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📢 Does your work reduce health inequalities in Medway?

Medway is becoming a Marmot Place - a community focussed on making health fairer for everyone. As part of this, Medway Council are building an online directory of local services that help reduce health inequalities.

Do you offer activities, support or run projects which are:

✅ Based in Medway or support Medway residents
✅ Reduce health inequalities
✅ Improve the building blocks of health (housing, income, education, access to healthcare, etc.)

Simply fill out the form and add your services 👉 Link in bio

📧 Questions or want to join the Medway Marmot Place Partnership? Email marmot@medway.gov.uk

Find out more about Medway’s Marmot Places here 👉 https://www.medway.gov.uk/info/200887/medway_marmot_place
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This year we saw the work of Medway’s cultural community recognised at the Sankofa Young Black Achievers Awards, Young People United Awards, and Diversity Awards. The awards hosted by the Medway African and Caribbean Association @medwayaca honoured over 30 remarkable individuals and organisations and celebrated excellence in citizenship, diversity, culture and service.

Read more about the nominee, and winners, in our new blog 👉 https://creativemedway.co.uk/celebrating-medways-leaders-in-culture-and-diversity - link in bio.

#CreativeMedway #DiversityInMedway
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Sharing on behalf of @medway_council_news

Local Government Reorganisation Meeting for Heritage, Culture and Sports sectors in Medway

We’d like to invite you...

Join us for an online meeting about Local Government Reorganisation for Heritage, Culture and Sports sectors in Medway.

Wed, 21 Jan 2026, 9.30 – 11am, online.

We know there are a lot of questions the sector in Medway has been thinking about on LGR, so we wanted to come together for an overview of the Local Government Reorganisation changes. Cllr Maple and Cllr Gurung will be hosting this session for you to hear more about what Local Government Reorganisation is, the timeline and next steps.

There will be an opportunity for Medway based organisations to ask questions. Please email them in advance to Susanna Hodder, Culture Development Officer at culture@medway.gov.uk

Click here to book your space: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/31dd1308-627c-4b69-9c0a-c2ddecc5d9b2@68503e93-3ce7-4a22-bfc5-ffee421a1f57
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Creative Medway recently joined a series of skills and employment roundtables, led by Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, to share insights and speak up for the creative sector.

If you employ people in the creative or cultural sector, please take a few minutes to complete the Employer Survey. It’s a simple but important way to make sure the needs of your business are reflected in future plans across Kent & Medway.

👉 Complete the Employer Survey: https://shorturl.at/63Wx8

By taking part, you’ll help to:
• Future-proof your workforce by shaping training around real business needs
• Support long-term growth across Kent & Medway
• Ensure the creative sector’s voice is heard when decisions are made about skills and training

It won’t take long, but it can make a real difference 🙌

#CreativeMedway #Skills #CreativeCareers #KentAndMedway
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As part of the Creative Health Medway programme, 7 local artists were commissioned to deliver creative workshops designed specifically to make a positive difference to people’s health and wellbeing.

Hannah Whittaker is an interdisciplinary artist specialising in interactive and participatory projects. Her work blends digital art, installation, animation and performance, nurturing conversation, creativity and connection. Illustrating Lives was a collaborative storytelling and illustration project that brought together diverse community groups to share and visually explore each other’s stories.

Find out more via link in bio 👆
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As part of the Creative Health Medway programme, 7 local artists were commissioned to deliver creative workshops designed specifically to make a positive difference to people’s health and wellbeing.

Nadia Perrotta is a filmmaker, writer and visual artist, and the Art Director of House of Stars, a creative hub for storytelling and visual arts. With a passion for socially engaged practice, Nadia specialises in manga and comics, using these to empower individuals through storytelling and creative expression. Nadia’s work focuses on exploring identity, fostering emotional resilience, and amplifying underrepresented voices.

Find out more via link in bio 👆
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As part of the Creative Health Medway programme, 7 local artists were commissioned to deliver creative workshops designed specifically to make a positive difference to people’s health and wellbeing.

Gillingham-raised, Community Artist-Educator and Public Health Medway Champion, Jay M. Patel’s passion to help elevate Medway resulted in her vision for her first creative health pilot, Nature Bubbles, designed to engage local people of all ages and abilities to improve their social, emotional, mental and physical health, through an innovative blend of art, craft, group exercise and nature connection. Jay initiated this new creative partnership between herself as an inclusive, cross-cultural practitioner, Medway Council’s Physical Activity Team and Medway Libraries, to promote a greater sense of togetherness, counter social isolation and enhance overall wellbeing. Jay led weekly, summertime walks and process-based, environmental art activities at Gillingham Library. The small group of participating British-Hindu senior citizens felt “uplifted by this inspiring, transformative experience!”. Jay is planning to reach more residents and grow Nature Bubbles across the Medway Towns.

Find out more via the link in bio 👆
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As part of the Creative Health Medway programme, 7 local artists were commissioned to deliver creative workshops designed specifically to make a positive difference to people’s health and wellbeing.

Libbie Watson is a freelance artist and workshop facilitator based in Kent and Medway, with over ten years of experience working and engaging with young people and community organisations. Her Evolve project used visual arts to improve the mental health and well-being of young people living with long-term health conditions and/or those in hospitals in Medway while aiming to reduce social isolation among this age group.

“Without this funding, I would not have had the chance to co-design a project with young people aged 11–25 to support their mental health and improve their resilience through creativity. Taking part in this programme has also confirmed that creative health is where I’d like to focus my practice.”

Find out more via link in bio 👆
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As part of the Creative Health Medway programme, 7 local artists were commissioned to deliver creative workshops designed specifically to make a positive difference to people’s health and wellbeing.

Paramjot specialises in drawing detailed photorealistic art. Since starting an organisation dedicated to supporting elders from the South Asian community, she has become interested in how creative practices can support health and wellbeing. Paramjot’s work responds to a critical need to support those living with dementia. In her project, Paramjot learnt from dementia specialists and creative health practitioners to plan and deliver creative arts workshops with older people, focusing on those living with dementia.

“I’ve learned to design multi-sensory experiences that ensure everyone can engage in their own way.”

Find out more - link in bio 👆