Arts and culture

Thurrock Plan for Culture - Glossary

Arts Council England

Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences to enrich people’s lives. It supports a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries - from theatre to digital art - reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections. It is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/

Arts Thurrock

Arts Thurrock is an umbrella organisation for voluntary arts groups from all parts of Thurrock. It administers grant funding on behalf of Thurrock Council and other funders in Thurrock.

@Arts Thurrock (facebook)

Back on Track

Back on Track is the name of a National Lottery Heritage Fund project created by Tilbury on the Thames Trust. The project secured £340,050 from the Fund to develop proposals and have been awarded over £4.4m from National Lottery Heritage Fund reinvigorate the Tilbury Riverside Station. https://tott.org.uk/back-on-track/

Creative Estuary

Creative Estuary is part of the Government endorsed Thames Estuary Production Corridor (TEPC) project, initiated by the South East Creative Economy Network and Greater London Authority. TEPC was recognised as a key part of the Estuary’s future in the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth Commission report, attracting investment from both The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).  Creative Estuary is driving forward the creative and economic evolution of this unique region, unlocking its potential both as an international production hub and a collaborative, inspiring place to work for a new generation of creative talent.

https://www.creativeestuary.com/about-us/the-creative-estuary-initiative/

Creative People and Places

Creative People and Places, delivered by Arts Council England and funded by The National Lottery, which focuses on parts of the country where involvement in creativity and culture is significantly below the national average. It funds partners in local areas to empower residents to decide what kind of creative activity they want to experience on their doorstep.

https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/creative-people-and-places-0

Start Thurrock

Start Thurrock is a ‘Creative People and Places’ programme funded by Arts Council England and delivered in partnership by Tilbury on the Thames Trust, Thurrock CVS, Royal Ballet and Opera, Thurrock Lifestyle Solutions and Thurrock Council. They work in partnership with the people of Thurrock to help them choose, produce and take part in brilliant arts and cultural experiences on their doorstep.

https://www.startthurrock.org/

T100

T100 is an annual walking, talking and making festival, delivered by Kinetika, that encourages multiple stories to surface in Thurrock and the surrounding areas. The festival has developed in collaboration with a wide range of local partners including Thurrock Council, Thurrock CVS, The Complete Commedia Company, Thurrock International Celebration of Culture (TICC), Tilbury On The Thames Trust, Port of Tilbury, One Community Trust, Royal Ballet and Opera Thurrock Trailblazers, and High House Production Park.

https://kinetika.co.uk/portfolio/t100-walking-festival

Thames Estuary Production Corridor

The Thames Estuary Production Corridor is a significant programme which unites east London, North Ken and South Essex to create a world-class centre for creative and cultural production: leading global innovation, creating new jobs, developing local talent and supporting the rapid growth of the creative economy.

https://thamesestuary.org.uk/investment-opportunities/creative-sector-investment/

Thurrock Meanwhile Opportunities Strategy

This Thurrock Meanwhile Opportunities Strategy, funded by Creative Estuary, was created to enable Thurrock Council and its partners to bring underused buildings and land into creative and mixed use across the borough through temporary use.

Thurrock Trailblazer

Thurrock Trailblazer is an innovative programme of high quality arts and cultural activities, visits to heritage sites and specialist teacher training, that boosts creative learning in schools and accelerates pupils’ development. In partnership with Thurrock Council, the Royal Ballet and Opera is working with local, regional and national arts organisations to deliver cultural education in Thurrock.

https://www.rbo.org.uk/schools/resource/thurrock-trailblazer

Towns Fund

The government's Towns Fund is a £3.6billion scheme to help improve the towns in which we live, work and enjoy being. It is set to boost jobs and grow the local economy.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/towns-fund-prospectus

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) a UK government programme providing local authorities funding for communities, places, businesses, people and skills.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus