A new trust to keep Margate creative

Margate is home to a burgeoning creative community and has been identified as a key production hub within the Thames Estuary Production Corridor.

Whilst creative businesses have grown by 158% since 2009, Margate has lost 11% of its commercial spaces in the last 20 years. When coupled with rising rents for the remaining eligible spaces and a lack of appropriate venues for the variety of artistic pursuits, there is a vital and urgent need to provide space to creative practitioners in order to protect and grow the creative industries in Margate.

158%

increase in creative businesses in Margate since 2009

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Our ambition is to establish Margate as one of the most prominent creative production hubs in the UK.

Our Vision

To develop a thriving, resilient and innovative creative sector that provides inclusive enterprise, employment, and learning opportunities for people living and working in Margate and the surrounding areas.

11%

…of commercial spaces in Margate have been lost in the past 10 years