Our friends at #CreativeEstuary are working with some awesome organisations across South Essex and North Kent to launch paid work placements to people between the ages of 18-24 years old looking to break into the creative industries. You don't need to have experience, just the appetite to give it a go! Check out this placement at Funny Women - https://www.creativeestuary.com/funny-women-awards-coordinator-job/

Calling all you #Basildon folks! As part of the Basildon Creative People and Places programme we're just about to launch OPEN LABS, a programme that hands over the keys of empty shops to creative people to transform! PLEASE VOTE now...do you want to see the amazing Hunt Darton or the fantastic Therapy In Musical Expression - TIME on your High Street?! 👇🏼 Check out the link below for more info 👇🏾 Thanks to Arts Council England, Basildon Borough Council, Eastgate Shopping Centre, Basildon Town Square for your support!

Wowee! We are absolutely buzzing to announce that the Mayor of London has pledged a whopping £30,000 to our #romfordpocketparks project! This take our pledge amount to £78,235 meaning we have raised 92% of our funding target! We are absolutely over the moon and so, so grateful . Thank you to everyone who has supported the project so far, you are absolute legends! Plus a HUGE thank you to Romford Business Improvement District - We are so excited to go on a Romford Pocket Park journey with you! Don't forget Our #MakeLondon project is still live on Spacehive. There is still just under £10k to raise to make this project happen, so if you are able to pledge, then please do! https://www.spacehive.com/romford-pocket-parks