Looking Back at the ‘Every Sort of People’ Party
partnership + people = community
Our first Every Sort of people event happened In 2016, in partnership with Lewes Football Club, had an idea for an accessible community festival. The idea came from our work with the learning disabled community and accessible arts programming.
“The Every Sort of People Festival was very well planned and run by lots of enthusiastic people, seemed like there were lots of busy people knowing what to do and when, while helping individuals with additional needs. A very professional event, I could see how much work had gone into making the day a success.”
Through Culture Shift facilitation, over 30 local community sector organisations contributed to the success of the Every Sort of People Festival and over 1000 people attended on the day. Click here to learn more about what happened on the day and who was involved
Every Sort of People Party 2023
On October 7th 2023, 17 organisations came together for Every Sort of People Party managed by Culture Shift in partnership with Sanctuary Festival. The venue was the Hillcrest Community Centre in Newhaven and was attended by 230 people, including the Mayor of Newhaven, Councillor Julie Carr, who said:
“I am absolutely delighted this is happening in Newhaven. I think this is a really special event with so much going on. Thanks to the organisers and the people who put in the grant application so we could partially fund this brilliant event. I would love to see this happen every year”
The event celebrated the diversity and creativity of the local community in a positive and inclusive way.
With funding support from the Chalk Cliff Trust and Newhaven Town Council, the event was free to all attendees and there was a vast array of activities and performances for everyone to enjoy, including;
You can learn more about what happened on the day by clicking here to read the evaluation report