Nick led Sheffield Libraries and Archives for 8 years until 2022, after having worked across most parts of Local Government in Sheffield ranging from corporate strategy and performance to project managing change in children and adult social care. Prior to this Nick had careers in FE and IT training and fifteen year’s experience in manufacturing electronics.
In the 2022 New Year’s Honours List Nick received the British Empire Medal for services to public libraries and was cited for his work on 'placemaking' by championing Sheffield's football heritage. Nick doesn’t claim to be an expert on the historic detail, or even have a footballing ‘brain’, but he is passionate about Sheffield, and how we can use its unique football heritage to educate and celebrate what this city has done in forging the world’s favourite game
