Jane Hetherington
Lynne Webster
Jemma Cullen
James Leadbitter
Our constitutional aims
As a not-for-profit, we are registered with the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies as HIGH STREET SOCIAL CLUB FOR ARTS IN RAMSGATE CIC (15907695)
We have a set of agreed aims for our work called a constitution. We are permitted to fundraise to fulfil these aims on behalf of our community, overseen by our board.
All funds raised are ploughed directly back into the community work we do, protected by an ‘asset lock’, meaning money raised cannot be used for any other purpose.
We are ‘limited by guarantee with a large membership’. We consult our ‘membership’ (our regular community participants) about our programming and decision making and work in the spirit of co-creation. We have meetings on Fridays at least four times a year, please get in touch if you would like to be involved and have a say in running Arts in Ramsgate.
Since the organisation Arts in Ramsgate CIC was established in 2016 much has changed. We have experienced a global pandemic and we are experiencing cost of living, housing, and health and social care crises which impact our regular community hardest. In response, we have made the majority of our sessions free of charge.
We are currently working on an audit of local need and existing community provision to inform our strategic decisions, partnerships and artistic programme.
Public liability insurance, safeguarding policies and risk assessments are available upon request.
Who do we exist to serve?:
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Historically excluded communities and people experiencing poverty
- Artists and creative people
- People with mental health difficulties, disabilities, learning disabilities and
people who are neurodivergent
- Other arts and community organisations
- Local people
What are our constitutional aims?:
To run High Street Social Club:
a disabled run, inclusive, accessible community social space to alleviate loneliness, promote good mental health and support community cohesion.
To commission and support artists and other practitioners to run art, music and wellbeing workshops and co-created projects, exhibitions and residencies with our members.
To work with partners and local officials to involve our members in the regeneration of the town.
To allow artists and other community organisations to use our space as a gallery, event or meeting space at low or no cost.