Creek Creative (CIC) is the brainchild of Anne MacLaren and Simon Giles, and has evolved from their earliest discussions back in October 2006, after which they embarked on a journey of research into regional Arts centres and development of the idea for over two and half years. The company was formed in September 2008, and having commissioned a Feasibility Report (completed January 2009, by Shea Debnam Associates) to confirm the business model, and assessed a few potential premises, finally agreed a lease for the favourite choice of No.1 Abbey Street, moving in on July 1st 2009, in order to start the long and complicated process of conversion and renovation. It was from this point that the majority of volunteers and supporters got involved, helping with the huge scale of works necessary to turn the theory into practice and vision into reality: it is to this small group of dedicated individuals that CC owes a huge and ongoing thank you for all the energy, time and variety of skills they continue to contribute, not to mention all those ‘soft loans’! Amongst these fabulous people a few names stand out, in particular Bob Lamoon, Tony Gosling, Rose Dickinson, Pat Doyle, David Barker, Sam Cato, Nathalie Banaigs, Caroline Lamoon, and Jill Holder. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Hilary Riva and Neil Flanagan for their patience and consistent support for the project.
