We are Seaxburh

[Sæɑks:ˈbə pronounced: Seeksburr]
Queen of the Gewisse; the only chronicled Queen of Wessex

The Saxon warrior Queen, Seaxburh, would fight for her beliefs when necessary but gained local respect as well as ground through an intelligent, relationship-led approach to her mission. Inspired by this, Seaxburh Partners offers a range of strategic, stakeholder-focused communications and engagement services.

Relationship-led results

  • Strategic

    Strategic

    Businesses use Seaxburh Partners because we are:

    • Small, agile and senior partner operated
    • Creative while focused on results
    • Experienced communicators and brand builders
    • Knowledgeable about the planning process
    • Accomplished at corporate reporting and reputation management
    • Technical, with ability to translate text to lay language
    • Great at building relationships
    • Effective project managers
    • Plugged into the South West
    • Efficient and great value for money
    • Supported by a range of close associates and an in-house designer
    • Team players and fun to work with

  • Persuasive

    Persuasive

    We’re known for our sensitive strategies, compelling narratives and ability to build relationships and reputations. But don’t just take our word for it:

    ‘The Seaxburh Partners have been instrumental in establishing strong relationships for us with influential contacts throughout the SW. They have an ability to turn complex technical issues into user-friendly and persuasive language that has helped them engage and secure the support of stakeholders of all types.’

    Tony Clements,
    Partner (Town Planning), Rapleys

    ‘Seaxburh is one of the few agencies who always seem to just get it first time. Not afraid to constructively and helpfully challenge thinking, and always coming up with new ways of looking at a subject, they provide invaluable support, particularly when we need something done quickly that doesn’t look like it’s been done quickly! Wholeheartedly recommend the team.’

    Andy Collingridge,
    Global Communications Director, Smiths Group plc

    Read more client testimonials here.

  • Effective

    Effective

     We’ll become fully-integrated members of your team, bringing complementary experience, ideas and organisational skills as required. For each project, we will draw on the specific mix of services that will most effectively and efficiently achieve your goals – including:

    • Branding
    • Corporate reputation
    • Reporting
    • Application support
    • Storytelling, interpretation and collateral development
    • Promotion and sales support

    Combined, Seaxburh’s knowledge, skills and contacts, along with creative flair, tight project management and a can-do attitude, help clients to:

    • Establish a consistent, engaging and credible voice
    • Engage and earn the respect of stakeholders
    • Achieve strategic goals while protecting their reputation

    Read about some of our work here.

Our Services

INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT

Branding

Branding

  • Situation assessment
  • Strategic positioning
  • Key messaging
  • Design (visual identity)
  • Brand guidelines

Reputation

Reputation

  • Brand management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Internal communications
  • Investor communications
  • Media/social media engagement
  • Crisis management

Applications

Applications

  • Pre-purchase situation assessment
  • Community consultation
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Exhibitions; events
  • PR
  • Campaign management

Strategic

Strategic

  • Project planning
  • Mission/purpose development
  • Project management
  • Reports, inc.: Financial, ESG, Technical
  • Collateral production

Promotion

Promotion

  • Creative campaigns
  • PR
  • Copywriting
  • Advertising
  • Promotional materials
  • Design

The Seaxburh Partners

Niki has a rare ability to read the mood, and gain the trust, of a wide variety of people, enabling her to constantly adjust our communications strategy to pre-empt issues, convincingly state our position and even convert critics into advocates. She is a smart, creative, resourceful and pragmatic person; tough if needs be, yet invariably enthusiastic and fun to work with. In short, I recommend her without reservation.

Sir Tim Smit KBE, Executive Vice Chairman and Co-founder, the Eden Project

  • NIKI LATHWELL

    Strategic, Creative, Relationships

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    NIKI LATHWELL

  • SEAXBURH

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    SEAXBURH

  • LUCIE BRAILSFORD

    Strategy, Technical, Relationships

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    LUCIE BRAILSFORD

Lucie’s creativity, coupled with her relentless focus on the goal, her ability to work effectively within a specific budget and her excellent project management skills makes her the most effective communications professional I have worked with in 35 years.

Simon Pryce, Group Chief Executive, BBA Aviation plc (2007 – June 2017)

Our Reputation

What do our clients say about us?

  • I have worked with Niki for several years in the development and public consultation for the multi-million pound Eden Westwood project. Her ability to distil complex messages into simple propositions tailored to communicate with a wide range of audiences has been very impressive. Her copywriting, project management and networking skills are also impressive – and proactive rather than reactive, demonstrating the Project’s confidence in facing the community of its neighbours and stakeholders. This has ranged from Councils to Business groups, college students to anxious shop owners in neighbouring towns. Niki has a rare ability to quickly read the mood, and gain the trust, of a wide variety of people, enabling her to constantly adjust our communications strategy to pre-empt issues, convincingly state our position and even convert critics into advocates.She is a smart, creative, resourceful and pragmatic person; tough if needs be, yet invariably enthusiastic and fun to work with. In short, I recommend her without reservation.

    — Sir Tim Smit KBE, Executive Vice Chairman and Co-founder of the Eden Project —

  • I’ve worked with Niki and Lucie on two high profile strategic projects in the SW. They are both extremely effective communicators who bring a highly empathetic and human approach to projects. Their input has enabled the teams to convey very clearly the benefits that each scheme would deliver, creating a strong rapport with certain groups; while appeasing and managing key opponents. They have been instrumental in establishing strong relationships with influential contacts throughout the SW, and have an ability to turn complex technical issues into user-friendly and persuasive language that has helped them engage and secure the support of stakeholders of all types, making them an asset for any client team.

    — Tony Clements, Partner (Town Planning) of Rapleys —

  • Anchorwood Bank is a huge regeneration project for Barnstaple but our plans were not always popular. With Lucie’s help we reset understanding of the scheme and gained support. There is now huge enthusiasm for the project amongst local stakeholders and we are about to move forward with Phase Three.

    — Andrew Pegg, Managing Director of Wessex Investors —

  • Having been surprised by a formal objection from a seemingly supportive Town Council, we recruited Seaxburh to identify and mobilise influential supporters for our planning application ahead of the Unitary Authority’s planning committee meeting. Niki’s wide-ranging stakeholder engagement, lobbying and communications campaign was absolutely fundamental in turning the tide, achieving overwhelming support from all quarters of the community, and ultimately consent with an 11:1 vote in favour of our scheme.’

    — Tom Pinder, Executive Development Manager at LondonMetric Property plc —

  • Lucie has been a key member of our consultant team since 2011, managing communications and building relationships with stakeholders for a range of our development projects across the South West. She works with all members of the development team to turn complex concepts into language and images that effectively communicate with the lay person and her enthusiasm and passion for projects is infectious.  

    — Tim Jones, Chair of South West Business Council —

  • Seaxburh is one of the few agencies who always seems to just ‘get it’ first time. Not afraid to constructively and helpfully challenge thinking, and always coming up with new ways of looking at a subject, they provide invaluable support, particularly when we need something done quickly that doesn’t look like it’s been done quickly! Wholeheartedly recommend the team.

    — Andy Collingridge, Global Communications Director of Smiths Group plc —

  • Niki’s hard work, great communication and attention to detail on the brief, as well as the final achievement of our Association’s branding and logo, has been nothing short of fantastic. As a consultancy you have also taken time to understand and relate to the larger strategic elements of our group/Mid Devon which has, in turn, given us very real tangible goals to achieve in the near future.

    — Phil Brind, Chair of Mid Devon Attractions Association —

  • Lucie worked directly and indirectly for me at BBA Aviation for over 10 years as an internal and external communications expert. She is highly creative and has an ability to distil complex and detailed information into clear messages for multi-channel, multi-media transmission that are very and equally effective for the target audience they are designed to reach – whether it is blue collar workers or highly sophisticated financial investors. This creativity, coupled with her relentless focus on the goal and her excellent project management skills makes her the most effective communications professional I have worked with in 35 years in finance and international business. Not only is she an exceptional communications professional, importantly she is also a great team player and fun to work with. Anyone who has Lucie on their team is very fortunate indeed.

    — Simon Pryce, Group Chief Executive of BBA Aviation plc (2007 - June 2017) —

  • As my career has progressed through marketing management and directorship, I have returned time and again to your consultancy for PR and copywriting work because no-one hits the ground running like you do. No matter which audiences I’m targetting, I know Niki will immediately get across the hot media topics in our key sectors and will be able to use this knowledge to strengthen the appeal of our case studies and press releases to the relevant media.

    — Vickey Wallis, former Marketing Manager/Director of Torex, Atmos International, Omnico - and now Symatrix —

  • You provide a rare blend of strategic business nous with graphic design and copywriting skills. Niki’s redirection of our branding strategy has given us far greater market reach and recognition, and a much bigger return on our marketing investment.

    — Ivan Durkin, Managing Director of STL Technology Solutions —

  • I have worked with Seaxburh’s designer over a number of years on a series of projects, including a suite of print and on-line publications to promote recreation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park and to encourage responsible behaviour amongst our visitors. The service received has been superb. He responds quickly to requests for quotes and produces high quality materials to often challenging deadlines. He is fast to understand the requirements of any particular project and come up with good designs first time. This high quality and efficient service is much appreciated and is what leads us to using your consultancy time and again.

    — Mark Allum, Recreation & Tourism Manager of Yorkshire Dales National Park —

Our Work

Read about some of our projects

News

Contact

We'd really love to hear from you so why not get in touch?




Niki Lathwell

T: 01398 331 177                 M: 07778 599 711

Lucie Brailsford

T: 01278 671 244                 M: 07912 113 208

Niki and Lucie are extremely effective communicators who bring a highly empathetic and human approach to projects….and have an ability to turn complex technical issues into user-friendly and persuasive language, making them an asset for any client team.’

Tony Clements, Partner (Town Planning), Rapleys

Legals

Disclaimer

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Seaxburh and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of Seaxburh. We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, Seaxburh takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

Privacy Policy and your data

This privacy policy sets out how Seaxburh collects, uses and protects any information that you supply when you use this website.

Seaxburh is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and that we comply with the GDPR regulations effective from 25 May 2018. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Seaxburh may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective immediately.

What we collect and what we do with the information we gather

We may collect the following information:

  • name and job title
  • contact information including email address
  • demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
  • other information relevant to customer surveys, opinions and/or offers.

At the time of collection we will expressly ask for your permission to collect and hold this data and will advise for what specific use. Uses may include the following purposes:

  • internal record keeping
  • to improve our products and services
  • to (periodically) send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting or useful, on either Seaxburh Partners or our clients, using the email address which you have provided

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Any information you give us will not be shared electronically or shared with third parties.

How we use cookies

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Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

  • You may decline permission for us to hold your data
  • if you have previously agreed to us holding and using your personal information for direct marketing or communications purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to us or emailing us at info@seaxburh.com
  • Alternatively, we will provide a clear unsubscribe link with each emailer which you may use to permanently unsubscribe from that email list

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you have given permission as described above.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Seaxburh, Rakes Holt, Cove, Tiverton, Devon EX16 7RX.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

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