Based in Saltburn by the Sea Whippet Up work across the North of England
Whippet Up is a Community Interest Company
Whippet Up C.I.C
company number 11208593
Have a look in the gallery for pics from recent Whippet Up events including - Boosbeck Klondike Race party and the Boosbeck Pirate event - The 'Smugglers Inn' dinning event - Saltburn's First Big Lunch and our weekly Chooseday sessions......
Whippet Up and meet the gang
Paul Hyde
Sarah Hill
Sarah was a founder member of Middlesbrough's Take 5 Arts Collective before developing a street food business and cooking up 'fine festival cuisine'
Sarah developed the Supper Club movement in Saltburn and creates celebration cakes that are are a work of art and truly scrumptious.
A graduate in 3D design, Paul worked as an Arts Consultant before founding an arts project in the North East in the 1980’s that concentrated on assisting new arts enterprises and running community based projects. He has worked as a Development Worker with a Co-operative Development Agency helping to establish a range of co-operative and community enterprises and as a manager in the voluntary sector. Paul has continued to develop new areas of work that link creativity, enterprise and the voluntary sector and is active as a trainer, consultant and project manager.
Working as a freelance worker for the past 22 years Paul provides a support service for incorporation, business planning, procurement, mergers, collaborative working and enterprise/charity development. Recent work has concentrated on supporting the delivery of mental health and wellbeing services by the not for profit sector
Jane Cuthbert
Jane is a freelance creative artist and performer. She has built cardboard dinosaurs for the Natural History Museum in London, worked for Sage Gateshead as a Community Musician, a costume maker and festival director. She toured extensively with her converted Trike of Delights with Jean and Morag Tea Ladies, made appearances as a Valkyrie, a Snow Queen and a large gold mermaid. Recent work includes artist for MIMA's Creative Age programme and Costume Creator for Phoenix Voices at The Festival of Thrift
Vicky Lax
Vicky combines street art, costume and body art to add sparkle and panache to community celebrations.
Her work as a freelance artist has seen Vicky uses a range of recycled and re-imagined materials in her own work and in community workshops.
Recent work has included 3D construction and costume work with Russian performance arts company 'Cardbordia'
Volunteers
There is a growing band of Whippet Up volunteers helping to plan and run events. Please contact us if you want to join the gang!
