The Corby partnership is chaired by Chris Mallender, Chief Executive, Corby Borough Council.

Contact the partnership through: chris.mallender@corby.gov.uk

Corby audiences and participation research

The Corby living places Partnership commissioned Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy and Sam to undertake research and consultation to build an evidence base for further development of policy in relation to the culture-led regeneration of Corby. The report (PDF 6.74MB) provides a summary of the research, presenting an overview of the data and intelligence and setting out priciples for ongoing public engagement and audience development.

A win for Corby

Congratulations to Corby for recently winning the National Community Youth Initiative in the LGC & HSJ Sustainable Communities Awards for the Forest Schools project.

Community Archives Report

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council commissioned Jura Consultants to undertake a scoping study in the living places Priority Places of Corby and Pennine East Lancashire. The research aims to establish ways in which community archives can support communities which are experiencing growth and regeneration and how this type of work can be taken forward in ways which complement existing and planned initiatives. Recommendations are made as to how MLA can best support this type of work and how local authorities and community archives can work together to achieve mutual benefits in the document, which can be downloaded below.

Community Archives (PDF 1MB)

The Thames Gateway is a 40 mile stretch, from London Docklands to Southend in Essex and Sheerness in Kent and covers 3 Living Places Regions (The South East region, The East region and London).

You can contact Living Places partners in the region through Wendy Parry (South East), Sue Hughes  (East of England) or Andrew Holden (London).

Art on the Greenwich Peninsula

Culture TGNK

Partnership for Urban Southampshire (PUSH) is chaired by Councillor Sean Woodward.

The living places South East Network supports the work of the PUSH Quality Places Delivery Panel. The network can be contacted via its Chair, Wendy Parry.

The Quality Place Delivery Panel is chaired by Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson.

Contact the PUSH Partnership and Quality Places Delivery Panel through Charles Freeman, Quality Places Delivery Manager.

Spatial planning and the provision of cultural and sporting infrastructure in the PUSH area

PUSH commissioned Martin Elson, Emeritus Professor at Oxford Brookes Univeristy to report against the provision of cultual and sporting infrastructure in the area.

Name: Spatial Planning and the Provision of Cultural and Sporting Infrastructure in the PUSH area
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The Pennine Lancashire partnership is chaired by Nathan Lee, MLA.

Contact the partnership through: nathan.lee@mla.gov.uk

living places, TCPA and the Priority Place Pennine Lancashire held a workshop on 6th December 2010 to specifically help local authorities review how culture and sport is embedded in local spatial plans and can benefit development and regeneration programmes, specifically using the Living Places Culture and Sport Planning Toolkit and its 5-Stage Process.

The workshop was designed for officers who are tasked with delivering cultural and sporting priorities through the planning system, regeneration or economic development. It provided:

• an update on the work of living places support work in the North West
• a timely update on the planning reforms and the challenges and opportunities for planning for culture and sport
• an introduction to the Culture and Sport Planning Toolkit and its potential as a useful resource
• an interactive training and practical workshop to ensure the CSPT is relevant and useful to both arts and leisure, and planning officers.

Presentations given on the day are available via the links below.

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Name: Plan and Deliver Your Culture and Sport Priorities
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Arts Council England Case Studies

The Arts Council have produced the following documents which support culture and sport led regeneration in the North West:

Panopticons and Land (PDF 105 KB)  Panopticons are iconic structures situated within the landscape which serve as symbols of the area's regeneration and pride.

Talking Shop (PDF 112KB) Talking Shop is a project which celebrates the region's independent shops and shopkeepers. The social and economic benefits of small businesses are documented via engagement with renowned photographers.

St Peters (PDF 114 KB) Lightweave is a public art project in the St Peter's Health and Leisure Centre in Burnley, made possible through a section 106 condition and a grant from the Arts Council.

Big Art (PDF 136 KB) A partnership project for Channel 4 and the Arts Council, Big Art involves the creation of seven new public artworks - two are based in the North West.

Mapping the Cultural Sector

Jura were commissioned to investigate the nature and extent of cultural infrastructure in the Pennine Lancashire region. The completed reports provide data and information showing the nature and extent of cultural infrastructure, activities and funding in Pennine Lancashire.

They use mapping to identify further potential and priorities for culture to contribute to sustainable housing-led renewal in Pennine Lancashire and provide a common dataset of stakeholders, cultural provision and use, and plans for culture for Pennine Lancashire. The reports are in a format that is of practical use to local economic regeneration planners and can be downloaded via the following links:

Mapping the Cultural Sector in Pennine Lancashire (PDF 3.8 MB)
Mapping the Cultural Sector in Pennine Lancashire Learning Tool (96 KB)Mapping the Cultural Sector in Pennine Lancashire Appendices (691 KB)

Two further 2009 reports supplement the JURA research:
Research & Mapping of the Creative & Digital Sector in Pennine Lancashire (671 KB), commissioned by Creative Lancashire and undertaken by Burns Collett in association with Winning Pitch and Visual Arts in Pennine Lancashire (PDF 4.18 MB), commissioned by the Arts Council and undertaken by Arts About Manchester.

Another related report is Living and working in East Lancashire (PDF 631 KB).

The South West partnership is chaired by Trevor Gough. 

Contact the partnership through: pippa.warin@artscouncil.org.uk and trevor.gough@mla.gov.uk.