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Culture Commons @culturecommons.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🚨 Yesterday, The English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill became an Act This is the 1st time ever that #culture has legislative backing within the devolution framework “2 years of research w/ partners & national advocacy by @culturecommons.bsky.social has paid off” - @trevormacf.bsky.social

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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch) @cgf-uk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Congratulations @culturecommons.bsky.social @trevormacf.bsky.social for years of advocacy with Westminster, Mayors, peers and civil society. The achievement shifting this Bill signals recognition that culture is a cornerstone of local governance, strengthens communities and delivers public value.

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Trevor MacFarlane @trevormacf.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Important publication! Wonderful to see culture creative & heritage infrastructures embedded in here in-line with @culturecommons.bsky.social recommendations! Thanks to Diane and the whole Taskforce for the detailed work on this

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Culture Commons @culturecommons.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The UK Gov’s new ‘Pride in Place’ strategy is now a flagship policy £billions for neighbourhood renewal powers for communities #culture + #heritage in scope But will Neighbourhood Boards see our sectors as key enablers or add ons? We dig into the details 👉 www.culturecommons.uk/news/pride-i...

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Creative Industries Council @cicuk.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Creative health programmes are helping to improve the UK's health & wellbeing, providing new work opportunities for creatives & saving the NHS money. Read our new report, from the CIC & @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/download-hub/health-wellbeing-forum-report

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CIC Health & Wellbeing Forum 2025 Report - Download Hub: The Creative Industries

A cross sector group of experts advises greater use of innovative creative health approaches to help the UK meet long-term challenges. Download now in the Download Hub.

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Culture Commons @culturecommons.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Last week, Director @trevormacf.bsky.social was hosted in #Riga by Latvia’s Minister for Culture, Agnese Lāce The discussion explored cultural #data, #devolution, inter-cultural #dialogue, and the future of #culturalrelations between the #UK and #Baltic states at a time of global uncertainty

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Trevor MacFarlane @trevormacf.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Thank you to First Minister of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnswinney.bsky.social for the invitation to #Edinburgh today for his statement on #culture & the #creative industries Proud @culturecommons.bsky.social helped the National Performing Companies of Scotland secure a significant uplift in a recent gov budget

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Culture Commons @culturecommons.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

The UK Government has tabled a new Bill on English #devolution in @ukparliament.parliament.uk We’ve been monitoring devo closely since we launched a four nations open #policy development programme w/ 30 partners Initial headlines w/ analysis to follow👇 www.culturecommons.uk/news/new-dra...

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New draft law on English Devolution lands — Culture Commons

The UK Government has today published the ‘English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill’ - a game-changing moment for local decision making across England.

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Centre for Cultural Value @valuingculture.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Working with The Audience Agency and supported by Research England, we have been leading a project to develop a Cultural Indicator Suite, a new framework that helps to communicate the holistic everyday cultural vitality of the places we live. Read more 👇 www.culturalvalue.org.uk/understandin...

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Understanding and measuring cultural vitality in the UK - Centre for Cultural Value

The Centre for Cultural Value has been leading a project to develop a Cultural Indicator Suite, a new framework that helps to communicate the holistic everyday cultural vitality of the places we live.

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Ben Walmsley @benwalmsley.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Looking good! Can testify wholeheartedly how brilliant Culture Commons are as policy partners

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Culture Commons @culturecommons.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

We’re still an independent and not for profit think & do tank dedicated to the UK’s #creative #cultural and #heritage ecosystem… …we’ve just had a little refresh! We’ve brightened things up and made our projects, publications and services more accessible. www.culturecommons.uk

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Culture Commons @culturecommons.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The UK Government have published the Sector Plan today. It sets out actions until 2035 and will play an important role in guiding policy for the coming years. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68586c...

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Trevor MacFarlane @trevormacf.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Game-changing investment in social housing Angela Rayner + Chancellor will have worked v hard to secure this Cultural infrastructure can now empower communities to turn these new houses into homes 👀ing to DCMS & MHCLG to build joint investment progs to make it so! @culturecommons.bsky.social

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Culture Commons @culturecommons.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We've published a new Discussion Paper. 📘 ’Culture-led capital projects: catalysing local decision making in place' It explores how #re-developing #heritage buildings can boost culture-led #regeneration and bring the public into decision making processes www.culturecommons.uk/publications... 1/2

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Culture-led capital projects: catalysing local decision making in place

This paper examines how culture-led capital development projects are creating new opportunities for local cultural decision making in the UK. Through an analysis of two live case studies – Docking Sta...

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Trevor MacFarlane @trevormacf.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

A significant day for #Devolution Greater Manchester & the West Midlands now have decision making powers over circa £1bn per year @culturecommons.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Integrated Settlements for 2025 to 2026

Details of Integrated Settlements for 2025 to 2026

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Culture Commons @culturecommons.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

We're calling on #UK #Government to include #cultural #infrastructure in masterplans for New Towns! The Ministry of #Housing, #Communities & #LocalGovernment will be building 1.5m new homes We want people moving in to have the assets they need to live their best lives devolution.culturecommons.uk

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