Ideas Test

16/10/2026

🎃 HAVE YOU SORTED YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME YET? 👻

The countdown to Brompton Halloween is on, and over 50% of our FREE Halloween Trail tickets have already been booked! 🎟️ Don’t miss out on solving the Candy Crook Mystery on Saturday 31 October. 🍬🕵️

But first, why not get creative and make your own spooky costume? ♻️🧵

Join artist Xtina Lamb from Chatham’s Zigzag Scrapstore for our FREE costume-making workshop! Turn recycled and scrap materials into something spooktacular - and bring something from home to upcycle.

🏆 Wear your homemade creation at the Halloween Trail for the chance to win a £15 high street voucher in our costume competition!

📅 Thursday 29 October | 9:30am–4:30pm (drop in anytime)
📍 Brompton Westbrook Primary School, Kings Bastion, Gillingham
🎟️ FREE – all ages welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult)

Book your place here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ideastestcio/2421306

Then join The BOO (Brompton Otherworld Organisation) for a family-friendly mystery trail full of ghosts, clues and spooky surprises!

📅 Saturday 31 October
📍 The Cannon Pub b**r garden, Brompton
🎟️ FREE, but tickets are required for adults and children.

⚠️ More than half the trail tickets are already gone, so book your slot now! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ideastestcio/2430530

15/10/2026

✨ Help choose the theme for Luton Lights 2027! ✨

Watch Wayne introduce three possible themes for next year’s Luton Lights. We want YOU to help us decide!

🌸 Luton in Bloom – Transform Luton Road into a glowing garden, with illuminated flowers, plants and nature-inspired artwork.

🪩 Disco in the Dark – Bring on the sparkle, colour and disco vibes with dazzling lights, music and a party atmosphere!

🌙 Luton at Night – Explore the magic of Luton after dark, with glowing installations, creative projections and artwork inspired by the area and its community.

💡 Which theme would you love to see light up Luton Road?
🗳️ Have your say by voting here: https://forms.gle/2NFYyh5cebPTHWrx8
⏰ Voting closes at 5pm on Monday 2 November 2026.

Luton Lights is a chance for our local community to come together and celebrate creativity right here in Medway – and we want your voice to help shape it! ✨

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09/10/2026

🧤🌿 Join the Luton Litter Legends for their next community litter pick!

Help make Luton a cleaner, greener place to live. Every little bit makes a difference, so grab your gloves and come along to lend a hand!

💚 Find out more from Luton Litter Legends and get involved in your local community.

05/10/2026

01/10/2026

🎃 The Spooky Season has officially started and the BOO are back in Brompton! 👻

Get ready for a Halloween mystery as the Brompton Halloween Trail returns on Saturday 31 October! Join Ideas Test for a FREE fun, family-friendly trail around historic Brompton, created with and inspired by the local community.

You’ll meet spooky characters, uncover clues and see if you can solve the mystery along the way. 🕵️‍♀️🔍

And if you want to take your Halloween costume to the next level, you can make your own spooky creation at our FREE recycled costume workshop with artist Xtina Lamb from Zig Zag Scrap Store on Thursday 29 October. ♻️🎃

Then wear your homemade creation on the trail – and you could even win a £15 High Street voucher for the best costume! 🏆

📅 Saturday 31 October
📍 The Cannon Pub b**r garden, 15 Garden St, Brompton, Gillingham, ME7 5AS
🕓 Trails start at 4pm, 4.45pm, 5.30pm, 6.15pm, 7pm, 7.45pm and last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes
🎟️ FREE | All ages welcome

Come along, get involved and see what spooky secrets Brompton has in store… 👀

Book your FREE tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ideastestcio/2430530

Brompton Halloween Trail – The Cannon Pub b**r garden, 15 Garden St, Brompton, Gillingham, Multiple dates and times - Brompton's Halloween Trail: Can You Solve the Candy Crook Mystery? Calling all trainee ghost hunters! Are you ready for a spooky adventure this Halloween? The BOO (The Brompton Oth...

29/09/2026

🌙 The Department of Nocturnal Affairs needs you.

The Department has been quietly investigating dreams along the A2 - and now they need to hear from you.

Highway of Dreams is an Ideas Test project created with the mysterious Department of Nocturnal Affairs (DoNA) and audio artist Fin Kennedy, collecting dreams from people living along the A2 to create a dreamscape made from the nighttime imaginings of local people.

Have you had a dream you can’t forget? A recurring dream? A dream that made absolutely no sense?

DoNA wants to know.

Submit your dream and add your voice to the Highway of Dreams. 🌙✨

👉 Tell us your dream: https://ideastest.org.uk/projects/current-projects/highway-of-dreams-2026/

25/09/2026

🚕 “Everyone should watch this.”

That’s the comment we’ve heard again and again from people who have experienced Driving Home this week.

Inside the black cab, beautiful animation blends with real stories to create something intimate, powerful and deeply human.

It’s made people think.
It’s started conversations.
It’s encouraged people to see things from a different perspective.

And tomorrow is your last chance to experience it in Medway.

📍 The Paddock, near the Pentagon Centre, Chatham
📅 Tomorrow – 26 September
🎟️ FREE

You can book a place or simply walk up and see if there’s availability.

After tomorrow, Driving Home moves on to Basildon.

If you’ve been thinking about coming, this is your last chance to take a seat.

Come and see why people are saying:

“Everyone should watch this.”

Book your free ticket here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ideastestcio/2349097