Georgina, better known by friends and family as simply George, is an abstract artist and illustrator based in Taunton. George works from her studio creating bold & beautiful abstract art and illustrating children's books.

Presenter, actor and writer Ashley Joseph has been involved in many well known TV shows. He writes for and voices the role of Jared in the BBC animated series JoJo & Gran Gran, and plays Gary in Justin's House. He has also written for Dog Squad on CBeebies and has won a multitude of awards. An accomplished theatre performer also, he is looking forward to joining the Big Start team this year, bringing together his faith and creative gifts for the first time!

Katie is an actor based in Leeds. She seeks work where she can be as playful as possible, which means that collaborating with Spring Harvest and the Big Start Team is an absolute joy. Katie writes, directs and has a boogie wherever the work takes her, across Christian and secular theatre.

Ruth is a freelance illustrator and author working for a range of publishers including Alanna -Max, Lion Hudson/SPCK and 10Publishing.
Ruth is passionate about using her creativity to tell people about God’s love and is delighted to be working as part of the Big Start Team at Spring Harvest again this year.

Freddy is an actor, director and writer and works with theatre companies such as Saltmine Theatre Company, Searchlight Theatre Company and The Royal Shakespeare Company. He is a husband and father and has enjoyed being a part of the Spring Harvest family for the last 10 years.

Joanna is a presenter, actress and author of the children's book 'What's Up: 30 encouragements to fuel your faith'. She is best known for her role as a presenter on CBeebies and is passionate about creativity and her faith in Jesus. Joanna is thrilled to be hosting Big Start again this year!

Chris is a presenter, performer and children's worker, who is best known for his work with ISingPop and the CofE's Faith at Home series. He is a big music enthusiast and lover of all things superhero.

Chris has also featured as a dancer in Spring Harvest Big Start's music videos, so see if you can spot him in those.

Martha Shrimpton is an actor, presenter and author who has worked within creative arts for many years. She is the director of Nimbus Collective, which encourages individuals, families and churches to connect with God in creative ways. Martha has written many Christian resource and activity books for children, leads workshops and produces resources to inspire creativity and play! Martha is a member of the Spring Harvest Planning Group and recently joined the head office team as creative coordinator.

Joe is a renowned communicator, including presenting, hosting, writing for children, spoken word poetry, sports announcing, speaking, and compering. Spring Harvest has been part of Joe's life for many many years and he spent the summer of 2024 as programme manager for Spring Harvest Holidays in France which for him was a delight and an honour.