Surinder Singh

Position: Community Outreach Officer

tel: 01212247377 mobile: 07917 862 392 email: s.singh@creativelaunchpad.co.uk

One Minute Pitch ...

Hi i'm Surinder and I'm currently working as the Community Outreach Business Advisor for the project. I have been working in the voluntary sector for the last 2 years and have built an extensive portfolio of clients/community organisations from all different ethnic groups in the community.

I studied Business law at the City University London and then had several high profile roles with major government organisations in London and Australia before returning back to the West Midlands.

My role at the Creative Launchpad is to build relationships with the hard to reach groups who are currently not accessing creative business support and want to enter the creative industries as well as marketing the project in these areas.

In the last 6 months we have successfully run outreach services in Coventry, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich and Smethwick as well as with Broad Street Connexions and ENTA Training.

In 2006 we hope to set up similar outreach services in Walsall, Dudley and Handsworth as well as Stoke on Trent and Hereford.

My role has allowed me to build a strong network of contacts through local government and community projects as well as with influential members in the community which I hope will now enable me to now to improve the access for members of the BME community into the creative industries.

I have also played an important role in helping creative artists set up community friendly groups which will put them in a position to receive funding so that they can take the creative arts into the community.

On a personal level I have hosted and presented several community events and also had my own radio show on Jawani Fm as well as played various Asian musical instruments for numerous artists as well as represented my University and College at both sports and political debate.