10 years ago, Sun Pier House CIC was formed to support Medway’s creative industries, provide a base for a community of artists and creative businesses, and deliver community projects and workshops. Because the building is split over three floors with no lift access, we have been unintentionally excluding a large part of our diverse community – but this is where it all changes!

In 2024 we will be opening the doors of Sun Pier House to all people, of all abilities, to create, engage and inspire. And its not just a lift we are installing, we are also increasing our studio and creative workspaces, building The Creation Space: a new, accessible workshop room, and improving our entrances and wayfinding, as well as making Sun Pier House more environmentally friendly.

We are now waiting on the last few legal updates which are causing delays (and headaches!) These delays have pushed the project back further than we anticipated, which is disappointing and means we still do not have a timeline to share (booooo!). Once we start we expect the build to take around 6 months (but saying that – we know how these things work).

Follow us on our social channels for all the renovation updates, photos of us in hard hats, glimpses of THE LIFT and the highs and lows that come with a project of this magnitude.

Seatbelts on….

We have secured a large capital grant from Arts Council England (ACE) which is incredible – BUT we still have funds to raise.

From the moment we started, we knew that this fundraising effort was going to be a big one. Over the next year, we will be holding quiz nights, raffles, “buy a brick” campaigns and lots of other fundraising events.

Any donation, big or small, will go towards transforming Sun Pier House into an inclusive, accessible and exciting arts space.