Contact

The East of England living places partnership is chaired by Sue Hughes, MLA.
Contact the partnership through: susan.hughes@mla.gov.uk

About the Region

The East of England region comprises the counties Norfolk and Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire. Directly to the north of London, the region has much unspoilt character, rural landscapes, architecture and traditions.

The Thames Gateway is a priority place within the region.

Contact

The East Midlands living places partnership is chaired by Sam Bestwick, MLA.
Contact the partnership through: sam.bestwick@mla.gov.uk

About the Region

The East Midlands is a large and diverse region. Within it are the historic counties of Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire. The main cities are Nottingham, Lincoln, Derby, Leicester. The region is more than 90 per cent rural. It has a population of just under 4.3 million.

The region has a varied and resilient industrial base with a strong tradition in manufacturing as well as growing strengths in the service sector. It also boasts excellent centres of learning and research in its eight universities.

Corby is a designated Priority Place within the East Midlands region. Corby is an area of designated housing growth and a significant increase in housing development is expected in Corby. As part of the North Northamptonshire growth area, which is the biggest single growth area outside London, the planned population growth by 2021 is significant.  The MKSM target for new homes in Corby is 16,800 and completions to date total 1,491 leaving a remaining total 15,309 still to be built.

Corby is significantly developing its infrastructure with work well underway on the following projects on a new swimming pool and Civic Hub, the Corby Cube. Click here for more information on these projects.

Contact

The London living places partnership is chaired by Andrew Holden, MLA.
Contact the partnership through: andrew.holden@mla.gov.uk

About the Region

London is a complex area comprising 32 boroughs. The Thames Gateway region is a priority place located partly in London. There are many areas of regeneration within Greater London, including the Camden and Kings Cross locale, which has been improved in consultation with a variety of local residents and businesses.

London has a great diversity of people, cultures, and religions; over 300 languages are spoken within the city. Greater London has an approximate population of 7,556,900 – the most populous municipality in the European Union.

Region Network

The London living Places Partnership has formulated a regional offer to ensure we can achieve our goal to put culture at the heart of the London Thames Gateway regeneration. Working together the cultural agencies, local and regional government, along with regeneration agencies, we are building up a portfolio of support and programmes to deliver this. The emerging London living places offer that we are working on for our core customers, local government, planners, developers and regeneration agencies is now taking shape.  It includes the following aspects:
• Research and data
• Local government cultural services improvement work
• Advocacy
• Best practice

Reports of Interest

Presentations from London CSPT Workshops, June 2010

Libraries and Archives Standard Charges (PPT 73KB)

LLP Culture and Spatial Planning (PPT 136KB)

Standard Charges in Use (PPT 92KB)

Arts and Museum Standard Charges (PPT84KB)

Building the Evidence Base (PPT283KB)

Presentations from the London culture and sport planning toolkit workshop, 1 October 2009

Arts and Planning (PDF 1.48MB) - Munira Mirza

Introduction to the Toolkit (PDF 7.75MB) - Michael Chang

Westminster's Living Places (PDF 4.49MB) - Rosemarie McQueen

Barking Town Centre (PDF 4.68MB) - Jeremy Grint

Planning for Culture and Sport in Southwark (PDF 3.9MB) - Simon Bevan

Bellenden Road Regeneration Evaluation (word 139KB)

London's Living Places Partnership
Name: Shaping Places in London through Culture.doc
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Contact

The North East living places partnership is chaired by Anna Siddall of MLA. Contact the partnership through: anna.siddall@mla.gov.uk

About the North East

The region is made up of the boroughs of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, part of North Yorkshire and Tees Valley. Traditionally, the North East has a proud history based upon manufacturing. Despite significant reductions in the industry, the sector remains an important element in the economy.

Other industries which contribute to the economy in the region are microelectronics, the offshore industry, biotechnology and automotives. There has also been significant growth in the service sector, public administration, education and health. Retail and tourism are other sectors which contribute highly to the region’s growth.

Despite this diversification, the region is still dealing with the economic, social and structural consequences of its past dependence on the traditional industries and has areas of significant deprivation.

Contact

The North West living places partnership is chaired by Nathan Lee, Regional Manager – North West, of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council.

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

About the North West

The North West is an English region bordered by the Irish Sea and the Pennines mountain range, the Welsh Mountains and the Scottish Borders. Its largest urban areas are Manchester and Liverpool. The north of the region, including northern Lancashire and Cumbria are mainly rural. England’s highest peak at 978m is Scafell Pike in Cumbria.

The traditional manufacturing and engineering industries of the region are in decline. Yet the region still generates 11% of the UK’s gross domestic product. New industries are also growing – such as film and television. The creation of Media City at Salford Quays has helped build the reputation of the industries in Manchester.

North West Network

The North West network delivers the regional place shaping element of the Cultural Agencies’ Regional Action Plan, The main focus is on delivering the agreed commitments under the living places work programme including roll out of cultural planning tools and guidance. The Priority Places initiative is included together with provision for strategic guidance and advice to places experiencing growth and regeneration. Other joint programmes, such as Sea Change also fall under this heading.

Reports of Interest

Name: Mapping the Cultural Sector in Pennine Lancashire
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Contact

The South East living places partnership is chaired by Wendy Parry, MLA.

Contact the partnership through: wendy.parry@mla.org.uk

About the Region

The South East is England's most populated region. Urban areas include Brighton and Hove, Milton Keynes, Portsmouth, Reading and Oxford. Tourism is a major contributor to the economy in the region.

Contact

Contact the partnership through Pippa Warin, Arts Council SW.

About the Region

The South West region is the largest geographical area in England, extending from Gloucestershire to Cornwall and the Scilly Islands.  A mainly rural region the main urban areas are Bristol, Plymouth, Bournemouth and Poole. The population of the region is about 5 million.

Tourism is a major economic contributor to the region making preservation of its varied landscape vital for ongoing success. The region has a large number of designated areas, ancient monuments and listed buildings. About 80% of the land in the South West is agricultural.

The South West has the lowest population density of the English regions. It also has the highest proportion of retired people with a slightly smaller proportion of working age people than the average in England.

Reports of Interest

Name: People, Places, Spaces
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Contact

The West Midlands living places partnership is chaired by Louisa Moore, English Heritage.

Contact the partnership through: louisa.moore@english-heritage.org.uk

About the Region

The West Midlands region is situated in the heart of England. The county consists of seven metropolitan boroughs: the City of Birmingham, the City of Coventry and the City of Wolverhampton, plus Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall. It covers an area of 12,998 sq. km.
The West Midlands region accounts for a population of 5.27 million (9% of the UK total). More than half of the region’s population live in urban areas, while over 2 million reside in the region’s rural counties, which cover three-quarters of the region’s area.

Reports of Interest

Link to mapping and gap analysis of strategic cultural assets in the West Midlands for the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy: West Midlands - Cultural Mapping

Contact

The Yorkshire and the Humber living places partnership is chaired by Karen Durham at the Arts Council, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Contact the partnership through: karen.durham@artscouncil.org.uk

About the Region

The Yorkshire and the Humber region is made up of the counties of North, West and South Yorkshire, East Riding, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. Its main cities are York, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford and Hull - all of which boast a wealth of architectural and manufacturing history.

Yorkshire is home to some of the greenest parts of England, due to the vast stretches of unspoiled countryside in the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors. It also has a spectacular coastline and two world heritage sites: Saltaire, a preserved industrial village in West Yorkshire and the green gardens of Studley Royal Park and the ruins of Fountains Abbey.

Reports of Interest

Name: Case study - Yorkshire Artspace
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