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http://www.liverpool08.com/AboutUs/YourQuestions/index.asp

Culture Uncovered - Your Questions Answered
What is the European Capital of Culture?
The European Capital of Culture programme gives Europe an ideal opportunity to celebrate the culture of Europe's great cities and to involve the community in that celebration. There will be a new European Capital of Culture every year from 2005 onwards. In 2008 the European Capital of Culture will be in the UK and Liverpool beat off 11 other contenders for the title.

Who's behind the Capital of Culture?
The Liverpool Culture Company is the organisation set up by Liverpool City Council to deliver the culture programme up to and beyond 2008. However, everyone is involved. Working with the stakeholders is critical to making this happen, including cultural institutions, communities, creative industries, artists, schools and businesses.

What is Culture?
Our definition of culture is broad. Culture is everything from arts and entertainment to music and sport. The art on offer in our city is second to none and was a major factor in us being awarded Capital of Culture status. Eight world-class museums and galleries, a contemporary arts festival to rival Venice, a dedicated centre for arts and creative technology, FACT, among other world-class venues. Liverpool has also created one of the largest funding packages for community art in the UK. More than 80 groups have benefitted from Creative Communities grants which have triggered multi-million pound match funding.

Why is the Capital of Culture title for us all?
Liverpool is already known around the world for its maritime heritage, architecture, music and sport. The Capital of Culture title will place the city firmly on the global map. One and a half milllion extra visitors are expected to attend the many world-class festivals and events that will take place in the run-up to and including 2008.

Everyone can play their part, from performing to volunteering. For more information on volunteering click on Liverpool Welcome on the left hand side.

How will the Capital of Culture title benefit Liverpool?
Between now and 2008, and beyond, Liverpool will benefit from literally billions of pounds worth of investment, thousands of new jobs and massive regeneration which will see it reborn as a premier European city - one with a more competitive economy, healthier, safer and more involved communities and one where everyone has more opportunities to have a better life. In 1990, Glasgow was the last UK city to have the Capital of Culture status, and experienced substantial economic and social benefits during its period as the City of Culture, both strengthening and promoting its own impressive regeneration.

What will happen between now and 2008?
The years 2005 to 2007 are the 'dress rehearsals' for the grand finale of the 12-month festival in 2008. During this time we will be strengthening our impressive events programme and attracting new high profile events. We will also continue to work with hundreds of community organisations and thousands of residents to help build enthusiasm, creativity and participation for Capital of Culture.

In the build up to the Liverpool European Capital of Culture in 2008, each year will have a special theme to highlight different aspects of the city's unique culture and to hone our ability to deliver world-class events.

2005 Sea Liverpool
2005 celebrates Liverpool's maritime legacy featuring, among many other highlights, the 25th annual Mersey River Festival, the start of the Clipper Round the World Yatch Race and culminating in the bi-centennial celebration of the Battle of Trafalgar.

2006 Liverpool Performs
2006 will celebrate Liverpool's amazing track record in performance, from the stage to the gallery, from the football pitch to the boardroom. Highlights include the 4th Liverpool Biennial and the British Golf Open Championship, returning to Hoylake, Wirral, for the first time in 38 years. It will also include 'a city in transition' using international and local artists in developing artistic programmes to explore the changes in Liverpool.

2007 Liverpool's 800th Birthday
King John granted the charter for Liverpool's city status way back in 1207, so get ready for one hexk of a birthday party in 2007. Look forward to a whole year of festivals and activities showcasing 800 years of heritage, culminating in the official birthday celebrations on 28th August 2007. It's a great time to re-connect with long-lost friends and family across the world.

What will happen in 2008?
Where do we start? Liverpool's 2008 programme will be Europe's biggest and most diverse celebration of culture with more than 50 international festivals in art, architecture, ballet, comedy, cinema, food, literature, music, opera, science and theatre. 2008 is set to involve one billion people from more than 60 countries, across five continents. Events confirmed for 2008 so far include: Sir Simon Rattle to conduct the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; the 5th Liverpool Biennial; European Amateur Boxing Championships; The Open at Royal Birkdale; the start of the Tall Ships Race; and the homecoming of the 07-08 Clipper Round the World Yatch Race.

