to this work.
We see culture as a powerful vehicle for voice, vision and imagination, bringing the extraordinary into everyday life. Working with communities and with cross-sector partners — including health, education, housing, heritage and justice — we weave culture into the areas of life that matter most to people. All our work takes place in public spaces and is free or pay-what-you-want.
Our festivals range from the uplifting and international Whirligig Festival of Outdoor Arts, to the Weston Arts + Health Festival with the NHS, and Good Grief Weston: A Festival of Love and Loss with the University of Bristol and Weston Community Network. By nurturing a wide community of makers, participants and audiences, we aim to break down barriers, strengthen communities and create a more inclusive and compassionate society.
Meet the team
Fiona
Creative Director
Fiona is Creative Director for Super Culture, working with members of the team and the community to build an inspiring, distinctive and engaging creative and cultural programme ...
George
Executive Director
George is Super Culture’s Executive Director leading on fundraising, business development, people management and artist development. George lives in North Somerset and loves being near the coast or in the woodlands and enjoys spending time with her animals, young children, and partner (in no specific order). ...
Paula
Head of Production (and Green Champion)
Paula has lived in Weston since 2007 and having worked for Super Culture as a freelance Production Manager on events such as Whirligig, has now joined the team as their Senior Producer. She can often be found running and swimming around our beautiful local surroundings ...
Angela
Head of Engagement and Learning
Angela is an energetic theatremaker, director and facilitator who is passionate about creating inclusive and playful experiences through theatre and the arts. When she isn’t delivering workshops and projects out in the community, she can be found cheering loudly at rugby matches or dancing to 90’s Indie often with her, equally loud, dachshund! ...
Becky
Digital and Volunteering Manager
Becky likes walking her dog in Weston and swimming in the sea all year round. She does all things digital and coordinates Culture Makers, the volunteer arm of Super Culture, and helps out on production ...
Casey
Producer
Casey cares deeply about community, culture, creativity and caffeinated drinks. You’ll often find him leading workshops around the town - guitar in hand no doubt! ...
Sophie
Engagement Producer
Sophie works alongside lots of partner organisations such as SWAN, Sanctuary Supported Living and OTR to organise creative workshops, experiences and get people involved in our various arts events. ...
Mel
Access and Engagement Producer
As a life-long resident of Weston super Mare, Mel is passionate about creating accessible events and workshops in her hometown, and believes that art and creativity allows us to bridge gaps and bring people together. ...
Tiah
General Manager
Tiah supports the team with office and financial management, data collection and evaluation, and supporting our governance processes ...
Sarah
Freelance Communications Manager
With over 15 years of experience in the community, creative, and charity sectors, Sarah specialises in creating communications strategies that resonate with decision-makers, forge strong partnerships, and rally communities. A true believer in creating shared spaces Sarah has saved not one, but two historic buildings. Sarah is very proudly from North Wales. ...
Louise
Associate Community Producer
Louise's work in Weston-super-Mare is deeply rooted in community relationships, with a dedicated focus on neurodivergence, global majority voices, and widening access to outdoor arts. Louise is passionate about making cultural spaces feel human, hopeful, and truly accessible to all. ...
Sue
Facilitator - Creative Writing
Sue Hill writes poetry and short stories in her cabin that sits on the cliff edge of Weston. She co-founded and delivers Chapter 1 ...
Ceilidh
Youth Theatre Assistant Facilitator
Having been involved with Super Culture since a young child, Ceilidh has worked in many areas of production and delivery and continues to gain skills on a dizzying basis. ...
Rachel
Freelance Writer
Rachel is a freelance writer and researcher who creates Super Stories for the Super Culture website. She loves speaking to brilliant artists, makers and community members about their work, and writing articles that celebrate the rich mix of creative and cultural projects taking place across North Somerset. ...
Bayan
Early Years Assistant Facilitator
Bayan enjoys helping children to learn and grow and she brings her interests and passion to Super Culture’s term-time workshops for 4-6 year olds. She loves exploring her creativity and passing it down to the next generation! ...
Harry-Eris
Volunteer Assistant Participation Facilitator
Writer, keen historian and nature-lover, Harry-Eris, volunteers as Assistant Participation Facilitator with Super Culture Youth Theatre, so they’re always creating fun and interesting things to do for the young people in our wider family! They’ve been personally involved with Super Culture since they were five years old, so if anyone knows what inspires and motivates young people in our community it’s Harry-Eris! ...
Trustees
Angela
Chair of Board of Trustees
Angela has been a close observer of Super Culture from Day 1, holds a lot of admiration for the reach and impact of the community’s ...
Bryony
Trustee
Bryony has been a teacher, actor, facilitator, producer, creative programme developer, senior manager and is now Content Director for We the Curious in Bristol. She ...
Elise
Trustee
Elise believes in the power of culture to connect people and believes that everyone should have access to create, participate and experience the arts. She ...
Fiona
Trustee
Fiona is a bit in love with all things creative. She is a keen supporter of Super Culture’s mission and is also out there to ...
James
Trustee
James is a Bath born, creative learning specialist. James worked locally as a teacher and then Head of Curriculum at a local secondary school. In ...
Lloyda
Trustee
Lloyda has recently made Weston-super-Mare her home, drawn by the charm of the seaside. As a seasoned Diversity and Inclusion specialist, Lloyda is passionate about ...
Lucy
Trustee
Lucy is an academic researcher, interested in the ways that creativity and culture can help improve health and well-being and reduce health inequalities. As Associate ...
Stacey
Trustee
Stacey has proudly lived in Weston-Super-Mare for over a decade, and has actively participated in Super Culture programmes as an attendee and occasionally as a ...
Sustainability
At Super Culture we believe the arts have an important role to play in exploring, communicating and taking action on climate change and the environment.
Our goal is to have lasting positive impact, harnessing the power of our work to bring people together to inspire change by creating a space for community, connection and debate.
We recognise our operations and activity have an impact on the environment, and we are committed to measuring, understanding and reducing our impact.
Here are a few things we’ve done recently:
- Appointed a Green Champion who seeks local and national initiatives to engage with and identify ways in which we as individuals and as an organisation can lessen our environmental impact.
- Developed a net zero strategy aiming to become carbon neutral by 2030.
- All events are powered by mains from a green energy supplier or renewable energy.
- We have a Green Charter for our event food stalls and bars. All produce is locally sourced where possible. All service ware is recyclable or compostable. We are meat and fish free.
- We encourage all our artists to travel by train where possible.
And here’s how you can help:
- Where possible, walk, cycle or use public transport to attend our events.
- Use recycling facilities at our events, or take waste home with you to recycle.
- Use our water refill station to save plastic waste.
Inclusive culture
As an organisation we aim to create a context where everyone has the opportunity to do their best work and feel fulfilled, no matter who they are, what they do or where they work.
We listen, respect, value input and then act. We are happy to take risks and learn from mistakes as part of our journey.
These principles are also manifest in how we build cultural opportunities for the town from a base of partnership. We seek to realise potential and celebrate difference, so that together we can build a cultural landscape that is inclusive across race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic status and disability.
Our diversity statement and the conversion of principles into active practise is reviewed by the Board of Trustees at each quarterly meeting.
Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy
At Super Culture we are committed to the safe welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults in all the work we do, from online and live events to outreach and engagement. Our team of professional practitioners are trained in the latest safeguarding and child protection policies including those that apply across all digital platforms, to ensure that every experience we offer as part of our creative programme upholds safe practice within safe places. You can contact us at hello@superculture.org.uk with any queries or concerns and for more information on the latest policies surrounding child safety, visit www.nspcc.org.uk
Event Photography/Filming
Many of our events are recorded through photography & filming (including drone footage on occasions) for press, social media, website, promotional, documentation and evaluation purposes.
Content is taken on behalf of Super Culture by authorised photographers/filmmakers and shared with event partners and associated third parties.
By attending our public events and entering event sites, you automatically give permission to be included in any photos, filming, audio and video recordings taken during the event.
If you do not want your image/your child’s image taken, please inform the photographer/filmmaker or a member of staff at the time.
Volunteer
Super Culture is only as good as the sum of its parts, and those parts are you!
Join Culture Makers, a dynamic crew of local residents who are coming together to help make Weston an even better place to live, work and visit.
The team encourages people who can spare a few hours at a one-off event or would like to help out at larger events, such as town-centred festivals.
There is something for everyone to be involved in. In the past couple of years, Culture Makers have made their friendly and positive mark on events as diverse as GLOW festival in Grove Park, Whirligig outdoor arts festival on Italian Gardens, Good Grief Festival with University of Bristol (all over town!), Party on the Green in Bournville Park and and our annual Arts + Health Festival with NHS. Culture Makers help out at dance shows, performances on SUPER WONDER SHRINE and walking tours. The possibilities are many!
We offer opportunities in working with the public, with artists and always welcoming those with some technical knowledge to support in the production of our events. If you have another idea where you could help out, let us know.
We have offered training in being a tour guide, becoming a Dementia Friend and First Aid.
Whether you want to make new social connections (or build upon existing ones), enhance your skill base or you simply thrive on supporting your local community, Culture Makers invites residents to get in touch to make this happen.
Contact becky@superculture.org.uk for more information on how to join this band of Weston-wide volunteers and check out our dedicated Culture Makers’ Facebook group.