About Us
We want to ensure Redbridge is a place where people feel welcome, celebrated, and safe – bringing joy, community cohesion, and a better quality of life at a time when we all need it most. All for free, and all led by the community.
Colours of Redbridge is part of Creative People and Places (CPP), a national programme from Arts Council England, where local people decide what culture happens in their area.
Our Consortium Members
Colours of Redbridge is led by a group of organisations who work closely with local communities.
Our Timeline
Our Values
We will listen, and try to understand people’s lived experiences. This will help to make our activities more culturally appropriate and accessible. We wish to be kind, thoughtful and approachable.
We will be honest about what the programme can achieve, and have published our business plan online so that everyone can see our approach. We understand that communities can be distrusting of outside institutions, sometimes due to past experiences. We will ensure clear communication and honesty to help build trust.
We aim to create opportunities for people to thrive, improve and grow. By taking part in one of our projects, we want community members to have a stronger feeling of their community voice and also develop their skills and ability to tackle day-to-day challenges.
We think that community views and lived experience are the key to our programme’s success. We will value all stakeholders and appropriately recognise people’s time and contributions.
Together, we want to build projects that really help to make a positive difference. Where possible we will try to improve the things that really matter to our communities rather than just our own objectives.
We want to be flexible in how we work. This will allow us to adapt to what our communities want and any changes in circumstances that they may be facing.
