Rippling Out Further

We are delighted that we were awarded funding form the UKSPF to run further sessions of our popular Rippling Out project from 2025-2026.

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Rippling Out Further will launch in November, at Medway River Lit, and we’ll be running a series of literary adjacent arts and crafts workshops into the New Year, using recycled and environmentally sound materials to encourage participants to think about how they might be able to contribute to reducing carbon. 

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We are still planning sessions, but will run Calm and Creative Chinese Calligraphy Art on 6 December at Chatham Library. Booking is required.

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We’ll be running a mix of the most popular workshops from our first project and some new workshops from local tutors from December to March 2026.

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​The funding from UKSPF will also help us to run Medway River Lit 2025, and in particular, set up two new initiatives, The Local Writer Development Programme, for writers who’ve already been published but would like to receive one-to-one mentoring; ​​full details on how to apply for the Local Writer Development Programme will be available in December. We're also expanding our Medway Youth Laureate Scheme, to pilot workshops in 3 schools and offer various writing opportunities to our Laureates.

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We've already visited Victory Academy to run a poetry workshop for National Poetry Day, and have two other schools lined up. 

"A huge thank you to Medway River Lit and Medway Libraries for delivering such an inspiring and creative poetry workshop! Our students were captivated by the power of words and encouraged to explore their voices through poetic expression. The session was filled with imagination, thoughtful discussion, and a celebration of the written word. We’re thrilled to see so many budding poets in our classrooms!" (National Poetry Day 2025 Workshop)

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Thanks to Medway Council who allocate the funding and to UKSPF.  

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Rippling Out 2025 

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The first Rippling Out project consisted of two strands running from January to May 2025: Bringing provocative, environmentally conscious performers to an afternoon timeslot in an accessible venue; and, hosting a series of literary-adjacent creative workshops attracting a range of people.

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Visit the blog for a full writeup of the project which was attended by 750 people. 

Rippling Out and Rippling Out Further is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

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The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.

For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus​