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North Brink beside the River Nene in Wisbech
Fenland · 2026–27A funded participant programme inside a wider place-based storytelling project.

People · Place · Story · Access

COMMON
GROUND

A place-based storytelling programme for Fenland.

Sixteen adults will move through four workshops, individual creative support and a shared public showcase. Around that journey, Common Ground opens useful doors into places, people, archives and experiences without taking authorship away from participants.

Lottery Funded. Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Public funding partnerThe 2026–27 participant programme is supported through Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants.
Take partSee the programme

Choose your route

Start with what brought you here.

Four clear routes replace the old wall of choices. Everything else remains available through the menu and search.

01I want to take partSee the 16 funded places, the dates and what taking part involves.02I want to explore FenlandStart with places, memories, sounds, archives and questions.03I can contribute somethingCreative practitioners, hosts and supporters can see the useful ways to get involved.04I want to understand the projectSee the funded promise, timetable, boundaries and public commitments.

Common Ground now

The useful things to know today.

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ParticipantsEarly interest is openFormal applications open 9 NovemberOpen DoorsFocused encounters are being scheduledPublicly named only when appropriate and agreedRecruitmentCreative practitioner recruitment is activeOnly confirmed vacancies are publishedFirst workshop23 January 2027Four principal workshops run to April
Portable audio recorder being used for spoken storytelling

Current funded programme · 2026–27

The promise stays simple.

16 funded places. Four principal workshops. Individual creative support. Participant-led work. A digital exhibition and a planned public Fenland showcase.

16funded participant places
4principal workshops
16participant-led outputs
May 2027planned public showcase
See the programmeParticipant guide

Place + access

Fenland is not just a backdrop.

The place is the doorway. The person is the story.

Open Doors gives participants optional access to places, processes and encounters that might spark something worth noticing. The opportunity can open a door. The participant decides what the story is.

Explore Open DoorsExplore Fenland
March Library in Fenland

Get involved

One project. A few clear ways to help.

Take part as a Fenland adult, contribute creative skill or useful access, refer somebody who should see the programme, or offer practical support around participation.

Take partWork with Common GroundRefer someoneSupport the programme

Current funded programme

Public funding supports the 2026–27 participant programme.

The current 16-person Digital Storytelling Lab is supported through Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants. Common Ground is the wider place-based storytelling platform around that funded spine.

Lottery Funded. Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.