Well, I’d like to thank you for welcoming me to Anglotopia.net, I am only assuming that you have welcomed me because of the warm feeling I am already getting from the thought of sharing my views and opinions on the wonderfully diverse culture and heritage of ‘Old Blighty’ with you. My name is Phil Hackett but on-line I tend to use my alter-ego X-Wide P (xwidep) which is the stage name I use for my band Relevant Elephant and is short for both Extra Wide Phil and Wideboy P (it is a long story and one day I will tell you all about it and them).
So I guess you’d like to know a bit more about me? I am the Chief Executive of Shakespeare Country the award winning official tourist board for Stratford-upon-Avon, historic Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa, romantic Kenilworth, and the beautiful Cotswolds; all quintessentially English. Shakespeare Country’s marketing strap-line is ‘Explore England’s England’ and in my next post I shall be introducing you to the secret and the not so secret treasures that Shakespeare Country has to offer the discerning visitor.
Scenes of Shakespeare Country
I am very fortunate (managed by both accident and design) to be working in a career sector that supports my personal interests, having spent the last eighteen years working in culture, heritage, museums and tourism. I won’t name names just yet (as I will hopefully introduce you to them over the coming posts) but I have worked with, for and at hundreds of visitor attractions, listed buildings, historic sites, museums, galleries, theatres, World Heritage Sites, ancient monuments and cultural events and festivals; and I love to go on holiday in the UK, known as a ‘Busman’s Holiday’ over here.
I am looking forward to introducing you to the sights and scenes I know and love but in the meantime if you would like to do a bit of research before my next post (I will be asking questions) visit my web site here.
Author Info - Phil is a professional advocate for England’s tourism, heritage & culture and has worked in, with and for some of the country’s finest cultural icon’s over the last 19 years: Phil is also an advisor to numerous national and regional bodies and in his spare time he is the Chair of the City of Leicester Museums Trust and the mild mannered front man of Relevant Elephant - the finest purveyors of Rock Steady Hip Hop Mambo since 1991, he rides his mountain bike, roller skates and practices Tai Chi. Living on the Warwickshire/Leicestershire border in the Heart of England with his three daughters, one dog, one cat and two chickens (love those fresh eggs) and considers himself to be a modern renaissance man or possibly just a culture vulture!! Read more from this author
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Anglotopia was founded by Jonathan and Jackie Thomas for people who love Britain - whether it's British TV, Culture, History or Travel - we cover it all. Anglotopia was started to get us back to the UK for a trip and it did that in 2009. Now, the goal is for Anglotopia to make our dream of living in the UK a reality.