Front exterior of the Victorian mid-terrace renovation project in Bristol

The renovation

I'm partway through a full renovation of a Victorian mid-terrace in Bristol, and it's ambitious! With a small budget and a lot to do, I'm taking on as much as I can myself, learning on the job and bringing in trades only for the specialist work (and friends if takes more than 1 person to lift something!)

Joe's 2014 Renault Trafic campervan conversion parked by a pond with a fountain

The van

I'm converting a 2014 Renault Trafic into a proper basecamp for weekends away — surfing, camping, and finding quiet spots to park up around the UK.

Outdoors & active

Outdoors & active

Surfing, yoga, and staying properly active rather than just gym-active.

Travel
most recently Spain

Travel

I like travelling independently and sorting the logistics almost as much as the trip itself — most recently a trip to Spain.

The renovation, in motion
Social ethics & climate change

Why this sector, not just this job

Sustainability isn't a professional pose for me — I was raised around it, and it's a big part of why I've built a career in this sector.

Activism

Community

I volunteer with Migrateful, supporting migrants and refugees through community integration. Earlier in my career, I helped organise the hikes and community days that built culture at EcoAct while it was still an independent scale-up.

Creative side-projects

Motion graphics, for the fun of it

After Effects and motion graphics were a personal interest of mine long before they became part of my job, and I still enjoy building templates, lower thirds and stings just for the fun of it.

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