Ali Pretty

Coinciding with the Isle of Wight Walking Festival & Richard Long’s exhibition, Ali will be speaking about ‘Silk River’, a major international walking project that connects the Thames and the Indian river Hooghly. Ali has many connections to the island, including delivering major carnival projects…

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We are very pleased to announce that Ali Pretty and her company Kinetika has been awarded funds through the British Council/Arts Council Re:Imagine India scheme to develop an ambitious new project that will take place in India and the UK. Ali has long-standing links with…

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Thurrock 100 is well underway and we’re having a fantastic time! We’d love you to join us for the walk in to Grays Park on Saturday 18 July after the 10 mile walk around Grays Town and Stifford. We’d love you to join us at 2:30 when…

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It’s been a long time in the planning- walking routes have been planned, flags have been designed and painted, and this week Thurrock 100 begins! The project launches on Thursday 9 July when Ali and Kinetika will start the ten, ten mile walks across ten key locations that span the…

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The River Crouch Festival is almost at an end, and if you haven’t got involved already, we’d love you to come and welcome Ali and Richard this Saturday at 1pm, as they cross the river at Ferry Road, Hullbridge, and walk with them for the final…

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Kinetika are delighted to be part of the Royal Opera House’s Costume Party on Saturday 11 July as part of their Fused Festival. Costume Party is an afternoon of free festive fun for the whole family, with the chance to dress up in the Royal Opera House’s famous costumes, make…

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The River Crouch Festival starts on Saturday with some exciting highlights so make sure you come along for the fun! These include wrapping a ribbon around the Chapel in Bradwell at 9am on Saturday morning and receiving a blessing from the Rector, Brigid, sending paper boats…

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The River Crouch Festival is just under a fortnight away! Make sure you’re signed up to take part in one of the walks. Join artists Ali Pretty and Richard White on a 100 mile walk, over 8 consecutive days, through countryside and coast along the north and south…

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Thurrock 100 is one of the projects in the running to win a Walking Visionaries Award and we’d love you to vote in support! The Walking Visionaries Awards highlight new ideas, big and small, for fulfilling the potentials of walking for liveable communities. The programme…

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We’ve been having s fantastic time at the design workshops for Thurrock 100 and next week we begin the painting – and we need anyone from Thurrock to come and help! We hope that the images created by local schoolchildren will inspire you to come and help…

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