Jolly Good Experiences CIC
We are a not for profit community interest company aiming to bring benefit to our customers and the communities we touch.
Company Number: 16104631
Our Aims: more than just photography
The company’s activities will provide benefit to:
People of any age, race, social background, health, physical ability, income, gender, sexual orientation, who have a desire to advance their knowledge and education, to improve their wellbeing through image-based artistic forms of expression such as photography.
We are particularly interested in working with local communities that are at the risk of exclusion and social isolation such as people suffering from anxiety and depression, older people with no social networks, deaf and hard-of-hearing.
The company operates from Kent UK and the local activities are primarily be based in Kent and the South-East of England. Where workshops and tours are organised at locations abroad they are structured in a way to benefit the main communities targeted, either through direct participation or through redirecting surplus made towards running UK-based activities.
Responsible travel
Not only are we members of the Responsible travel website we take our commitment seriously. We aim to bring benefit to the local communities we travel to. We are respectful to the people and the environment and aim to give business to the local companies we work with.
Activities:
Photography workshops, lectures, talks.
This includes in-person and online workshops, lectures and talks on photographic topics with the aim of disseminating photographic knowledge on both theoretical and practical aspects, for all levels of experience
Photo walks.
This combines photography and physical activity to improve both the photographic experience of participants but also encourage healthy living and mental wellbeing.
Photography retreats and tours in the UK and abroad.
This includes lengthier and comprehensive photographic activities organised as retreats or tours, combining photography education and practice with travel, experiencing new cultures, becoming aware of new destinations, their history and people.
Activities to date:
A talk by Matt on mental health and wellbeing through photography.
Held at Art and Grind, art cafe in Guildford
Donation of school supplies to small rural communities in Laos 2022 and 2024. A big thank you to our customers that also supported this activity. School for children in rural communities in Laos is expensive for thier parents, as such some do not get to attend school, therefore by donating school supplies it helps with the cost of education and gives this children a helping hand in life.