Culture & Sport

Further long-term partnerships confirmed

The national governing bodies could receive a total of £21 million between them over the next five years, to help us deliver on the commitments made in our Uniting the Movement strategy.

Updated: Fri May 26 2023

Child-first coaching campaign launched

Play Their Way has been developed with insight gathered from current grassroots coaches, as well as via focus groups and workshops with children and young people.

Updated: Tue May 23 2023

Hampshire and Isle of Wight celebrate nature

The first-ever week to celebrate national nature reserves is underway, with people across the South encouraged to get out and about and explore nature.

Updated: Tue May 23 2023

New Active Design guidance published

This third iteration has been developed with planners, urban designers and developers in mind, and is centred around a foundational principle of 'activity for all'

Updated: Thu May 18 2023

New concussion guidelines for grassroots sport

The guidance comes on the back of the Government's 2021 Action Plan on Concussion and builds on Scotland's existing guidelines for all types and levels of sport.

Updated: Wed May 03 2023

New exchange with Italy about dance and disability

Arts Council England has announced “Open Dialogo”, a new project with the Italian Ministry of Culture, the Italian Culture Institute of London and British Council to encourage conversation about dance and disability between artists, producers and venues in England and Italy. Stopgap Dance Company, based in Farnham, have been commissioned to design, curate and manage the project.

Updated: Thu Apr 27 2023

A joint update from Arts Council England and the English National Opera

Following development work by the English National Opera (ENO), Arts Council England has set a budget of up to £24 million investment for 2024-26. The company will now start the process of making an application to the Arts Council for an award up to this amount. ENO's developing plans are based on a reimagined artistic and business model with a primary base out of London, whilst continuing to own, manage and put on work at the London Coliseum. 

Updated: Thu Apr 13 2023

Arts Council partners with National Centre for Creative Health on groundbreaking programme with NHS

The National Centre for Creative Health (NCCH) has announced its new Creative Health Associates programme. Funded by Arts Council England, the programme will see a Creative Health Associate employed in each NHS region across England, who will work with doctors, nurses and other healthcare practitioners to embed creative approaches and activities in health and care systems across England.

Updated: Thu Apr 06 2023