LONDON - NOVEMBER 21: The sun shines on Trellick Tower on November 21, 2006 in London, England. The building contains 217 flats and was originally entirely owned by the Greater London Council with the flats rented as council flats. Most of the flats are still social housing. According to a report by The Rowntree Foundation, council estates in Britain still require further government funding to ensure residents are not disadvantaged. The report found that although patterns in employment and education improved in council estates, the levels of economic inactivity have increased and long-term government commitment is still needed to ensure estate residents are not disadvantaged by where they live. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

Introducing Trellick Tales

SPID Theatre Company (for whom I’m Associate Director) were fortunate to win a £50,000 award from the Clore Prize Fund for the brilliant arts/architecture/community project ‘Trellick Tales’ – exploring the history and stories of the brutalist social housing block, Trellick Towers, in West London.

Petia Tzanova of the Clore Leadership Programme asked me to write an article for their website, introducing the project. Here it is: