and teachers has been held all in honour of Margate, the original
seaside town.
With every secondary school in Thanet participating, this one off
event, held on Wednesday 30 March, featured an impressive array of
interactive, creative workshops, giving hundreds of young people the
opportunity to gain hands on experience of a variety of new artistic and
creative skills.
Whether this was retro photography to capture a traditional seaside
snap, creating sea sculptures, turning their hands to fashion, taking
part in dance, surfing, song writing, theatre skills and samba drumming,
the emphasis was all on getting stuck in and having a go!
This is all part of the exciting count down to the opening of Turner
Contemporary and was organised to involve young people in the many
positive and creative changes taking place in Margate. It was also to
inspire them to learn new artistic talents and to explore the potential
career possibilities they could have within the creative industry.
Chief Executive of Thanet District Council, Richard Samuel, said:
“Getting young people excited about the future of Margate is a
fundamental part of its regeneration. With the opening of Turner
Contemporary just weeks away, and the anticipated heritage amusement
park opening at Dreamland, there is a lot for the young people in our
area to look forward to. I’m delighted to see so many people here
taking part in such a creative event and celebrating the diversity of
what Margate has to offer. Our thanks must go to the many organisations
who have contributed to today’s event and also to the Winter Gardens
for generously providing the venue”.
Julie Larner from Future Creative, said: “Future Creative is
delighted to be co-ordinating this unique event on behalf of Thanet
District Council. We are a creative learning agency and Community
Interest Company so this is a valuable opportunity to collaborate with
partners from education, arts and culture to promote Margate's cultural
offer whilst developing the creative skills of the young people
involved. Let's Go Margate has enabled Future Creative to engage with
Margate's arts community and we are pleased to be able to broker
relationships between local artists, arts organisations and schools in
Thanet”.
Amy Davis (14), a student who helped to co-ordinate the event, said:
“Taking part in this event has been really exciting and a great
chance for me to contribute into something will only happen once in my
lifetime. So often young people get a bad press but today just proves
if we’re given the materials and the information, we can do really
positive things. I’ve been inspired by today and I bet many others
have too. It’s certainly opened my eyes to Margate”.
The event was organised by Thanet District Council in partnership with
Kent County Council, Future Creative and the Creative Margate group.
The event was funded by KCC Arts Development, KCC Extended School
Services and Thanet District Council’s Youth Matters and the venue was
provided by the Winter Gardens Margate as part of their centenary
celebrations.
To find out more about the youth events in Thanet visit
www.thanetyouthmatters.co.uk and for more information about
Margate’s regeneration visit http://www.thisismargate.co.uk/
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