This project invites people living and working in 5 rural English Communities to work in partnership to bring arts of all kinds to their local area.
Shows to watch, workshops to make and create, spectacles to delight, live music to move with, new ways to work in old spaces, and anything else the community wants to make happen. We aim to improve access to the arts for people living in rural places and in so doing supporting their community and improving the quality of life.
Bringing Live & Local’s decades of experience to work in partnership with communities to co-create exciting events. Over the next 2 years each community’s thoughts and ideas will come to life with the assistance of our team and talented artists. Everybody that lives or works in the areas are invited to get involved with planning. Funding is already in place thanks to Arts Council England and local authorities.
Alford, Lincolnshire
Contact: Lesley Gibson
Eckington, Derbyshire
Contact: Michele Clerc
Ollerton, Nottinghamshire
Contact: Lisa Houlihan
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Contact: Aster Woods
Coleshill, Warwickshire
Contact: Aster Woods
Programme Manager Rural Hub Towns
Part-time (usual working days: Tues to Friday morning)
Jess manages the new Rural Hub Towns project which enhances community creativity in five market towns across the East and West Midlands. The towns are Eckington, Alford, Uttoxeter, Ollerton, and a final location to be announced soon.
Contact Jess if you would like information about the project or how you can link to any of the 4 Community Engagement Officers covering the towns.
Community Engagement Officer
Full-time
Lesley is responsible for recruiting and supporting promoters in the Live & Local networks. She liaises with local authorities and is the point of contact for promoters in Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland. She is also the Rural Hub Town officer for Alford.
Contact Lesley for: promoter recruitment and support and liaison with local authority officers in Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Rutland.
Community Engagement Officer
Part-time (Usual working days: Tues, Wed, Thu)
Michele is responsible for recruiting and supporting promoters in the Live & Local networks, liaises with local authorities and is the point of contact for promoters in Derbyshire and Staffordshire. She is also the Rural Hub Town officer for Eckington.
Contact Michele for: promoter recruitment and support and liaison with local authority officers in Derbyshire and Staffordshire.
Community Engagement Officer Rural Hub Towns
Part-time (Usual working days: Wed, Thu, Fri)
Aster works with communities in 2 of our Rural Hub Towns creating new arts activities for people of all ages and all interests.
Contact Aster if you live or work in Uttoxeter and would like to get involved with creating more arts opportunities in the area, or if you are an artist or potential partner organisation.
Community Engagement Officer Rural Hub Towns
Part-time
Lisa works with communities in one of our Rural Hub Towns creating new arts activities for people of all ages and all interests.
Contact Lisa if you live or work in Ollerton and would like to get involved with creating more arts opportunities in the area, or if you are an artist or potential partner organisation.
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