Is it just for visitors or can local people get involved?
A major aim of Liverpool 08 is to harness the wealth of artistic and creative talent of our people. Local people form the heart of our programme and this year we will escalate the number of community initiatives on the journey towards 2008 and beyond. From a festival for children taking its first steps in 2005, through to building on the successes of Goodbye Litter and our neighbourhood programmes, to dealing with serious issues that impact on the health of our city, such as the 'Its Not OK' violence and young people project, there is literally something for everyone to participate in.

Who is funding the Capital of Culture?
Capital of Culture is funded by both public and private sector organisations. We have already achieved success in sponsorship from the private sector and support from government agencies.

How will the city change as a result of Liverpool 2008?
Work is well underway on regenerating the city in time for 2008. Construction has started on Europe's biggest city centre redevelopment scheme which is creating a new heart for Liverpool. The £900 million Grosvenor project will see 2 million square feet of new leisure and retail space created, with 30 new buildings including two department stores and two hotels.

The £400 million King's Waterfront development will bring a concert arena, conference facilities, hotels, residential and leisure uses to the banks of the Mersey. In addition, work is underway on a new £15 million state-of-the-art cruise liner facility. And that's not all, building work will continue to 2015 and beyond.
 
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#81 ·
I'm glad I've got my tickets to the open at Birkdale too, which is more Southport than Liverpool, I totally agree. Oh wait a minute, isn't the open at Hoylake?? Damn! What a load of shite, you'd think the Guardian would at least get one of the major facts right to bash the city with!!!!!
 
#84 ·
Celebrities sign up for the 'love of Liverpool'

Mar 24 2006
Sam Lister
Daily Post


CHERIE BLAIR joined a host of celebrities yesterday to become an ambassador for Liverpool's 2008 celebrations. The Prime Minister's wife was helping the campaign to sign up new recruits for the 08 Ambassador Programme. Comic king Ken Dodd, Olympic swimmer Stephen Parry, singer Liz McClarnon and chairman of Tranmere Rovers FC Lorraine Rogers will all help to promote Liverpool in the run-up to celebrations and want others to join up.

The campaign, which culture officers hope will span the globe, was launched outside the 08 Place in Whitechapel. Ken Dodd, 79, was the first 08 Ambassador to join up. He said: "I am proud to be a citizen of Mirthyside. It has a great heritage of comedy performances and humorists. So many of my heroes have lived and worked in this wonderful city of colourful characters." Mrs Blair, said: "I support Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008, because it is the best place for culture today."

Jazz musician George Melly and singer Gerry Marsden have also put their names to the campaign. Mr Melly said: "Liverpool is a city which has pulled itself up by its own boot laces. It is full of wonderful buildings, both Georgian and Victorian, and now has the Tate in the North, the constantly improving Walker Art Gallery, its theatres, music and above all its largely Irish sense of humour and inventive delivery."

The campaign has also won support from Patrick Kelly, Archbishop of Liverpool. He said: "2008 is an opportunity for the people to become wiser by appreciating the history of the city.'' But Liverpool Culture Company insists the key to its success will be Merseyside residents. People who join will receive a welcome pack including a fact sheet about the city's cultural assets, an ambassador badge and regular updates about Liverpool, in particular the 08 programme as the city builds up to the big year.

Cllr Warren Bradley, leader of Liverpool City Council, said: "We want everyone who loves Liverpool to tell the world about why Liverpool is a great city to visit and why it will be a brilliant European Capital of Culture in 2008. "Ambassadors can come from all walks of life but having such famous Liverpudlians who perform all over the world will be a great boost. By providing up to date news we can ensure people can talk about the city knowledgeably and with pride. This army of friends will give Liverpool the best type of recommendation - by word of mouth."

Professor Drummond Bone, chairman of Liverpool Culture Company, said: "Everyone can play a part in making 2008 a great success. By spreading the word at home or abroad, the 08 Ambassadors can make a big difference to how the city is perceived as a cultural beacon. They will also be doing friends and family a big favour. By inviting them to sample Liverpool's culture they're introducing them to an unforgettable experience in an incredible city."
 
