London Borough of Culture: Our Impact

With 114 partner organisations, 2,750 artists and creatives and 92% of local schools involved, Croydon’s year as London Borough of Culture 2023 was a big, bold celebration of our communities.

Read our Impact Report and click on the stories below for more about the year and it’s impact on residents.

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Our Stories

Elgin Edison

Elgin reflects on how becoming a Young Producer boosted his confidence. The scheme created paid pathways to the creative industries for 18-25 year olds.

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Mary Jean-Charles

Mary talks about finding her voice in New Addington Creative Writing Group – recipient of a Croydon Loves You Grant for creative projects to boost wellbeing.

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Theresa Ward, Saleel Tambe & Sophie Branscombe

Theresa, Saleel and Sophie look back at This is Croydon opening event, Oratorio of Hope, and how it boosted pride in Croydon.

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Kate Scanlan

Kate speaks on the impact of receiving an Ignite grant, and how it supported her organisation, Scanners Inc, to bring creativity and unity to the high street.

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Ukweli Roach, Stacia Mceachron, Kendra Horsburgh & Berry Carrier

The group reflect on the community-boosting performance, Family (Dys)Function.

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Zawdie Campbell

Creative entrepreneur Zawdie talks about his involvement in Fashion Meets Music and how the opportunity fed into the development of his own business.

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Shaniqua Benjamin

Shaniqua reflects on Croydon’s Caribbean Influencers and the importance of highlighting the borough’s diverse heritage to bring about long-term change.

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Ameena Rojee & Philip Moreira-Yeoell

Ameena and Philip reflect on Rural Croydon – a project that reimagined what’s possible in an urban library and celebrated a lesser known side of the borough.

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