CLOA’s response to the National Planning Policy Framework (England) consultation National and local planning policies can have a significant impact on cultural and leisure infrastructure. Planning can successfully lever new […]
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Message from our EDI Champion
The Chief Leisure and Culture Association (CLOA) unequivocally condemns the recent riots that have taken place in the UK. These acts of violence, vandalism, and disruption are not only unlawful […]
Place-led Working for Culture: a moment for change
Val Birchall explores how we need a ‘national rethink’ about how we support and grow cultural provision as an essential component of place-led working. A moment for change Discretionary local […]
Response to the independent review of English public libraries
The Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers Association very much welcome the independent review of English public libraries and look forward to working with partners across the cultural sector to further […]
#LiverpoolCalling
Zsuzsi Lindsay, Cultural Placemaking Officer, Reading Borough Council and CLOA Executive Committee Member reflects on the impact of Eurovision on Liverpool told through evaluation. On October 26, I was honoured […]
Libraries providing inclusive opportunities
Public libraries are a universal service and pride themselves on being the most accessible local authority and cultural service, with a vital role to connect people and help build communities. […]
Whose pride is it anyway?
Dr. Michael Howcroft, Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, introduces the Feeling Towns knowledge exchange project and explores some of the issues of researching civic pride and place identity. […]
Vice-Chair calls for collaboration at a local level
In my role of Vice-Chair I represented CLOA on the active-net panel last month, to discuss the future of public sector leisure. Acknowledging the challenges the last year had thrown […]
Call to Action – An Appetite for a Rethink
The CLOA Executive has collectively written this article outlining the opportunity to reflect and to create much-needed lasting positive change in the impact of our services. It seeks to stimulate […]
The Death Positive Library
Anita Luby, Culture, Libraries & Heritage Services Manager for Vision Redbridge Culture & Leisure, shares how the service became the first ‘Death Positive Library Service’ in the UK and the […]