#85 · (Edited)
Celebrities sign up for the 'love of Liverpool' ..... `First Lady`

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/...up-for-the--love-of-liverpool--name_page.html

Celebrities sign up for the 'love of Liverpool' Mar 24 2006

My apologies for the double post ..... however in addition.

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/...1&headline=meet-our-first-lady-name_page.html

Meet our first lady Mar 24 2006

By Laura Sefton, Liverpool Echo

MEET Christine Lawrenson - the First Lady of the new Liverpool 08 Ambassador programme.

Christine was the first person to sign up to the scheme, a joint initiative between Liverpool Culture Company and the ECHO, at its launch in the city centre.

Scouser Christine, who now lives in Skelmersdale, said she was more than happy to sign up when she was accosted by DJ Pete Price - an 08 Ambassador himself - in town..

She said: "I love Liverpool. This Ambassador scheme is very important. The people deserve the Capital of Culture after we've been misrepresented throughout the country."

Christine, who was visiting her 76-year-old father, says she always brings her friends to Liverpool because the city has so much to offer.

Everyone who signs up as an Ambassador will be pledging their support to the city in the run up to Capital of Culture 2008.

You will get a special 08 Ambassador badge to wear, and information about what is happening in the run up to 2008 and how you can get involved.

All you have to do is spread the word about how great Liverpool is.

Proud Scouse celebrities were out yesterday to drum up support for the scheme.

Ken Dodd and Liz MacLarnon were in Whitechapel to pledge their pride in their city.

Ken Dodd said: "Until now, people thought Liverpool 2008 was a prize, but it's more than that. It's an opportunity to show everyone what we can do. It's only 18 months away."

Liz MacLarnon said: "Eve-ryone knows this is my home and I love it. People tell me to shut up about it, but I won't!"

* How to sign up:

You can become an ambassador by visiting the 08 Place in Whitechapel, at One Stop Shops or by logging on to www.liverpool08.com - and look out for sign-up forms in your ECHO.
 
#86 ·
Now you can make a difference,maybe?

Snap your grot spot Mar 27 2006

By Nick Coligan, Liverpool Echo


MOBILE camera phones could become the latest weapon in the fight against Liverpool's grotspots.

Pictures of graffiti or dumped rubbish could be sent straight to council clean-up teams.

The system has already been a huge success in London, where almost 5,000 vandal attacks have been tackled in six months.

Now Liverpool leaders are investigating whether it could help tidy up city communities in the run up to Capital of Culture.

A final decision has yet to be made, but they admit the mobile camera phone set-up would be a "useful" tool..


Lewisham council in London launched the idea last year and estimates it wiped out more than 14km of graffiti in just six months as a result.


Cllr Malcolm Kennedy, opposition spokesman on resources, said he believed Liverpool could now learn from the scheme's success.


He said: "In my Kirk-dale ward, graffiti is a constant problem and it is one of the most common complaints I receive.


"Whether it is abusive graffiti or just people's names, it can be very intimidating for residents and gives a bad impression of an area.


"It is usually possible to have it removed, but


this system could speed up the process. Virtually everyone has a mobile phone now and residents could help clean up their community.


"It has been very successful in Lewisham, and Liverpool should learn from good ideas tried out somewhere else."


Cllr Dave Antrobus, executive member for community safety, said officials from Enterprise-Liverpool and Liverpool Direct are working out if the city could adopt the scheme.


They have to decide if the council's IT systems can handle the system.


Cllr Antrobus added: "In theory, the capturing of these types of nuisance could be expanded to cover a number of services, such as fly-tipping and litter, and would be useful.


"However, at this stage we cannot provide a definite answer on implementation."


How it works


THE Lewisham scheme was launched in February 2005 with stunning results.


Residents download free software onto their mobiles from a website, which lets them send digital photos of graffiti by phone or computer.


Pictures are then put on the council website, the graffiti is removed, and a second photo showing the cleaned-up site is added.


A council spokesman said: "It has made the reporting and cleansing of areas more efficient as we get the information straight away.


"We removed 4,844 graffiti jobs, which is the equivalent of 14.2km, in the first six months."
 
#87 ·
That`s a really good and positive idea.....
 
