Case studies

Create Gloucestershire is a consortium of arts and cultural organisations and individuals working together to make arts ‘everyday’ for local people.

With the budgetary pressures of recent years the drive to generate revenue and commercialise council operations has become ever more pressing.

With a number of new frontline councillors taking office after the county elections, East Sussex wanted to find a way to engage them in their new roles while explaining local government structure.

The Arcadia Library and Leisure Centre opened in February 2016 – a new-build, combined facility in Levenshulme, which cost £9.1 million.

In 2013, Bradford Libraries commissioned a review of its library service. This was a major piece of work and involved considerable consultation with library users and non-users and other stakeholders.

Heritage has a high profile in Leicester: the city council has a ‘heritage champion’ and local residents have been involved in compiling a list of important landmarks.

Lewisham Council supports Allsorts, alternative day provision for adults with learning difficulties, which has a focus on high-quality creative and arts activities.

West Sussex Music Trust, the county’s music education hub, is a not-for-profit company with charitable status.

Colchester Borough Council has utilised its own CCTV network to deploy a fibre broadband network across its city centre for less than 10% of the cost of installing it from scratch.

The Event Organisers Forum gave event and festival organisers the opportunity to hear first-hand the details of running a successful and safe event.