About

 

Who We Are

We deliver striking, world-class cultural events. Our team was forged in the unique atmosphere of Glastonbury Festival. We are cutting-edge event producers with an ambition to realise new forms of entertainment.

We build our high-quality productions from the grass roots up. Community engagement, new opportunities for artists and pushing innovation in event production are key to our approach.

Meanwhile London Winners

We are winners of the Mayor of London, LDA and Newham Council’s ‘Meanwhile London Competition‘

Our pitch to bring a 21st Century version of London’s historic Pleasure Gardens back to The Royal Victoria Docks won the approval of a panel of judges working to deliver London Mayor Boris Johnson and Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales’ vision to develop East London.

The Mayor of Newham Sir Robin Wales said: “Meanwhile London is adding another dimension to the transformation of Newham. London is moving east and there is huge potential here for investment, growth and greater prosperity.”

Pleasure Gardens History

Between the 17th and 19th Centuries, Pleasure Gardens were communal spaces where people from all walks of life converged to listen to music, admire paintings, stroll, drink, flirt and immerse themselves in the culture that made their city great.

The most famous pleasure gardens were in Vauxhall, Mozart played there at 9, Hogarth made the tickets and Dickens wrote about them. Between 1851 and 1884 the Royal Docks had its very own Pleasure Gardens, named The Royal Victoria Gardens.

Discover more about the pleasure gardens of the past and their influence on London culture:

Backing & Supporters

As the winners of the Mayor of London, LDA and Newham’s ‘Meanwhile London Competition’, we are fortunate to be receiving significant support for the Pleasure Gardens.

The competition formed part of their overall place-making strategy for The Royal Docks. The long term aim is to transform the area into “a thriving contemporary urban quarter, boasting a vibrant waterside neighborhood; a world class business and leisure destination”

 
Newham Council are our key partners. In association with the Mayor of London they created The Meanwhile London Competition of which we are proud winners.
 
The LDA we are working with them to help kick-start the regeneration initiatives for the Royal Docks in Newham.
 
Create are at the center of London's Cultural Olympiad. They are the London 2012 public agency coordinating the cultural partnership between the five host East London boroughs.
 
Design for London are part of the Mayor of London's office and have been facilitating the Meanwhile London competition. The main focus of DFL's work is supporting boroughs, other local groups to deliverer projects that shape a better city.
 


The Arts Council fund our Contemporary Art at Festivals programme, which feeds into this project. Their support means we plan to house a number of high-end artistic commissions on our site, further enriching the experience.