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Custom Folkestone – The grant will be put towards metalwork costs as part of a conversion of shipping container.

We are converting a shipping container to house a new community project called custom Folkestone.  Custom Folkestone is a CIC borne out of Folkestone’s unique creative character. Located between the sea, the garden of England and the towns Creative Quarter. Custom’s kitchen will serve up extraordinary locally sourced food alongside a menu food-focussed artistic projects. Through an open exchange initiative, collaborating with local community. Custom will deliver an uplifting and nourishing experience of creating, sharing and enjoying amazing food, making accessible an experience typically reserved for the privileged few.

Our vision for Custom Folkestone is threefold.

·        To establish it as a transformative force within the community. Creating tangible benefit and opportunities for employability and cultural experience for local people.

·        To gain a reputation for producing beautiful, imaginative and memorable food, sourced hyper locally, that encourages deeper consideration of the landscape in which we operate.

·        To be the UK’s first dedicated food-focussed art space, with a programme of critical and reflective work that generates change within our own organisation and inspires change in the wider food and art industries.