Ben Proctor
banner
benproctor.co.uk
Ben Proctor
@benproctor.co.uk
Some time folk singer. Ex Data Orchard CIC. Now freelance data consultant.

LibDem Herefordshire and Hereford City Councillor for College Ward (promoted by Sam Potts on behalf of the Liberal Democrats all at 54 St Owen St Hereford HR12PU)
Summer's nearly over. If you're looking for a change this week's Nonprofit data job newsletter is what you need buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...
August 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Come and listen to me sing some folk songs as part of a great evening of music in Dilwyn. Tickets... buytickets.at/dilwyncedarh...
August 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Pathfinder - Concept Explorer www.matthewsiu.com/pathfinder <- this is fun
July 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Data and AI Skills Framework from The Data Lab looks to be a useful tool when thinking about skills development in organisations thedatalab.com/professional...
July 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A 5:30 train is much more appealing in June than Jan. Off to Localgovcamp SW #lgcsw
June 19, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Lo, I have written a blogpost for the first time in a long time.

If you think you might be interested in what I did with tithe map data for Ceredigion at a National Library of Wales hackday then I've got you covered medium.com/benproctor-c...
March 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@borderlinesff.bsky.social is a great film festival that takes place each year across loads of venues in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and Powys. I'm very happy to be able to help them in a small way by creating an interactive map of all screenings likeaword.github.io/borderlines2...
February 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here's this week's round-up of nonprofit data jobs (and a few public sector data jobs) is fashionably late https://buff.ly/3EzTlta
February 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Look at me being up early for #ukgc25
January 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I think this is right (though admittedly I have Hereford College of Art in my ward). Even in tech we need more design and creative skills. Triumph of the orcs: why Britain needs more Games Workshops on.ft.com/4glmLZS (£)
December 7, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Still digesting @foundationsofthedigitalstate.com's report but this footnote is something I'm going to start quoting everywhere
November 18, 2024 at 3:12 PM
This week's eclectic mix of nonprofit data jobs that caught my eye has been unleashed https://buttondown.com/emails/479fdfa7-08d3-47c2-a6f5-c537a0e8f4fb/completed
November 17, 2024 at 11:32 AM
My mostly-weekly nonprofit-data-jobs-newsletter is out, a couple of days later than normal owing to taking a few days off. 17 jobs this week buttondown.com/likeaword/ar...
October 29, 2024 at 4:31 PM
As a fairly new convert to houseplants the appearance of new shoots on an umbrella plant really delights me
September 15, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Angle, Pembrokeshire, Feb 2024
September 1, 2024 at 8:05 AM
A little spot of America in Bath, UK
August 15, 2024 at 2:22 PM
I love it here
February 10, 2024 at 4:30 PM