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Culture

Local authorities are in many ways custodians of both national and local culture, supporting arts and crafts, maintaining heritage sites, local history and folk-lore and encouraging public celebrations and festivals.

Featured articles

Arts Council England and LGA Joint Statement (2023-2025)

23 Mar 2023

Cornerstones of Culture

Publications

08 Dec 2022
Text: Forget What You Think You Know about culture

Forget What You Think You Know... about culture

04 Oct 2022

Case Studies

Futures Theatre: training social workers to help change lives in Tower Hamlets

16 Jun 2023

Great Music Places in Darlington

17 May 2023

SENsational Story and Play

30 Jan 2023
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News

LGA’s Culture Commission calls for case studies

23 Jun 2022

LGA responds to the Public Accounts Committee Report on the Culture Recovery Fund

23 Jun 2021
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Publications

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Cornerstones of Culture

08 Dec 2022
People, culture, place - The role of culture in placemaking

People, culture, place - The role of culture in placemaking

23 Feb 2017
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Briefings, responses, legislation & guides

Debate on public libraries - House of Commons, 11 July 2019

01 Jul 2019
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