We worked with Crawley College on the Right Here festival. They offer technical and professional courses for young people and adults in a wide variety of subject areas, taught by highly experienced curriculum staff.
Our office is now based at Crawley College.
Find out more here.
We worked with DIVERSE Crawley as part of the Right Here festival. DIVERSE Crawley began in Summer 2017, launched as part of Crawley’s 70th anniversary, to share and showcase the rich diversity of the town.
DIVERSE Crawley were also part of Aura’s Odyssey in August 2022, when they hosted a stall in Memorial Gardens and contributed to Aura’s blanket.
We are now working with DIVERSE Crawley on the Creative Playground project.
Find out more here.
Image: Diverse Crawley stall as part of Aura’s Odyssey by Jess Hand
We hold creative workshops at HMV Crawley as part of the Give it a Go series. Workshops have included Street Art, Digital Art and Beatboxing.
We worked with CTCF on the Right Here festival. They are positively changing lives through sport and football.
We are now working with CTCF as part of the Creative Playground project.
Find out more here.
County Mall have hosted one of our Give it a Go workshops and often offer space in kind to support our events with dressing rooms and meeting spaces for the creatives we work with.
In December 2021 we presented Ensemble Reza in the Mall as part of Crawley Borough Council and Crawley Town Centre BID’s Light Up festival.
We worked with the museum as part of the Right Here festival. Crawley Museum is a local history museum which tells the history of the town through objects and their stories. It has an active programme of events and temporary exhibitions which reflect various aspects of the town and the local area.
We also sometimes hold workshops at the museum like Give it a Go: Weaving with Charlene.
Find out more here.
We worked with CCYS as part of the Right Here festival. Founded in 2011 to deliver universal youth services, CCYS is a community driven youth service, open to all. At CCYS they believe that all young people are entitled to resources, opportunities and advice.
Find out more here.
We worked with West Sussex Library Service as part of the Right Here festival in January 2021 and Aura’s Odyssey in August 2022. Books, information, life-long learning, free internet and Wi-Fi can all be found in the libraries.
Find out more here.
Image: Aura receiving her giant library card by Jess Hand
In 2022 we hosted some of our Give it a Go workshops at the Comic Shop, Crawley including Make a Comic Strip and Make a Comic Hero. Aaron and Emily from the shop also made a giant comic to give to Aura as part of Aura’s Odyssey in August 2022.
In Jan 2021 Crawley Festival contributed toward the funding of the Right Here festival. They have been programming partners on Stories on Strength in August 2021 and Aura’s Odyssey in August 2022.
We worked with Manor Green College on the Right Here festival. Manor Green College is a dynamic and inspirational West Sussex secondary school for students between the ages of 11-19 who experience a wide range of learning difficulties.
Find out more here.
We worked with LPK Learning on the Right Here festival. They believe that learning brings individuals, families and communities together. As well as running workshops and courses, they also provide less formal activities where communities and generations are brought together to share experiences and learn from each other.
Find out more about them here.
We worked with the Songbirds Choir as part of the Right Here festival. They are an all-female choir based in Crawley. The choir usually performs to backing tracks and a capella (without backing) when performing around the community, but also with live piano or other instruments in concerts.
Find out more here.
We worked with Culture Shift as part of the Right Here festival. Their business is making creative spaces where people can meaningfully connect and thrive. They build dynamic partnerships, fusing culture with community, business and education.
Find out more here.
We worked with Crawley Camera Club as part of the Right Here festival.
Find out more here.
