An uptick in visitor numbers experienced by Bradfordβs Alhambra Theatre and St Georgeβs Hall has been linked to the cityβs UK City of Culture 2025 status π
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An uptick in visitor numbers experienced by Bradfordβs Alhambra Theatre and St Georgeβs Hall has been linked to the cityβs UK City of Culture 2025 status π
07.07.2025 14:38 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Proud to see our Solution Architect Rob share his experience speaking @houseoflords.parliament.uk Autism Act Committee.
In this insightful piece, he reflects on employability, inclusion, & what it means to be heard.
Take a read β rmhw.medium.com/autism-and-e...
#Neurodiversity #Inclusion
[1]π§΅On 9 June, we held two evidence sessions. Unamended transcripts of both sessions are now available to read via the link below.
committees.parliament.uk/event/24331/...
Weβre proud to share that our Solution Architect Rob Walters @rmhwalters.bsky.social will be speaking at the House of Lords today, giving evidence for the Autism Act 2009 Committee.
Robβs advocacy for accessibility and inclusion continues to shape how we work. #AutismAcceptance
Celebrating #internationalworkersday this evening at @mcrjewishmuseum.bsky.social
Thinking of Sara Wesker & all the others who paved the way and those who continue the fight.
A fireworks display with crowds of people watching. Text reads βΒ£1.35 billion: the economic contribution of Arts Council funded organisations in 2023 #LetsCreateβ
Creativity means business! π¦π
And public investment in arts and culture helps make it happen. New CEBR report finds #ACEsupported orgs added Β£1.35 billion to the economy in 2023 πππ
#LetsCreate
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Small community theatre with red curtains, foldable chairs and ceiling lights. Text reads Resilient Theatres: Resilient Communities, Grants
π Weβve awarded cΒ£75k of grants to 10 #TheatresAtRisk through our Resilient Theatres: Resilient Communities grants programme, funded by #NationalLottery #HeritageFund, Pilgrim Trust and Swire Charitable Trust
Read more about the projects
www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...
US arts must unite against Trumpβs polarising Kennedy Center interventions, says producer Richard Jordan, following the president's first board meeting at the arts centreΒ π
03.04.2025 10:11 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Quite the transformation: the Art Deco former Bradford Odeon (William Illingworth, 1930) was nearly lost to demolition, now reborn as the Β£50 million Bradford Live entertainment venue.
We look forward to visiting during C20's City of Culture tour in May!
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PatronBase UK & Ireland's Rob Walters, joins Ben Curthoys, and Hatti Simpson for Monadβs panel discussion at the Ticketing Professionals Conference tomorrow at 11.30am
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PatronBase UK & Ireland's Rob Walters joins Ben Curthoys and Hatti Simpson for Ask A Developer β a panel discussion on systems development at this week's conference
π Friday 21 March
β° 11.30am
Thanks for inviting us Monad!
We're supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week
It's #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek! π
Join us in celebrating #neurodiversity so we can create a workplace where everyone can thrive.π«
Weβre pleased to share @heritagealliance.bsky.social's latest #Heritage Creates report β showcasing how heritage drives creativity and innovation across the UK, from architecture to the arts.
Explore case studies and discover the future of heritage-led creative innovation π
Our new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Review 2018-23 has launched today.
The report shows the progress the arts and culture sector has made in becoming more representative over the last five years.
Find out more below!
#LetsCreate
In celebration of Womenβs History Month, weβre reflecting on the women who opened the Petrie (@uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social) and Grant Museum (@uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social) collections to the public for the first time. Read more here:
14.03.2025 09:48 β π 9 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0News | Record rise in the number of low-paid jobs recorded in 2024 β arts sector has one of the highest rates of low-paid jobs in the UK, Living Wage Foundation (@livingwageuk.bsky.social) reveals
06.03.2025 14:29 β π 28 π 19 π¬ 1 π 1Creative organisations are four times more likely to struggle with funding, according to a new Creative UK report.
Global majority & female-led organisations face bigger hurdles, despite 10% more need.
Read Unleashing Creativity: buff.ly/EhmsW9S
#CreativeIndustries
The Citizens Theatre in Glasgow will make tickets available to local residents for Β£5 ahead of its reopening in August. #NewsInBrief
07.03.2025 12:06 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0We welcome the Β£270m investment announced today - a vital recognition of the direct benefit of heritage on people and places. Much of our cultural infrastructure, from museums to theatres, is also part of our heritage that will benefit from this funding.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
The government has unveiled a Β£270 m funding package for the arts, culture, libraries and heritage sector, including over Β£100m of new funding and a 5% increase to the budgets of all national museums and galleries.
20.02.2025 09:11 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 1 π 1NEW: The UK Government has confirmed Β£64m of new investment in culture projects.
This is a positive development since the Autumn Budget, when ministers said they were βminded to cancelβ Β£100m of Levelling Up culture funding.
But Β£36m remains uncommitted.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
DRAW! supported by David Hockney is a nationwide project to get everyone drawing.
In February, internationally-renowned artist AdΓ©bayo Bolaji is inviting us all to draw a portrait.
Tag us in your portrait drawings, or send them in to us at bradford2025.co.uk/draw
David Hockney has drawn the world around him for 60 years β and the Bradford-born artist is now supporting DRAW!, a nationwide drawing project for Bradford 2025.
Each month in 2025, a different artist will invite us all to create a drawing inspired by a particular themeβ¦
Members Together Online: Climate Justice π
Join us on 26 February to discuss our Museums for Climate Justice campaign β our panel will answer your questions and share their views on how we can make the sector more sustainable and tackle the climate and ecological crisis.
Book your free place π
GEM Survey: Children and Young People Engagement in Museums. GEM has been commissioned by ACE to undertake research by the end of March 2025, to provide greater understanding of how children and young people are engaging with museums in England. Please fill in here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/5WZKCKN
05.02.2025 11:31 β π 10 π 11 π¬ 0 π 1hadn't realised that this is The Dark and Light Theatre Company building. The first black-led theatre company to be funded by the UK's Arts Council. According to the DLT's mission statement...
#blackhistory #uk #photography
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Glad someone has set this up - theatre companies to follow here
21.11.2024 11:58 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Another really useful starting point if you're just joining!!
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