22/09/2026
We apologise for the silence over the past month but we have some important news to tell you all…
After three wonderful years we are leaving the training kitchen & cafe space at TKE Studios. We are extremely grateful to Tracey Emin and her team for getting us up and running when no one else would take a chance on us. Without this gift of the old morgue, we would never have been able to change the futures of so many young people in Thanet. However, it is time for pastures new.
During our time at TKE Studios we were very fortunate to be able to take part in some incredible events and had opportunities presented to us that we are deeply grateful for – so to Dame Tracey and all of her wonderful team we we say, thank you, thank you, thank you.
We are unsure what that the future looks like for The Perfect Place to Grow at the present time but we do know that this is not the end. It has been, at times, hard for both the team and the trainees, but we know every young person who came through those doors left in a better place than when they started. We also know that the young people in Thanet need our support more than ever.
We have assessed what we do, and how we do it. We know we are great at some things and need to work at others. However we are as committed to changing the futures of young people in Thanet as we were at the start of this project nearly five years ago and our work with the trainees will continue unabated.
It does, however, mean that we are looking for a new site and are open to ideas and options going forward, however crazy they may seem. Please do get in touch if you have an idea!
We also have lots of events, fundraisers and parties planned for the next couple of months until we leave the site full time so please look out for those.
The future is full of possibilities and we intend to embrace them head-on, and we look forward to an exciting new direction!
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