Our Production Team:
Nick Franchini
Chief Facilitator
With experience in traditional and innovative communication techniques, plus many years’ experience in the worlds of design, hospitality and management consultancy, Nick knows how to make an event shimmer and shine. And he can do it in English and Italian.
Dominic Reid
Film Production
Dom started making video many years ago underwater, then went back to dry land to work in local TV, before running a media department. This bag of tricks means Dominic can ‘work out of the box at the drop of a hat’.
Monica Rea
Runner
With a smiling face and/or with a camera in hand, and twenty years of international commercial experience, Monica knows about people. Hence she can plan, troubleshoot and take care of things. She also loves getting around the globe, so we have fun travelling and working together.
Our creative network in Todmorden…
Creative with Nature
Local willow weaving specialists. Known for their workshops and for being a hotbed for related traditional and contemporary arts and crafts. The wonderful Joe Gregory and her team, trained our participants to create the large Kindness sign featured at the top of our homepage in our 2022 NHS Away Day.
Incredible Farm
A unique project offering inspiring activities to engage and teach all ages about creating a sustainable food future. Head Grower and Head Teacher Mike Smith co-facilitated our 2023 NHS Away Day. Incredible Farm is a stand-alone, not-for-profit social enterprise which is converting moorland into a local source of specialised food produce using timeless farming techniques like permaculture.
“It has been wonderful working with Convivial Experiences, giving professionals the opportunity to explore nature in a meaningful way, to enable them to benefit from the heightened reflection that brings and to see them articulating meaningful change together.” Mike Smith
Endless River
Mindfulness events in the midst of nature.
“Offering ‘connecting experiences’ to groups of people is what I do. With Convivial Experiences I know I can work with people who are really professional and deliver experiences which are meaningful and relevant to the client.” Alan Creedon
Owner-manager Alan Creedon was a co-facilitator in our 2023 NHS Away Day.
The Golden Lion
DJ-ing workshops for creative teams.
Contact us for a customised solution tailored to your needs and objectives.
‘Il gretario’
Our in-house illustrator Greta.
Check out the flash cards we created for our last event. Follow the link to the foot of that page). Our workshops normally minimise or avoid conventional flipcharts, PowerPoints and printed literature as these can be obstacles that get between participants.
Hippodrome Theatre
Offering an inspiring traditional and refurbished venue with a traditional theatre feel including the wonderful Props Bar. This is a community owned theatre with volunteer actors and a backstage team. Both teams include theatre professionals who we worked with for our 2021 NHS Away Day, with a theatrical theme.
Our Caterers:
The Golden Lion
Thai Buffet
A rather famous pub, restaurant and music venue in Todmorden that is run by a fun bunch of folks who know how to throw a party as well as host some of the finest music artists around. They have provided a Thai buffet lunch for our last three NHS events.
Kindness Hub
Breakfast, Cafe Food, Cakes
along with Fine Coffee, teas
and local Temperance drinks
The Kindness Hub in Todmorden helps local folk in recovery to make a fresh start in a community environment. And that happens to include a healthy breakfast, lunch and cakes.
Our caterers our experienced in catering for special dietary needs.
