The case for culture and sport in Local Area Agreements and Sustainable Community Strategies

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The case for culture and sport in Local Area
Agreements and Sustainable Community Strategies
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What do we mean by culture and sport?

• the performing and visual arts, craft and fashion
• libraries, literature, writing and publishing
• museums, artifacts, archives and design
• built heritage, architecture, landscape and
  archaeology
• sports events, facilities and development
• media, film, television, video and language
• parks, open spaces, wildlife habitats, water
  environment and countryside recreation
• childrens play, playgrounds and play activities
• tourism, festivals and attractions
• informal leisure pursuits
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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National drivers and policy areas
Culture and sport make the greatest contribution
to

• Equalities, integration and cohesion
• Our Shared Future
• Preventing Violent Extremism
• Improving Opportunity, Strengthening Society
• Independent Living
• Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People
• Equality and Community Cohesion Duties
• Community Safety
• Cutting Crime A new Partnership
• National Community Safety Plan
• Respect Action Plan
• Skills and workforce development
• Raising Expectations
• Further Education Raising Skills
• World Class Skills
• Innovation Nation
• Enterprise Unlocking the UKs Talent

• Local Government White Paper
• Place shaping and community cohesion
• Strong cities, strategic regions
• Economic development
• Planning framework
• New performance framework
• Change for Children
• Childrens Plan
• Aiming high for young people
• Every Child Matters
• Youth Matters
• Care Matters
• Staying Safe
• Health improvement
• Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives
• Tackling Obesities Future Choices
• Our Health, Our Care, Our Say

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Regional priorities for the South East

• Culture and sport
• contribute to many of the priorities for the
  South East
• are included in key regional policies and
  strategies
• Regional cultural priorities support the wider
  agendas for the South East

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Regional priorities for the South East
Culture and sport make the greatest contribution
to

• Sustainable communities and growth
• Culture and sport
• Help create and build sustainable communities
• Make distinctive places where people want to
  live, work and play
• Are a vital part of service access and provision
  for new and existing residents
• The South East Plan, including the Regional
  Policy Framework (draft 2006)

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Regional priorities for the South East
Culture and sport make the greatest contribution
to

• Global competitiveness, smart growth
  sustainable prosperity
• Cultural and creative industries
• Are vital to the regions sustainable economic
  growth
• Encourage innovation, enterprise and
  entrepreneurship
• Employ 13 of the regional workforce
• Contribute more than 46b to the regions
  economic output
• Tourism
• Largest tourism market in the UK outside Greater
  London
• South East is a unique visitor destination
• Significant untapped potential for tourism
  related growth
• Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2016

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Regional priorities for the South East
Culture and sport make the greatest contribution
to

• Skills and workforce development
• Creative economy depends on people developing
  creative skills
• Skills learned in the cultural sector highly
  employable in other sectors
• Specialised diplomas in culture and sport for
  young people from 2008
• Skills development opportunities through London
  2012 and the Cultural Olympiad
• South East Skills, Education Employment for
  London 2012 action plan

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Regional priorities for the South East
Culture and sport make the greatest contribution
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• London 2012
• Much to offer and gain from London 2012
• Significant role in delivering the Games
• Ideally placed to maximise the potential of the
  Games
• Opportunity to create a lasting and sustainable
  legacy for communities and businesses in the
  region
• Compete, Create, Collaborate for a World Class
  Performance

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Regional priorities for the South East
Culture and sport make the greatest contribution
to

• Health and well-being
• reducing health inequalities and increasing life
  expectancy
• improving workplace health and social inclusion
  in employment
• promoting the physical, emotional and mental
  health and well-being of children and young
  people
• improving the healthy life expectancy of older
  people
• The South East England Health Strategy (2008)

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Regional priorities for the South East
Culture and sport make the greatest contribution
to

• Social inclusion
• Ensuring that everyone can engage in cultural
  activity included in targets to reduce social
  exclusion in the region
• South East Social Inclusion Statement (2008)

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Regional priorities for the South East
Culture and sport make the greatest contribution
to

• Social inclusion
• Ensuring that everyone can engage in cultural
  activity included in targets to reduce social
  exclusion in the region
• South East Social Inclusion Statement (draft
  2007)

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Local priorities

• Culture and sport contribute to local priorities
  often found in sustainable community strategies
  in the South East
• Improving the life chances of children and young
  people
• Improving health and wellbeing
• Reducing crime and fear of crime
• Strengthening communities and involving people
• Promoting lifelong learning, training and skills
  development
• Increasing economic prosperity and employment
• Protecting and enhancing the environment
• Providing decent and affordable housing
• Improving travel and transport

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How culture and sport contribute to sustainable
community strategy themes
Culture and sport contribute to
Physical, mental and emotional well-being of
adults/young people Reduction in health
inequalities Reduction in obesity Independent
living
Things to do, places to go Diversionary
activities Reduction in crime and
anti-social behaviour Engaging need to reach
groups Improved quality and use of public open
space
Diversity, cohesion and sense of place Equalities
and social inclusion Participation of
citizens in community life Volunteering Devolved
community management of facilities
Increase in aspiration Increase in skills and
employability
Positive activities for children and young
people Well-being of children and young people
(5 Every Child Matters outcomes)
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How culture and sport contribute to sustainable
community strategy themes
Culture and sport contribute to
Creativity and enterprise Job creation Visitor
economy
Safe places to play and socialise Quality of
public realm Natural and built heritage Sustainabl
e and green tourism
Sustainable communities Community identity
and distinctiveness Cultural infrastructure
Access to services multi-use and location of
cultural facilities Sustainable transport
/active travel - increase in cycling and
walking Safer streets