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Nick Nakorn
Nick Nakorn was born in
Essex in 1956. At 15 he was awarded the Henry Moore Apprentice Prize for
sculpture. After a brief spell as a set designer and graphic artist he spent
nearly ten years in the advertising and marketing industry. In the early
1980s He ran a small classic car restoration business and crewed for the
Aston Martin Group C Endurance Racing Team. An environmental campaigner
from 1977, Nick gained a 1st class science degree in 1990 before
becoming a full time environmentalist for the first local government
environment unit in the country; based at Watford Council. He was made a
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Commerce for services to energy
conservation & community development in 1995. Nick served on the
Parliamentary Alternative Energy Committee and the United Nations Local
Agenda 21 committee for county-scale sustainable development and was a
senior environmental consultant for The Groundwork Trust. For the last few
years he has worked as a self-employed woodlands contractor and handyman.
Nick has been writing poetry, songs, plays and screenplays for some years
and has performed poetry at a number of venues in the South West and in
London. He has had theatre and music pieces performed at the Watford Palace
Theatre and the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth and is developing film,
theatre and music projects. Nick plays keyboard in a blues band and his
poetry is published in number of anthologies in the UK and the United
States. Since 1982 Nick’s career has been interrupted from time to time by
depressive illness and a recurring lung disorder from which he is currently
recovering. He lives in South Devon.
CURRICULUM VITAE
1964 - 1969 Wolborough Hill School, Newton Abbot, Devon Common Entrance pass and Art Scholarship to Bryanston 1969 - 1973 Bryanston School, Blandford, Dorset O levels: Maths, Physics, Geography, English Language, English
Literature 1973 - 1974 Torquay College of Art, Torquay, Devon Art Foundation. Drawing, painting, composition, 3D design, etc. 1974 - 1977 Wimbledon School of Art, Wimbledon, London BA Hons (lower second class) 3D design (theatre) 1986 - 1990 Middlesex University, Trent Park, Herts BSc. Hons (first class) Science, society and technology: energy
physics, quantum mechanics, environmental & development studies,
economics. 1984 Manpower Services Commission, Twickenham, Middlesex MTIT. Mechanics, fabrication and welding 1995 London Institute & National
Energy Action, Optima Energy, London City and Guilds 6176 Energy Awareness (for community advice services) 1996 Royal Society of Arts and Commerce invited Fellowship 1977 - 1978 Founder: Saving the Victorian Hamlyn spinning mill from demolition through
an arts-based project. 1977 - 1978 Founder member: preventing mass cull of Dartmoor badgers and commissioning
research into bovine TB 1991/ 5/6 Hertfordshire Environmental Forum
Energy Group Chair. Co-ordinating energy conservation in Hertfordshire Local
authorities 1992 - 1997 Ordinary member and Chair for 2 years, providing
support for non-white employees suffering racial harassment and
discrimination 1993 - 1997 Chair: Helping those on low incomes to become more energy
efficient 1996 - 1997 EQUAM Founder and lead officer. Co-ordinating European Energy and Air Quality Model research
and development
Buckfastleigh Mill Scheme
Dartmoor Badgers’ Protection League
Black
Employees Support Group
Warm Herts
Further education, employment, projects,
self-employment, business activities and creative work have overlapped considerably
making a chronological CV almost impossible. I have therefore divided the
following section into subject headings, each of which is chronological.
E M P L O Y M E N T & P R O J E C T S
1973 - 1977 Readers Union Book Clubs, Newton Abbot, Devon (employed) The 2nd largest book club in
the world in 1977. I started as an office junior in the
advertising department and soon became a copywriter and graphic
designer. I left to join Hallett-Paul Publicity 1978 - 1979 Hallett-Paul Publicity, Newton Abbot Devon (self employed) A small advertising agency formed as a
breakaway company from Readers Union. A Designer, copywriter, and
business development manager. I was offered a Directorship in 1979. I
turned it down to join Cato Johnson and pursue other interests. 1980 - 1982 Cato Johnson Ltd, London (employed) Then the largest marketing agency in the
world. I devised and managed promotional marketing strategies and
campaigns for the following brands: Allied Breweries regional beers
(Tetley, Tetley Walker, Ind Coop), Skol Lager, Glenfiddich, Grants of St.
James, Osram Lamps. Budgets: £1M 1982
- 1983 Marketing Triangle Ltd.
London (employed) Management and strategic development for
my clients: Martini & Rossi UK, Trendon Sports, Johnson & Johnson,
Benedictine. Budgets: £3.4M
1977 Medium Fair Theatre Company,
Exeter, Devon (self-employed) Designer for Ann Jellico’s community
touring theatre company. “The Golden Pathway Annual” by John Harding and
John Burrows (Director: Ann Jellico). 1977
- 1979 Theatre, costume and design advice to students
for a number of local school productions 1978 Assistant Designer, scene painter, prop-maker and
general hand for the restoration of the Old Palace Theatre, Plymouth and
for it’s first production with Frankie Howard (Director: John Redgrave) 1996 Allsorts Arts Centre,
Watford, Herts. (Un-paid) Writer: “The Interview” part of an
evening of short plays produced by the Palace Theatre, Watford (Director:
Deborah Shaw). 1997 Watford Palace Theatre, Watford,
Herts. (Un-paid) Writer. “A true Likeness” part of an
evening of short plays produced by the Palace Theatre, Watford (Director:
Jessica Dromgoole). 1998
- 2002 Devon River Poets, Exeter,
Devon (un-paid) Writer/performer. Regular
workshops and performances in Exeter and other venues in Devon. 1998
- 2004 Poetry Uncut, Exeter,
Devon (un-paid) 2004
- 2005 Silent Whistle Blues Night,
Ashburton, Devon. (Un-paid) 2005 Barbican Theatre, Plymouth,
Devon. (Un-paid) 2006
- 2007 Ashburton Blues Jam Ashburton, Devon (unpaid) 2007
- Blues at The Wharf, Tavistock,
Devon (unpaid)
Work with
schools, Devon (self-employed)
John
Redgrave Productions, Plymouth, Devon (self-employed)
Writer/performer. Regular performances,
Exeter, Devon
Performer. Monthly,
blues band at a local pub, piano/keyboard
Writer/performer/director.
An extended narrative poem, ‘Skin Deep’ with a nine
piece band as part of the Theatre-do season, (film of performance in
progress)
Performer. Monthly
Blues Jam at the Victoria Inn, piano/keyboard
Performer. Monthly
Blues Club with the Smokestack Blues Band piano/keyboard
1984
- 1986 R. S. Williams Ltd,
London (self-employed) Mechanic and race team member.
R.S. Williams then specialised in the restoration of classic and current
road and racing Aston Martins and the management of the contemporary
Group C endurance race team for the Aston Martin factory. General
mechanic, fabricator and pit crew member 1984
- 1990 Teddy Spares and Restoration, London
(self-employed) My own small repair and restoration business
for classic and contemporary cars run from premises in S London. 1998
- 2005 Rural contracting and Handyman, Ashburton,
Devon (self-employed) My own small business providing contracting for
woodland maintenance, garden landscaping and maintenance, buildings
restoration, interior design and build, and odd jobs
I have a daughter and very much enjoy domestic life.
We try and visit our family in Thailand as much as money allows and a documentary
about that experience is in progress. Music I play blues piano, write songs and sing a little too Computers Reasonably computer literate with common PC based
programmes Driving I’ve held a full licence for 33 years and can drive
most things
Family