Today I was invited to the UK Carnival centre in Luton. It was a celebration of the project that I was part of at the lower school recently. I had been aware of the building for a while, but had never visited it, and perhaps because of my disinterest of carnivals, it had never been high on my list of places to visit. However, the chance to have a look around came up and I was very impressed. It cost over seven million pounds, but looked to be an amazing facility. The building seemed to exude fun and creativity, and just felt like a happy place. I'm all for that. I was slightly naughty, but felt that I had to point out that it was part funded by the EU, just to irritate the fervent Daily Mail readers I am acquainted with on Facebook. It was sad to hear so many people feeling so down about the current climate. The arts really has been attacked violently, and I couldn't believe how many practitioners seemed ready to lie down and give up. At least two that I spoke to seemed to be ready to give up their current creative lives. Perhaps I am naive , but I think that now is the time to try even harder. Young people seem to be more politicised and there is more to kick back against. Surely now is the time to create more than ever? I did meet some positive people as well, and was surprised to hear that we had become quite well known in certain circles. It was good to hear, and rather flattering. I think today might lead to some interesting projects in the future.
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