#88 ·
Liverpool is a 'city on the rise again' Mar 28 2006

LIVERPOOL was today being praised as the "best ever prepared" European Capital of Culture at a parliamentary reception.

The claim, at a cross-party luncheon on the House of Commons terrace, was made on the back of a £2bn regeneration programme and booming business growth.

But Culture Company officials meeting MPs and members of the House of Lords admitted much work remained in selling the success to the public.

An independent national survey said: "The most important findings were that many people are not aware of what Liverpool has to offer as a destination, while outside Merseyside, there is limited awareness that Liverpool is the Capital of Culture for 2008.

"This will provide the direction for our marketing strategy in 2006-7."


The survey had shown that 50% of those interviewed held positive impressions of Liverpool.


There was also overwhelming agreement that Liverpool was "a city on the rise again."


MPs were being shown how Capital of Culture had become the main boost to business, with 61% of companies expecting to grow by more than 5% by 2009.


The report said: "Almost 1,000 new firms were launched last year.


"There is clear evidence that Liverpool has already turned a corner.


"The city is ranked top in the league for availability of sites and premises, and second as a place for competitive operating costs."


City council leader Warren Bradley said: "At almost every level, from record school results and record graduate retention through to investment and cultural activity, Liverpool is performing better than ever."
 
#89 ·
Emin pledges: City will get its culture year artwork Apr 5 2006




LEADING British artist Tracey Emin last night pledged to keep her promise to create a new artwork for Liverpool in its European Capital of Culture Year in 2008.

It will go on show in Liverpool Cathedral. "It will be a big piece because it's a big cathedral," she revealed yesterday.

Ms Emin promised a work for 2008 after her piece Roman Legion, better known as "the bird on a stick", was unveiled outside the cathedral. She admitted that the last time she was in the city "I took a taxi, waved at my bird, and came back".

Unusually, she says she is not a big fan of public art. "Liverpool has some wonderful architecture and the last thing it needed was a big piece of public art. That's why I made the bird so small. People could take it or leave it."


And she was amused that someone had put an even smaller bird on a pole next to her £60,000 commission. "I expect it has been removed now, but I would have liked to have seen it."


Ms Emin was in the city to join the team of judges evaluating entries for this year's John Moores Exhibition.


It is a painting exh She joined fellow judges like Sir Peter Blake, veteran leader of Britain's Pop Art movement and creator of The Beatles Sergeant Pepper album cover and former John Moores winner Jason Brooks.


This year has seen the exhibition's biggest entry since 1963, some 2,300 works.


Ms Emin says she has already had some "wow" moments with the entries (judging started yesterday and will continue tomorrow) and had seen some themes emerging "which I cannot talk about at the moment".


Fellow judge Sir Peter Blake was less discreet. "Among the themes this year there are 'boxes' while many have a cosmic feel about them."

Like Ms Emin, he confessed to being a big fan of Liverpool where his work has already been staged at Tate Liverpool. He was also an early entrant in the biennial John Moores exhibition.

Another judge, Jason Brooks, was a runner-up £1,000 winner of the John Moores in 1997. "Winning, both the money and the prize, was important to me," he said.

Even though he missed the £25,000 first prize that year, the following year he picked up the £26,000 NatWest Art Prize."The John Moores exhibition is still going" - this is its 43rd year - "and it remains the most important painting contest in the country."

The judges, who also included Andrea Rose of the British Council and Ann Bukantas, director of fine art at The Walker, started work yesterday.

All entries - and anyone can enter for a £15 fee, professional or amateur - are submitted to the judging panel anonymously.


Final judging takes place in June when the panel will reassemble and examine the actual works, when they will also be shown to them anonymously.


philkey@dailypost.co.uk
 
#90 ·
Tessa Jowell raises concern over 2008

by Sam Lister
Daily Post


CULTURE secretary Tessa Jowell has called a series of meetings to discuss concerns about Liverpool's preparations for 2008, the Daily Post can reveal. The minister has met with city politicians and Culture Company board members, telling them they must deliver their promise of producing the "best-ever" Capital of Culture. Liverpool council leader Warren Bradley confirmed last night that he had met Ms Jowell, but said her concerns had been fully answered. Government sources told the Daily Post Ms Jowell asked for reassurance and expressed concern on a number of issues including:

* The amount of autonomy the Culture Company has;
* The impact of the very public spat between former council leader Mike Storey and former chief executive David Henshaw;
* The way the appointment of interim chief executive Jason Harborow was handled;
* The lack of prominent names on the culture company's board which oversees the direction of the 08 plans.

Ms Jowell did praise the way Liverpool Culture Company had brought the private sector on board and has already secured eight firms, including the Liverpool Daily Post and the Liverpool Echo, as partners in deals worth a total of £16m.But she has called for a genuine partnership to be developed between the city council, culture company and all local political groups.

The Daily Post understands Ms Jowell was concerned about the potential impact if the celebrations were to fall short of expectations, both in the city and throughout the UK. The Government has always viewed the Capital of Culture title as a win for Britain as well as Merseyside.

The source said: "Although Tessa Jowell praised the culture team for its work with the private sector she did have some serious concerns. She was unhappy at the way the chief executive job appointment was handled and she is worried the culture company is too autonomous. She meet with the leader of the council, Warren Bradley, and other officials and politicians while she was in Liverpool and has told them now is the time to pull together and form a genuine partnership for the good of the city."

Liverpool Culture Company, the department in charge of delivering the 08 programme, came under fire earlier this year for not releasing information about how the programme is developing and for failing to involve local people enough. Its artistic director, Robyn Archer, was also at the centre of a media storm after it emerged she had not signed her new contract and had not received a visa allowing her to work full time in the country.


She was due to start at the end of March, although she is now expected to begin by the end of this month.There were yet more problems for the organisation when it had to restart its recruitment process to find a new chief executive after it was criticised for failing to give applicants long enough to apply for the job, which is one of the key positions in the city.


It was rounded on again when only two men were shortlisted for the job. Council leader Warren Bradley said: "Tessa Jowell met with Jason Harborow, Colin Hilton and myself in my office. "She raised some concerns but we answered them fully and she seemed content with what we told her. She asked about how things had settled down after Mike Storey and David Henshaw and also asked about the funding and governance of the culture company. It was a 20-minute meeting which was open and honest. When we won Capital of Culture an officer from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport was put in Liverpool to keep an eye on things but they have now been sent back to London, which shows how well we are doing."


Professor Drummond Bone, Vice Chancellor of the University of Liverpool, also met Ms Jowell during Condoleezza Rice's visit. They had a private, one-hour-long conversation about Liverpool's Capital of Culture year. Professor Bone said: "The minister and I agreed that the Capital of Culture title is seen as the UK's contribution to the Europe - it must not just be seen as a Liverpool event."


Cllr Joe Anderson, Labour group leader, who also had a meeting with the Culture Secretary, said: "The bottom line is, everyone wants what's best for this city and the Capital of Culture Celebrations, and now we've just got to make sure we deliver that."
 
#91 ·
Restaurant fined for passing off counterfeit booze Apr 14 2006

by Larry Neild, Liverpool Daily Post


A TOWN centre restaurant in the cultural quarter of St Helens has been fined £1,800 for displaying and selling cheap alcohol as brand-name spirits.

Why do the Echo constantly harp on about "cultural quarters"? - how many quarters are there in the city & its outlying boroughs? and what the f*** is so cultural about St. Helens - is this where the "inbreeding museum" is or the "pie making museum" is???
 
#92 ·
John Matrix 1985 said:
Restaurant fined for passing off counterfeit booze Apr 14 2006

by Larry Neild, Liverpool Daily Post


A TOWN centre restaurant in the cultural quarter of St Helens has been fined £1,800 for displaying and selling cheap alcohol as brand-name spirits.

Why do the Echo constantly harp on about "cultural quarters"? - how many quarters are there in the city & its outlying boroughs? and what the f*** is so cultural about St. Helens - is this where the "inbreeding museum" is or the "pie making museum" is???
You've not been to the St. Helens charm school then?
 
#95 · (Edited)
Hey, don`t throw stones at people who live in glass houses.

Live in glass Houses - get it, huh, huh, glass houses, Pilkingtons.

