SCARBOROUGH FUND
Kane Cunningham, co-director of Big Ideas by the Sea CIC, is a well known local artist who first started speaking to us about the idea in 2019. We were hooked by his enthusiasm to put a spotlight on Scarborough and we are proud to be supporting an event which is going to celebrate the people who have been creatively inspired by the wonderful town.
” Big Ideas By The Sea is delighted to have the support of Yorkshire Coast BID to help make this festival a unique and inspiring event. Big Ideas By The Sea is all about creative and innovative thinking on a range of contemporary topics, issues and ideas. This festival will be a dynamic cultural event that will create exciting participative opportunities for residents and visitors alike. In these uncertain cultural and economic times, this will be more important than ever for Scarborough and the North Yorkshire Coast.”
Kane Cunningham
Throughout history, Scarborough has drawn thinkers, writers, actors, poets, and artists such as William Morris, Alan Ayckbourn, William ‘Strata’ Smith, and Anne Bronte to visit and stay, some of whom made it their home.
This attraction continues today enabling the event to draw upon the current wealth of writers, artists, scientists, historians, archaeologists, and the business community living in Scarborough as speakers keen to talk about the big ideas in their field.
The melting pot of national and international speakers offer an event that has the potential to be world-class and it has grown over the last couple of years and the Scarborough Big Dig (A community archaeological dig) has grown alongside it giving local resident and visitors an opportunity to explore the history and archaeology beneath their feet, whilst learning more about the place they live.
Add to the festival by becoming a venue for fringe activity across the 2 weeks
Accommodation providers: Opportunities for bookings for speakers and visitors
Increase footfall outside of the summer season
An inclusive approach to sharing the hidden histories of the town, both past and underfoot
An opportunity to engage with world class speakers, tackling big topics from the environment to diversity and everything in between
A chance for all ages, to explore our medieval archaeology history in The Big Dig.
SCARBOROUGH FUND:
2020-2021: £15,000
2022: £30,000
2023: £50,000
ADDITIONAL FUNDING RAISED TO MATCH BID INVESTMENT:
£. TBC
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