Gravesham - The Beacon Experience

The Beacon learning journey calendar - Below you will find the journey that we took in our quest to gain our Beacon status for Promoting Racial Equality.

Beacon Award lunch
On Thursday 28 April 2005 a lunch was held to celebrate of Gravesham Borough Council being awarded Beacon Status for “Promoting Racial Equality”.
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Big Day Out festival
Beacon marquee at Big Day Out festival June 2005.
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Big Day Out film
A film of the Big Day Out, which was held in June 2005 has been created by The Cultural Beats Project.
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CRE Conference, Birdcage Walk, London
Christopher Woodley, Head of Policy and Partnerships and Gurvinder Sandher from the North West Kent Racial Equality Council and a member of the Council Beacon Team spoke at a national event organised by the Commission for Racial Equality on 12 July 2005.
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Introduction
Among county districts, Gravesham has one of the largest proportions of minority ethnic people, with a legacy of industrial decline and deprivation; it is one of the Thames Gateway’s major regeneration areas, embarking on a period of dramatic change.
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LOGOM promoting racial equality workshops
Tuesday 12th July 2005 Barnsgate Manor Vineyard East Sussex.
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Open Day
Gravesham Council’s Beacon Open Day was held on 20 October 2005, and was designed both to celebrate the range of work that the council currently delivers around promoting racial equality and community cohesion in the borough.
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Overview of the Authority
Gravesham is located in North Kent, twenty five miles from London. The 2001 census shows approximately 96,000 people living in the borough, in around 38,000 households.
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Promoting racial equality staff internal workshop
Following Gravesham Borough Council being awarded Beacon Status for Promoting Racial Equality.
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Regional Improving Opportunity Strengthening Society
GOSE Events - Gravesham Borough Council will be attending an event organised by the Government Office of the South East (GOSE) entitled: Regional Improving Opportunity Strengthening Society Event.
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The Beacon learning Exchange
On 18 July, we took part in a Learning Exchange conference held by the Improvement and Development Agency at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London.
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Toolkits and Case Studies
Gravesham Borough Council has identified five main themes or areas of strength in their working to promote racial equality.
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