Thursday 31 March 2011

LETS GO MARGATE!

 A special celebration event involving 400 young people, college students


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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