Enfield of Dreams

November 2025 – November 2027

Enfield of Dreams is a transformative two-year project that foregrounds the voices of young people, connecting them with Enfield's Cultural Partners and creative practitioners to create a shared vision for culture in Enfield.

The project is led by UP Projects, working in partnership with Border Crossings, Chickenshed Theatre, Clore Leadership, DYSPLA, Face Front Inclusive Theatre, HighRise Entertainment, Enfield Council, many Enfield-based artists, creative practitioners, schools and young people. The programme is funded by Arts Council England’s Place Partnership National Lottery funding and LocalMotion Enfield.

Young people will be supported to take part in a range of ambitious creative initiatives including:

  • A two-year Young Cultural Leaders skills and development programme that will enable a diverse group of young people from across the borough to gain skills, experience and confidence in arts programming, management, governance, and leadership.
  • A series of ambitious creative projects for Enfield’s public realm developed through a process of co-creation between Enfield’s cultural organisations, freelance creatives and young people
  • An artist-led Creative Learning Programme that will see artists, young people and teachers co-devising creative learning workshops for students in Enfield Secondary schools that aim to open young minds to creative career pathways.

With access, collaboration and ambition at their core, these initiatives will become action research, driving change in how creatives and young people work together to inform a new cultural strategy as well as a thriving creative network in Enfield.

Please click the relevant strand below to find out more about each strand.

Young Cultural Leaders

March 2026 – January 2028
Part of Enfield of Dreams

Creative Cluster Projects

March 2026 – October 2027
Part of Enfield of Dreams

Creative Learning Programme

March 2026 – March 2027
Part of Enfield of Dreams

Steering Team

A Steering Team has been recruited that represent local voices consisting of young people, Enfield Counsellors and local arts organisations. The group will overseeing and monitor the project, providing key guidance and support to those delivering the various projects. The Steering Team includes:

Sheniz Akanay

Enfield Young Creatives

Cllr Chinelo Anyanwu

Enfield Council

Olivia Bray

‎SEN Programme Manager and Education Rep (Enfield Council)

Kai Campbell

Enfield Young Creatives

Patrick Cash

Relationship Manager (Arts Council England)

Pam Fraser-Solomon

Chair (Theatre Deli)

Wes Pemberton

Head of Culture (Enfield Council)

Lee Shelsher

Programme Director, Customer, Culture & Communities (Enfield Council)

Sam Spencer

Head of Operations, Broadwick Live (Drumsheds)

Emma Underhill

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Founder and Artistic Director

Anna Vaughan

Project Manager (NEXUS)

Michael Walling

Artistic Director (Border Crossings)

Cheniece Warner

Artist and Documenter

Ellis Witter

Enfield Young Creatives

Communications Advisor

Sangeeta Waldron

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Communications Advisor