Make sure you have a look at www.bestineden.com for daily and weekly listings of 200 events across Eden during July and August…
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DCMS savings announced
17 June 2010
Savings of around £73 million have been made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, as part of the department’s further contribution to reducing the fiscal deficit.
The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, and his ministerial team have examined recent spending decisions, pilot schemes and [...]
The Best in Eden website detailing over 180 cultural events and activities taking place in July and August is now live: www.bestineden.com and the leaflets are printed. We have 30,000 Best in Eden leaflets in our office (in addition to another 35 000 across Cumbria and beyond being distributed by a professional company) and would [...]
People in Cumbria are being asked to have a think about how arty they are… and may be surprised to learn that knitting, woodwork and even stopping to watch a street performer are all cultural activities.
A national telephone survey is currently taking place to find out how many people take part in or attend arts [...]
You are warmly invited to enter the Fear and Fashion Awards 2010 for outstanding examples of projects that have proved successful in helping young people to stop carrying and using knives – for fear of attack or as a badge of belonging to a group or gang. This can include:
* Awareness-raising in schools and communities
* Building [...]
Looking to work in the voluntary sector/arts?
We currently have vacancies for:
Finance/office manager (p/t 20 hours) see job description: Finance Manager
Graduate Placement (F/T x 10 weeks) see description: Graduate Placement Summer 2010
If you think that you are interested in applying for either of these posts please contact Adrian Lochhead, Director on 01768 899444; mob 07961 4428651 [...]
Groups of individuals as well as small community and voluntary groups within the UK that want to improve their communities can apply for funding through the Wakeham Trust. The Trust are particularly interested in supporting:
• neighbourhood projects
• community arts projects
• projects involving community service by young people
• projects set up by those who are socially excluded.
The Trust [...]
Small charities operating in the areas of the arts and learning that have an annual turnover of less than £100,000 per annum can apply for funding of between £1,000 and £10,000 through the Foyle Foundation’s Small Grants Programme. The Foundation which is one of the largest grant making trusts in the UK provides grants [...]
The People’s Postcode Trust, a trust set up by the “People’s Postcode Lottery” in April 2009, has announced that Scottish applications are now being accepted for their next round of funding. Funding of between £500 and £10,000 (£2,000 if not a registered charity) is available to small organisations and community groups operating in the [...]