The Regional Language Network (RLN) provides language advice, signposting and free language and cultural resources to businesses and individuals in the West Midlands.

Through this website, our bi-monthly newsletter, the projects we manage and events we co-ordinate, we aim to promote the importance of foreign language skills and cultural understanding in today’s globalised society.

Whether you are a business requiring language help to increase exports or a school wishing to participate in our successful Business Language Champions programme, this website provides you with the information you need to take the next step.

Please contact us to find out more about the RLN and how we can help you to overcome language and cultural barriers.

Meet the RLN team

The RLN West Midlands currently has two members of staff. Please scroll down the page to meet the RLN team:

Chris Everall, RLN Manager

Chris Everall assumed the role of RLN Manager in January 2006.

Chris is a language graduate who is fluent in German and has lived and worked abroad for many years.She has wide-ranging business experience across the manufacturing, finance and service sectors and spent three years in the public sector designing and managing UK Trade & Investment’s highly successful “Passport” programme for new and novice exporters in the West Midlands.

Tel: 01527 871844
Email: chris.everall@rln-westmidlands.com
 

Frances Berry, RLN Programme Co-ordinator

Frances Berry started at RLN West Midlands as the Programme Co-ordinator in January 2005 and works on a part-time basis. She has a degree in English and Archaeology from University College Chester and has a keen interest in languages, having obtained an A level in French and taken a short course in Japanese.

Frances has experience of creating and maintaining websites and project management. She is currently responsible for the RLN WM website, e-zine, PR and running the Business Language Champions programme. Frances is also a freelance copywriter, creates and maintains blogs and websites and is Director of her own SEO Birmingham company providing search engine optimisation services to SMEs in the region.

Email: frances.berry@rln-westmidlands.com