The Creativity Programme provided grants to organisations to develop new and innovate ways to engage audiences, particularly young people in the community. Mini projects were delivered and encourage people to discover and engage with their natural landscape.
Projects that received grant funding included The Sculpt the World, a project delivered through the JAM festival in 2019 and took place on Dymchurch beach, a series of wildlife in action workshops delivered by Teach Me and Film Masterclass workshops. Each project that was supported through this grants programme helped participants to explore the Wildlife and Heritage of Romney Marsh in new and creative ways.
Rediscovering the Fifth Continent – Creativity Programme contributes to Rediscover project theme.
No volunteer opportunities with this project.
Visit the volunteering page to find out more about getting involved with Fifth Continent projects.
2019
Lantern parade
The Light Up New Romney team delivered two workshops for the community to make and decorate their own lanterns. A range of groups took part in the evening parade through New Romney town on 13 December, which ended in a gathering at St Nicolas Church. Amongst the willow lanterns, the RHDR made a train, Lydd Explorers (supported by Rowan from the Kent Wildlife Trust Down to Earth project) had made a beautiful butterfly and there were even two Romney sheep.
Light Up New Romney
Light Up New Romney will be supported by a Vital Creative Community Engagement grant. Community groups will be invited to make lanterns out of willow at workshops and the parade will take place in New Romney town on Friday 13 Dec. An exciting way to engage communities in wildlife and heritage.
Engaging communities in art
The two grants awarded to JAM resulted in two great community engagement projects – click on the link to see the Beach art: https://www.jamconcert.org/sculpt-the-world-with-jam/ The second project, which was a photography course held at the Romney Resource Centre, produced some great images which will be available to view at Romney Marsh Visitor Centre during the summer.
Two grants awarded from the Vital Creative Community Engagement Programme
Two grants have been awarded from the Vital Creative Community Engagement programme to two of the JAM festival community activities – Natural Beach Art project (taking place in Dymchurch in July) and a photography project being delivered at the Romney Resource Centre by Susan Pilcher. If you are interested in being involved in this programme, contact Dawn.
Vital Creative Community Engagement Programme Launched
The Vital Creative Community Engagement programme gives you four confidential one2one mentoring sessions and three group workshops. It is designed to help you to increase your confidence, skills and techniques for developing and engaging people, especially young people, who live in Romney Marsh area. The programme will support you in creating and developing new, exciting and innovative project engagement ideas into viable projects with the Romney Marsh community. The projects will have a focus on enhancing the appreciation and conservation of the Heritage and Wildlife of the local area. We are now looking to work with local organisations and groups to be part of this programme, developing new ideas and projects which will improve the way we engage with people and enhance their experience of nature and the heritage that is all around them.
2018
Vital Creative Community Engagement programme
A new opportunity has been developed to get involved with the Vital Creative Community Engagement project. We are now looking to work with local organisations and groups to be part of this programme, developing new ideas and projects which will improve the way we engage with people and enhance their experience of nature and the heritage that is all around them. Involvement will bring the opportunity to apply for a small grant to deliver your project.
Creativity programme partner appointed
We are excited to confirm that the contract for the project has been awarded to Bridge Builders. The programme will lead to the development of new projects which will improve the way we engage with people and enhance their experience of nature and the heritage that is all around them.
Creativity programme partner sought
Tenders issued to appoint an organisation to provide new and innovative ideas for a creativity programme for young people, with the plan to create new projects that engage better with young people and new audiences in nature conservation and heritage.
Planned to start shortly
This project will be initially advertised to organisations working on the Marsh.
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