Impact Statement - Medway River Lit 2024
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- Aug 27
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Medway River Lit 2024 celebrated the universal language of stories and how those stories can provoke action; the festival offered something for every literary taste, with a particular focus on sustainability and what we can do about the Climate Crisis.
Summary of key facts and figures:
1,100 in person attendances
Over 42,000 online engagements
68 performers and writers
46 talks and events
50 hours of volunteer work experience
9 podcasts
Plus 12 additional events as part of the Rippling Out project (Jan-May 2025) – our follow-on engagement project with 750 attendances
Events and projects including:
Friday Night Poetry at Coffee Republic
‘The River Is Lit’ podcast
Panels
Medway Youth Laureate
Online Theatre
Rippling Out Literary Arts and Crafts Project
Local Author Book fair
Workshops
Author talks and Q+As
Poetry Slam
Quotes:
"I thought Medway River Lit Festival thoughtful, thought-provoking, kindly in spirit and invaluable for the region" – Sir Ben Okri
"An incredibly inspiring event.
I feel stirred to take action in small ways and collectively”
"...fantastic event in Chatham. Important and vital. So good to see such fabulous representation and creativity it made me feel enriched and culturally inspired. I would love to see more events like this in Medway. What a fab turn out too! Thanks Medway!”
"Very informative talk about genre I wouldn't usually read but I will now branch out.”
"Absolutely blown away by the passion/dedication of this team/event. And incredibly touched by the performances. Sometimes you don't realise you need to have something until you do.”
To find out more check out our Impact Report on YouTube.
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