The Young Person's Guide the Royal Docks
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Background / Credits / Funding / Publicity / Links
Background
Which places around London’s Royal Docks do you think would be of interest to young people? Some you may guess, others might surprise you. From London City Airport to the Garden Café, Newham teenagers have given their views on where they really like to go, and what they feel is good about this area.
The Royal Docks is a key site of renewal and cultural heritage within the developing London Thames Gateway region. Over the next few years the area will witness rapid changes as massive regeneration takes effect. Participants in this project have taken a critical look at their own neighbourhoods in this slice of time between a momentous historical past and future transformation.
Supported by arts and media professionals, university undergraduates and their teachers, the young people involved have used newly acquired skills to record and document their findings for this web site. Through their work of representing and framing their experience, local youth have in effect co-created their own heritage for others to experience.
Production work has been linked to the Cascade mentoring programme run by cSPACE arts organisation. Cascade enables a transfer of skills, knowledge and experience through different levels of education from university to college to schools, supported by local centres of arts, heritage and industry. In this way positive learning experiences are created for all involved, whilst enabling young people to make public comment on issues of regeneration that will affect their future lives.
Credits
The Young Person’s Guide to the Royal Docks
A cSPACE project from an original idea by Warren Lakin
Director: Loraine Leeson
Digital media workshops: led by John Nassari
Mentoring co-ordinator: Anne-Marie Pereira de Mello
Student co-ordination: and project evaluation by John Cockram
Marketing and financial management: Arti Dillon
Photography: Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 pupils, Royal Docks Community School
Additional photography: John Cockram, Roger Dilkes, Julian Greaves, Loraine Leeson and John Nassari
Sound: BND1 Media students, NewVIc Sixth Form College
Alternative signage: NewCAD Art, Design and Media students, Newham College of Further Education
Mentoring: BA Fine Art and BA Photography students, University of East London, BND1 Travel and Tourism students, NewVIc Sixth Form College
Print design and website: Henry Iles with sound advice from JH
Funding:
The project has received financial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Royal Docks Trust, Jack Petchey Foundation, London Borough of Newham, NewVIc Sixth Form College and Newham College of Further Education, with equipment provided by Access to Excellence. Courtesy of SERCO, extracts from the guide have been showcased on DLR trains during March and April 2007.
Publicity:
Download DLR car cards posters 
Links
 www.cspace.org.uk
www.hlf.org.uk
www.royaldockstrust.org.uk
www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk
www.aimhigher.ac.uk
www.newham.gov.uk
www.a2e.org.uk
www.lda.gov.uk
www.tfl.gov.uk/dlr
www.newvic.ac.uk
www.newham.ac.uk
www.museumindocklands.org.uk
www.uel.ac.uk
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