About Our Surrey Story

Our Surrey Story is a brand for our county. It is designed to benefit our community, our environment, and our economy. It achieves this by painting a positive, powerful and engaging picture of what Surrey has to offer current and potential residents, employees, students, visitors, businesses and investors.

In practical terms, Our Surrey Story consists of a narrative built around three especially distinctive and engaging areas of Surrey life. These themes draw upon our strengths and celebrate what is so special about our county. The themes are: innovating a future economy; natural landscapes and lifestyle; connecting people and places.

The brand also includes a unique visual identity that can be easily adapted while maintaining coherence across different materials, sizes and contexts.

If Our Surrey Story sounds like something you would like to be a part of, find out about becoming an Ambassador.

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Our Surrey Story Board

Sarah Brown,
Director, Lightbox Gallery

Alistair Burtenshaw,
Director, Watts Gallery

Sarah Jane Chimbwandira,
Chief Executive Officer, Surrey Wildlife Trust

Neelam Devesher,
Chair, Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum

Elizabeth Duggan,
Managing Director, Active Surrey

Lorenzo Fioramonti,
Director of Sustainability, University of Surrey

Steve Flanagan,
Chief Executive, CSH Surrey

David Ford,
Chief Executive, Tandridge District Council

Peter Gordon,
Broadcaster and Communications Specialist, PGmedia (Chair)

Chris Howard,
Chair of Visit Surrey and President of Surrey Hills Society

Yue Leng,
PhD Student, University for the Creative Arts

Irina Mushtina,
Marketing Support, Voluntary Support North Surrey

Andrea Newman,
Strategic Director, Communications and Engagement, Surrey County Council

Redell Olsen,
Professor in English, Royal Holloway, University of London

Louise Punter,
Chief Executive, Surrey Chambers of Commerce

David Stedman,
Senior Brand and Marketing Manager, Our Surrey Story

Our Board sets the overall direction for Our Surrey Story and is responsible for its activities. Members come from all walks of life, share a love of Surrey and a desire to benefit our people, businesses, natural and built surroundings. Together they represent and combine public, private and third sector interests to ensure Our Surrey Story delivers for the county as a whole.