OUR TEAM
June Walden
Tour Manager
June was a secretary in the UK and Sweden, Tour Manager for Epsom Racecourse Derby Day Experience Tours and District Sales Advisor for the Ambassador Theatre Group before joining Cultural Breaks in 2008. She assists with booking and monitoring hotels, theatre tickets and other activities as well as accompanying holidays in her role as Tour Manager. With great sense of fun and a passion for people, theatre and travel, June thoroughly enjoys working with Cultural Breaks.
Pauline & Jim Gibbons
Tour Manager
Pauline, accompanied by her husband Jim, enjoy being part of the Cultural Breaks team, always looking forward to leading our many interesting and varied trips. They have a passion for seeing new places, as well as old favourites, visiting concerts, theatres and museums alongside our members, with whom they are very popular. Nothing is too much trouble for this couple, who take great pleasure in helping everyone make the most out of their holidays.
Nick Thorogood
Tour Manager
Nick worked for 30 years in the television industry making well known programmes and running much loved channels. Outside of tour managing he is involved in the charity sector and works creating events in his local community. Alongside a passion for culture, theatre and exploring the UK, Nick gets great pleasure from meeting Cultural Breaks members and helping them to enjoy their holidays.
Ruth Weeks
Tour Manager
Ruth has spent her working life as a music teacher and pianist. Now with more time she volunteers at her local Arts Centre where she is duty manager for the classical concerts. She also loves walking, leading walks for the Ramblers.
Working for Cultural Breaks as a Tour Manager is very rewarding as she enjoys visiting new places and meeting interesting people.
Jackie Harrison
Office Manager
Jackie has been an invaluable asset to Cultural Breaks since she joined the team in 2013. Her friendly, helpful disposition makes her popular with everyone she speaks to. Her many duties include taking holiday bookings, setting up new members’ free membership and renewals for existing members, organising refreshment and lunch stops during tours and arranging door to door cars to chauffeur members from their home to and from the holiday departure point.
Nicola Long
Holiday Co-ordinator
Ellie Redshaw
Holiday Co-ordinator 
Tracey Brennan
Holiday Co-ordinator
Clare Steel
Holiday Co-ordinator
As an Assistant Administrator & Event Co-Ordinator, Clare is responsible within the team for helping with customer enquiries, taking holiday bookings and helping the Holiday Planners with the bookings for our client’s future trips. In Clare’s free time, she enjoys going on holidays, trips to the theatre and relaxing with a good book.
Hannah Roberts
Holiday Co-ordinator
Lexie Roberts
Holiday Co-ordinator 
Dave Roberts
IT & Design
As IT Manager, Dave is responsible for all activities related to computers including the design and management of our website and with his knowledge of design principles he produces all Cultural Breaks’ holiday brochures and magazine advertisements. When not busy working Dave loves to spend time with his two young sons, enjoying football, playing golf, and trying to keep them out of mischief during visits to castles and other exciting places.
