ENGAGEMENT // CULTURE // ESSEX

Essex 2020 was a county-wide Year of Science and Creativity designed to bring together communities, schools, businesses, cultural organisations and local authorities through a shared science, technology, engineering, arts and maths (STEAM) programme.

The initiative grew into a genuinely co-created campaign involving more than 491 events, 200 organisations and 12 local hubs, with grassroots participation built into the model from the start.

Always Possible was the lead design and programme management partner, shaping the engagement architecture through stakeholder mobilisation, place-based hubs, a community grants scheme, podcast, information portal and shared digital resources.

This helped build long-term local networks and partnership infrastructure that continued beyond the programme, with more than 14,000 direct participants and 479,000 social reach across the county.

ENGAGEMENT // ENTERPRISE // UK

Growth, Learning, Investment, and Development in Entrepreneurship (GLIDE) – was a free, modular online course designed for ambitious creative professionals who wanted to grow a more purposeful network.

Across six weeks of keynotes, webinars and interactive workshops, the programme focused on helping participants build relationships, develop collaboration skills and make better use of contemporary tools and partnership opportunities.

Always Possible was commissioned by Buckinghamshire New University to lead the engagement and events delivery of the programme, helping convene speakers, manage participant communications and track registrations and feedback across the course.

The award-winning work helped create a structured peer-learning environment around network-building and collaboration, with participation data and feedback used to understand and strengthen community engagement.

ENGAGEMENT // CULTURE // LONDON

Merton United was London Borough of Merton’s bid for Borough of Culture 2027, developed as a way to bring residents, schools, cultural organisations and community groups into a shared civic story.

The engagement process included postcard storytelling, youth focus groups, steering group workshops and wider sector sessions, helping shape a bid rooted in local identity, participation and connection across the borough.

Always Possible designed and facilitated the consultation process, helping Merton build collaboration across council teams, cultural partners and local communities.

The work strengthened cross-sector relationships, supported a more inclusive cultural narrative, and generated a pipeline of partnerships and projects that continued beyond the bid itself. £200k of funding by the Mayor of London was awarded as a result – to develop project ideas.

ENGAGEMENT // SKILLS // ESSEX

Basildon Creative Tech Fest was created to connect young people, families, schools, businesses and local partners around new opportunities in creative and emerging technology.

The festival combined workshops, talks and hands-on experiences to raise aspirations, improve digital confidence and open up clearer routes into future careers, particularly in an area facing economic disadvantage.

Always Possible co-designed and delivered the festival for two years with Basildon Council, building a Creative Tech Partnership that brought together businesses, colleges, schools and cultural organisations to shape the programme.

This created a stronger local network around skills and opportunity, engaging more than 1,000 attendees per year,  and 50+ organisations, and helping turn the festival into an ongoing platform for community participation and employer connection.

ENGAGEMENT // SKILLS // UK

The Careers & Enterprise Company commissioned a national engagement campaign to encourage more SME leaders to get involved in the Enterprise Adviser Network.

The work focused on building stronger connections between employers, schools and regional careers hubs, with a campaign designed to make participation feel relevant, visible and practical at local level.

Always Possible created the Rewrite the Story brand, narrative and toolkit, producing digital and print assets that regional careers hubs could adapt for their own communities.

This gave the network a clearer, more engaging way to recruit employers and strengthen local relationships around careers education and enterprise support.

This was entirely delivered during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, including facilitated workshops and a suite of video campaign assets.

ENGAGEMENT // ENTERPRISE // SUSSEX

South East Business Boost (SEBB) Grants was designed to help East Sussex businesses access funding, advice and confidence to invest in growth.

Alongside the grants themselves, the programme used diagnostics, communications and outreach to engage a wide range of SMEs, including early-stage businesses and firms that might otherwise have found support schemes hard to access.

Always Possible combined grant administration with hands-on engagement, providing 273 business diagnostics, running recruitment and communications activity, and connecting businesses to wider networks of finance and support. 

£761,649 was distributed to participating businesses.

This helped strengthen the regional support ecosystem and built confidence among local businesses, with 136 firms receiving grants and many using the process as a route into longer-term growth relationships.

ENGAGEMENT // ENVIRONMENT // KENT

The South East Creative / Kent County Council Architecture & Environment Summit was a county-wide event designed to bring together people working across sustainable architecture, design and the built environment.

The online summit combined talks, panels and workshops to spark debate, share innovation and connect different parts of a sector that often works in silos.

Always Possible designed and facilitated the summit, curating the programme, shaping the event narrative and supporting speakers and participants throughout the day.

The work helped create a stronger shared conversation around sustainable design, place-making and climate priorities in Kent, with the summit acting as a convening point for practitioners, partners and local sector networks.