Introducing the Bradford 2025 Networkers
Our 10 community ambassadors are celebrating culture in Bradford’s neighbourhoods.
Published: August 29, 2024
Author: Richard Dunbar
Our team of Bradford 2025 Networkers are sharing what’s happening during our year as UK City of Culture with communities across the district.
These 10 brilliant community ambassadors representing some of our many diverse communities from all corners of Bradford District. Two Networkers are based in each of the Bradford constituencies – Bradford East, Bradford South, Bradford West, Keighley & Ilkley and Shipley – and they’re all passionate about arts, culture and community.
The Networkers will be taking part in community events in their area and sharing news about the Bradford 2025 programme. As well as that, the Networkers each bring their own specialisms: including LGBTQ+ advocacy, schools, youth work, sport and the night-time economy, to name but a few.
Are you from Bradford District and keen to learn how your community can connect with Bradford 2025? Meet our Networkers below – and get in touch!
Becky Hutchinson
Bradford East
Becky has lots of experience in youth and community development across Bradford District, plus extensive knowledge of LGBTQ+ groups, Girl Guiding and food bank networks.
Email Becky: [email protected]
Carys Bose
Shipley
Carys brings more than 35 years’ experience in youth and community development to Bradford 2025, with 25 of those years spent in Bradford. She often uses arts as the key driver to educate and entertain, and has a wealth of experience in bringing diverse groups together into action.
Email Carys: [email protected]
Hamzah Khan
Bradford West
Hamzah has wide links in schools across Bradford, and is currently Vice-Principal at a school in the Dixons Academy Trust (currently on sabbatical). He also has deep links within faith communties.
Email Hamzah: [email protected]
Hannah Karim
Keighley
Hannah has lots of experience in youth engagement, having worked for well-established organisations such as the Bradford Youth Development Partnership and the Bangladeshi Youth Organisation.
Email Hannah: [email protected]
James Humphreys-Goodall
Bradford East
James has years’ of experience working in and managing bars, and has been part of organising Bradford at Night events. As well as his night-time economy specialism, he also talks proudly about his neurodiversity and how it can help engage other neurodiverse people with Bradford 2025.
Email James: [email protected]
Lauren Batty
Bradford South
Lauren is well established in youth work and community arts in the district. She bring experience of running her own organisations, plus plenty of knowledge about running larger-scale community events.
Email Lauren: [email protected]
Linda Binns
Keighley
Linda has a background in social work, and has been involved in arts organisations. She plays a key role in the Dominican Association of Bradford.
Email Linda: [email protected]
Piers Telemaque
Bradford South
Piers is a well-known activist and organiser across Bradford with strong links in youth and community circles. He works for the Race Equality Network and has good links in the further and higher education sectors, having previously served as Vice-President of the National Union of Students.
Email Piers: [email protected]
Rukayat Olanrewju
Shipley
Rukayat may be relatively new to Bradford, but she’s a passionate advocate for community development and liberation issues. She works in community development at a local centre and is keen on engaging newer arrivals to the district in the Bradford 2025 programme.
Email Rukayat: [email protected]
Tasif Khan
Bradford West
Tasif is a well-known world champion boxer who runs a boxing academy within the city. He has great links within the sporting world and has done a lot of work in schools across the district.
Email Tasif: [email protected]