Oh never mind. :runaway:

:)

In any case in order for St Helens to have a cultural quarter three people would have to join the bloke standing on the corner........ :runaway:

(I like St Helens market actually and some of the pubs aren`t bad either....)
 
#96 ·
Pietari said:
Hey, don`t throw stones at people who live in glass houses.

Live in glass Houses - get it, huh, huh, glass houses, Pilkinsons.

Oh never mind. :runaway:

:)



In any case in order for St Helens to have a cultural quarter three people would have to join the bloke standing on the corner........ :runaway:

(I like St Helens market actually and some of the pubs aren`t bad either....)
Its shopping centre is quite large. From what I remember, much larger than Preston's. Just lay off the hot pot pies - especially the ones with a layer of congealed grease on the top :puke:
 
#97 ·
Hmmmm, sounds yummie.

I used to like a `Meat and Potatoe` or a `Steak and Kidney ` pies dropped in the `Chippies fat.....`

I suppose I`d better buy in some `Benecol` or `Actemol`.....

and a good old fashioned `fry up` with all of the `juice`.....
 
#99 ·
University study to evaluate Capital of Culture 08 impact Liverpool, UK

http://www.liv.ac.uk/newsroom/press_releases/2006/04/Impacts_08.htm

University study to evaluate Capital of Culture 08 impact
Liverpool, UK - 26 April 2006: A major collaborative research programme to assess the impact of Liverpool's status as European Capital of Culture 2008 will be launched next week.

Impacts 08 – the Liverpool Model, is a joint research initiative involving the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University, which will evaluate the social, cultural, economic and environmental impact of Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture status on the city, its people and the Northwest.

The project, commissioned by Liverpool City Council, will examine the progress and impact of the Liverpool 08 cultural programme from the period of the bid through the preparation stages to 2008 and beyond. The aim of the project is to develop a research model for evaluating the multiple impacts of culture-led regeneration programmes that can be applied to events internationally as well as the UK, such as the London 2012 Olympics.

The team will collect quantitative data as well as carry out qualitative research across Liverpool about people’s experiences and interpretation of the cultural programme. They will also analyse the impact of the cultural programme on Merseyside businesses, its portrayal in the media and interview a range of senior figures in key public and private sector organisations.

The team will work closely with Liverpool 08’s stakeholders (including Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Culture Company and Culture Northwest) to report back areas of success and suggestions for improvement to ensure an excellent programme is realised. Key findings will be reported on a new Impacts 08 website and will link into the Northwest Culture Observatory Gateway.

Dr Beatriz Garcia, Director of the Liverpool Model, came to the programme having completed a major retrospective study on the long-term cultural legacy of Glasgow 1990 and is currently a cultural advisor to the London Olympics.

Dr Garcia said: “Impacts 08 will set a benchmark in the evaluation of major cultural events and programmes in assessing their impact on society. I am looking forward to directing such a ground-breaking research project to assess what I consider the most prestigious culture-defined urban regeneration programme in Europe. This is a very exciting time for Liverpool.”

Impacts 08 – the Liverpool Model will be launched on Tuesday, 2 May. The event will be will be hosted by the Chairman of the Liverpool Culture Company and Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Drummond Bone and Professor Michael Brown, Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University and Board Member of the Liverpool Culture Company. Speakers include Robert Palmer, Cultural Advisor to the European Commission, Loyd Grossman, Chair of Culture Northwest and Deputy Chair of the Culture Company, and Dr Beatriz Garcia, Director of Impacts 08.

Notes to editors

1. Members of the media are welcome at the Impacts 08 – the Liverpool Model event. This will be held at the RENEW Rooms on Wood Street on Tuesday, 2 May from 12pm. Please contact Jo Robotham if you plan to attend.

2. The Liverpool Culture Company was established by Liverpool City Council in 2000 to lead the bid to be European Capital of Culture in 2008. Since June 2003 its main objective has been to deliver a themed year programme of events leading up to 2010, including 07 - the city's 800th birthday year and 08. This programme includes artistic commissions and collaborations, large scale events and hundreds of community projects in the city's neighbourhoods.

