About Us
Darren Clarkson – Project Manager – Click here for Darren’s blurb
Becca Howley – Schools Team Member – Click here for Becca’s blurb
Jill Keegan – Administrator & Fundraiser – Click here for Jill’s blurb
The History of Label of Love
In 1993 Mike and Carolyn Salt were formulating a project that would use visual and musical arts to tell the Christian message and so Label of Love was born. Label of Love was established in Scunthorpe and moved to Hull in 1999.
Originally LOL was solely a band that visited pubs, etc… performing and preaching the gospel. By the end of 1994 Kalled Ullah joined the LOL Team and the project branched out into schools work and became a hugely successful travelling schools team, leading lesson sessions and performing original tracks.
The team grew, two full time schools teams were set up, and they were lead by Phil Irvine. A full time band was also set up at this time. LOL were then faced with financial difficulties, and so the schools teams were laid off which meant the schools work virtually came to a halt.
Mikey, Geoff Waring (technical wizard), and Isobel Brown (Admin) remained, and they once again focused their time on music and visual arts.
In 2001 Mikey moved on and John Flavell took over leading the project. John re launched the schools team and found two volunteers Kerstin Greswell and Agnus Fraser, who became part of the schools team. A year later in 2002 LOL employed Steph Trebilcock and Shelle Hornsby ( now Firth ). Geoff Waring left LOL at Christmas 2003 followed by Isobel at Easter 2004. Anna Sadler was employed to take on the Admin and fundraising role . In January 2006 Shelle had a baby and whilst on maternity leave Ben Hamilton volunteered for LOL.
In the summer of 2006 John Flavell left the team and handed on the title of Project Manager to Will Partridge-Underwood. In the summer of 2007 Steph Trebilcock our Schools work team leader went back to her home county to work in the local schools. Anna left to further her education in May 2008, and was replaced by Jill Keegan. We then employed Julia Clapp as a LOL team member. Julia left to pursue other things in May 2008. Rebecca Prescott joined the team in September 2008 as a schools worker. In January 2010 as Will left Darren Clarkson joined Label of Love as the new project manager.
In 2011 Ben Hall joined the team as a gap year student working within the technical and media department of Label of Love. Ben has helped advance the work by creating various promotional DVD’s for schools and churches and is still helping the team on occasions in this area. Ben still volunteers to help with the technical and events side of the ministry.
In December 2011 Shelle left the team after an incredible 10 years in service with the schools team! She has helped shape the team in so many ways with her gifts in singing and her skills in lesson planning and delivery. She still volunteers for the ministry leading our ‘Adrenaline Monkeys’ dance group for primary school pupils in Hull. A big thank you Shelle!!
We are now embarking on advertising for a new schools team member so watch this space….