A New Year, A Birthday & Re-Imagining the Future
- e2eTV
- 4 days ago
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Re-Imagining end2end TV CIC: Community, Connection and a New Year
As we look ahead, we’re not just continuing — we’re re-imagining.
We’ve just turned five years old and when we remember back to 2021, our original e2e Crew were live streaming for the British Film Institute when they were just ten years old – and smashing it! – so it’s easy for us to feel awe and wonder with the many achievements over the years ourselves! Since then, one of our senior crew has joined the police force and others are preparing for their GCSE’s or applying for uni.
Time certainly flies by doesn’t it!
Despite ups, downs and sideway moves, we have had an incredible five years filled with hundreds of young people, fabulous opportunities, far reaching creative and tech projects and many smiles.
The next chapter of end2end TV CIC is rooted in community connection and creating professional dedicated studio facilities where purpose, hands on experiences and young voices can meet, alongside introducing more intergenerational learning to our services. It’s about slowing down enough to listen and being brave enough to try new ways of working together.
In a world where screen use and digital activities seem to fuel more disconnect amongst us, we know we have the skills, expertise, a brilliant community space and solid opportunities to encourage and celebrate more digital connection in real life (IRL) and now seems like the perfect time to say this out loud!
Our company was formed during lockdown; we know how important IRL is.
Reaching Across Generations
We’re excited to open new conversations with older generations, including groups such as the University of the Third Age (U3A). These communities hold an incredible wealth of skills, stories and perspective. There’s something genuinely powerful about bringing experience and curiosity together — where knowledge is shared, confidence grows and learning flows both ways.
Alongside this, we’re exploring meaningful collaborations within Scouting communities, supporting young people to work towards badges through creative, media-based projects. These opportunities aren’t about ticking boxes; they’re about teamwork, leadership, communication, and self-belief — skills that stay with young people long after a badge is sewn on.
Reconnecting With Tour De Bexley
Reflection naturally brings us back to past successes. One that continues to resonate with us is our collaboration with Tour De Bexley, run by Dave & Carrie Simpson — a project that showed what’s possible when community, creativity, and purpose truly align, raising many thousands of pounds for local charities: Bexley SNAP and Bexley Moorings.
We’d love to reconnect with Tour De Bexley in a new project application, so we could collaborate with them to create something special for the charities it supports, putting children and young people firmly in the project leader seats. This isn’t about adults designing for young people; it’s about designing with them — trusting their ideas, amplifying their voices, and giving them the space to experience ownership, pride, and real impact.
Exploring Funding With Purpose
Looking forward also means being intentional about how projects are funded and sustained. We’re actively exploring funding streams that reflect both community need and lived experience, including:
Screen use and digital balance — helping people understand technology use in ways that support social awareness and wellbeing rather than disconnect
Mental health and connection — especially where creativity, storytelling, and shared experiences reduce isolation, build confidence and develop important skills too
Community-led media projects — where participants are creators, not just consumers
These themes sit at the heart of who we are. They allow us to build work that is relevant, compassionate, and grounded in real-world needs.
Building With Impact in Mind
We’re interested in work that:
Brings generations together
Builds confidence and leadership skills
Develops essential and advanced digital skills
Strengthens connection and belonging
Uses media as a tool for expression, understanding, and change
This isn’t about growth for growth’s sake. It’s about growing well — in ways that feel authentic, inclusive, and sustainable.
What’s Emerging: Creativity in Motion
Behind the scenes, our new animation and IT suite [Blue Door Animations] is now in test mode — a quietly exciting milestone that opens the door (pardon the pun!) to fresh creative possibilities, new learning pathways, and future community-led projects. It’s a space filled with broadcast and editing technology, and designed for imagination, collaboration, and friendship to shine.
Alongside this, we’re delighted to be heading into a series of creative side quests — including an inspiring collaboration with storyboard artist Jay Clarke. This year, Jay will be working with young people and the wider community to co-create a full-colour, vibrant, large-scale mural — a bold visual celebration shaped by shared ideas, creativity, and connection - and it's quite possible the Wiley Coyote will stop by!
We’re really looking forward to the official launch of both the animation suite and the artwork, and to the many opportunities that will grow as a result — from skills development and storytelling, to connection, pride, belonging and fun. These projects reflect what excites us most: creativity as a catalyst for confidence, community, and possibility.
We’re curious, open, and ready to build — with communities, not just for them. And we’re excited to see where these conversations, collaborations, and shared ideas will lead next.
If you’re part of a community group, school, or local organisation and are curious about what we’re building, we’d love to hear from you. Whether it’s collaborating on creative projects, sharing ideas, or exploring how young people can take the lead, there’s space to get involved and make a real impact.
Let’s imagine, create, and grow together.
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