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📷 Calling Medway based photographers - Don't miss out on @photoworks_uk bursary places!

Photography Champion Programme Medway are offering 4 bursary places!

Two places to attend the Photoworks Brighton Photo Book Event (includes travel & ticket). Two places to attend the online Photoworks Surgery.

To apply, email seema@photoworks.org.uk with a short paragraph or video (up to 2 minutes in length) explaining why a bursary place would be helpful to you and evidence that you are a Medway resident.

Good luck 🤞
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Introducing the Creative Medway Diversity Toolkit!

We’re excited to share a brand-new resource to help you make your work more inclusive and reflective of our diverse community.

The Creative Medway Diversity Toolkit supports you to:
✅ Represent people from different backgrounds and abilities
✅ Ensure everyone feels seen, heard, and included
✅ Take practical actions to champion Equality, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (EDEI)

Developed by Medway’s cultural community and tested with local practitioners and organisations throughout 2025, this toolkit is designed to inspire real change across our creative sector.

Explore the guide 👉 https://creativemedway.co.uk/creative-medway-diversity-toolkit - link in bio.

#CreativeMedway #InclusionMatters #DiversityInTheArts #EDEI
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CARBON LITERACY ACTION DAY 2025 🌍

Join @spotlites on Thursday 13 November as part of @@medway_river_lit

What exactly is Carbon Literacy? Drop in to our afternoon Carbon Literacy Awareness Event, where you can find out how everyone can measure and reduce their carbon footprint. Then come and see some short plays by young people, followed by a discussion.

🎟️ https://www.medwayriverlit.co.uk/event-details-registration/carbon-literacy-action-day-2025
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To all UK arts & culture charities, applications are now open for Arts for Impact 2026! 🎭

Boost your charity’s resilience and unlock up to £30k in match funding, helping to diversify your income streams and engage new supporters.

Campaign: 17–24 March 2026
Apply by: 17 Dec 2025
Find out more: biggive.org/artsforimpact

All info @biggiveorg
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Sharing on behalf of our friends• @medwayculture 🖤

This October, Medway Culture Club brings you 4 powerful events for Black History Month ‘25 – all low or no-cost, all rooted in Black heritage, identity & creativity:

🎶 Sat 11 Oct, 10:30–1pm – Music of Black Origin Workshop (for ages 5-16)
📍 MidKent College Community Hub

🎧 Sat 11 Oct, 1–3pm – Echoes of Black Britain – Immersive Exhibition (all welcome)
📍 MidKent College Community Café

🎭 Thurs 16 Oct, 7–8:30pm – Soul Food Solo Stories (for ages 8+)
📍 Woodlands Youth Centre, Gillingham

🎬 Sat 25 Oct, 2–4pm – Barrel Children: The Families Windrush Left Behind 🎟️
📍 GlassBox Theatre, MidKent College
🌟 Grand Finale – Exclusive screening + private panel discussion with:
• @nadine_writes – Filmmaker @barrel_children & former Race Correspondent for The Independent
• Dr @stephenfiredup Delsol – Author & academic
• Darnell Cadette aka Darnell the Therapist
• Sandra Cadette – Medway resident & child of Windrush
✨ In conversation with @camealia_xc , our co-founder & granddaughter of local Windrush hero @asquithxavierofficial

👉 Book your places: medwaycultureclub.co.uk

#MedwayCultureClub #BHM25 #BlackHistoryMonth #BarrelChildren #Windrush
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Come along tomorrow for Creative Medway and @nucleusarts Monthly Meet- Up. This month we are joined by Steve Keevil from @medwayish

This is a free event, no need to book. See you there.

#medwayarts#communityarts#freeevent
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Creative Medway Big Cultural Get Together 2025.

It was inspiring to come together as a sector to celebrate achievements, share learning, and look ahead to the future. We are especially grateful to our board and compact members for updating us on the remarkable progress made over the past five years – a real testament to the strength of collaboration across Medway’s creative and cultural community.

With thanks also to:

💡 Karen Scott, @futurecodersse for sharing valuable insights into diversifying income streams.
🐍 @kevin.grist for bringing the thought-provoking activity.
🎶 @squarepegsarts for sharing your heartwarming song and music video of “An Ever Flowing River”.
🌟 @medwayaca.ypu for closing the day with such energy and talent.
📍@midkent_college for being brilliant hosts.

Here’s to the next five years of creativity and cultural growth in Medway!

#CreativeMedway #BigCulturalGetTogether2025 #MedwayCulture
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Have you booked your ticket for this Saturday? 🎟️

You are invited to join us to celebrate everything we have achieved together over the first half of the Creative Medway Cultural Strategy 2020-2030, and set the agenda for the next five years of support for our local cultural community. This is a fantastic opportunity to network, share ideas, and discuss the challenges and opportunities for the year ahead.

📅 Saturday 27th September
⏰ 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
📍Glassbox Theatre, MidKent College, ME7 1FN
🎟️ https://www.tickettailor.com/events/creativemedway/1779717 - link in bio 👆

This is a free event, but we ask that you book so we have an idea of attendee numbers ahead of the day.

📸 credit: Nia Rose Photography

#CreativeMedway #BigCulturalCommunityGetTogether24 #CreativeCommunity #medway . .
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🚀 Unlock AI Potential & Join Our FREE In-Person or Online Workshop Event!

The Kent & Medway Growth Hub & Federation of Small Businesses - FSB have teamed up to bring you this amazing AI & Networking workshop with our amazing AI speaker Eroll Chimanga.

If you're looking to expand your knowledge and grow your business network, this is an excellent opportunity to explore how AI can support your goals. Best of all? It’s completely free to attend! 🔥

👉 Save your spot and learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/ai-workshop-4562253
👉 24th September | 10:00am

Spread the word, invite colleagues, peers, or anyone in your network who’d value this opportunity! 🙌

#AI #AIWORKSHOP #NETWORKING #KENT #FSB