Plans for 2007 will be unveiled in July this year and highlights for 08 in November. The 2006 themed year is Liverpool Performs which focuses on performance in art, business and sport. Staffed by more than 110 people, the Liverpool Culture Company also controls marketing of the city and operating its tourism information centres. Its 2005-09 Business Plan outlines a £95m budget funded by both public and private sector - principally Liverpool City Council, Arts Council Northwest, NWDA and DCMS. It currently has eight Official Partners. For more information log on to www.liverpool08.com

3. The Northwest Culture Observatory is hosted by Culture Northwest. Culture Northwest is a thinking, networking and advocacy organisation. Culture Northwest is the Cultural Consortium for England's Northwest, established in 1999 by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and its role is to drive the Regional Cultural Strategy. Culture Northwest's core funding is predominantly provided by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Northwest Regional Development Agency. For further information visit www.culturenorthwest.co.uk

4. Liverpool John Moores University is the top-ranked new university in the UK for research, with international and national centres of research excellence in areas such as sports-related subjects, general engineering, physics, social science and professions allied to medicine.

5. The University of Liverpool is one of the UK's leading research institutions. It attracts collaborative and contract research commissions from a wide range of national and international organisations valued at more than £90 million annually.
 
#100 ·
Twice that of financial and business services - contribute £15 billion to the region

The Cultural sector as a whole accounts for 12% of Gross Value Added in the Northwest... twice that of financial and business services

Arts, Creative Industries, Heritage, Libraries,Tourism, Sport and Recreation form the Northwest's Cultural economy. Together they employ 12% of the region's workforce and contribute £15 billion to the region's economy.

Culture Northwest is a thinking, networking and advocacy organisation, responsible for the Regional Cultural Strategy.

We are the catalyst for the region's cultural sector, driving new ideas and policy, championing fresh partnerships and celebrating the exceptional.

http://www.englandsnorthwest-culture.com/cultural/contact_links.asp

Contact Us
Culture Northwest
Giants Basin
Potato Wharf
Castlefield
Manchester
M3 4NB

t. 0161 817 7421
e. culture.northwest@nwda.co.uk

This is a contact list for all our Stakeholders and key partners. For a comprehensive guide to cultural links please visit www.englandsnorthwest.com

All contacts and links are displayed alphabetically below. For contacts related to specific sectors you can use the search facility on the side of the page.

If your contact details are not up to date please contact us here

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Arts and Business

Arts & Business is the world’s most successful & widespread creative network. Helping business people support the arts & the arts inspire business people, because good business & great art together create a richer society.

01612362058

www.aandb.org.uk

Arts Council England North West

The regional office of the Arts Council of England.

0161 834 6644

www.artscouncil.org.uk

Catalyst Conference

The major 3-day European conference on cultural entitlement being held in Liverpool and Manchester on 15-17 September 2005


www.catalystconference.co.uk

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) is the champion for architecture in England, promoting high standards and inspiring people to demand more from their buildings and spaces. CABE use their skills and resources to work for a higher quality of life for people and communities across England, making the case for change, gathering hard evidence, providing education opportunities and through direct help on individual programmes and projects.


www.cabe.org.uk

Culture North East

The regional cultural consortium for the North East

www.culturenortheast.org

Culture South West

The regional cultural consortium for the South West of England

www.culturesouthwest.org.uk

English Heritage North West Region

English Heritage's role is to ensure that the historic environment of England is properly maintained and cared for

0161 242 1400

www.english-heritage.org.uk

Government Office North West

Government Office North West (GONW) represents Central Government in the region; it also feeds back the region's views to Whitehall. GONW's aim is to work with regional partners and local people to increase the prosperity of the region, promote sustainable development and tackle social exclusion.

0161 952 4000

www.go-nw.gov.uk

Heritage Lottery Fund

The Heritage Lottery Fund uses money from the National Lottery. Giving grants to support a wide range of projects involving the local, regional and national heritage of the United Kingdom

0161 831 0861

www.hlf.org.uk

Libraries North West

Libraries North West brings together all groups within the library domain in the North West. To provide a strategic lead through the formulation of plans, policies, representations and expressions of view

01244 220362

www.lnw.org.uk

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