Welcome to CLOA
National Leadership - Local Voice
The Chief Cultural & Leisure Officers Association (CLOA) is the professional association for strategic leaders managing public sector Culture, Arts, Heritage, Tourism, Libraries, Parks, Sport and Leisure services. We work closely with central government and key national organisations such as Arts Council England, Sport England and The National Archives to influence the development of national policies and to lobby for positive change within our sectors.
CLOA Memberships are open to all those working directly in local government and those delivering services on behalf of the public sector.
The Association is not only important in its own right, but acts as the hub for many other influential professional organisations working in the leisure and cultural industry. It provides a unique vehicle for cross-fertilisation of ideas towards common goals and plays an important part in delivering our vision – that every locality has a thriving, high quality and distinctive cultural and leisure offer.
The Chair's latest opinion
A regular update from our current Chair
An Active Wellbeing Service: A Movement for Change
I’m writing to update you on the emerging Place-based Physical Activity Leadership Network (PPALN). This is an evolving network of leaders from across the physical activity ‘system’. It seeks to […]
I’m writing to update you on the emerging Place-based Physical Activity Leadership Network (PPALN). This is an evolving network of leaders from across the physical activity ‘system’. It seeks to […]
Influencing the National conversation
I think it’s fair to say, that the Local Government funding fairy didn’t arrive at Christmas; and for so many of us we’re left trying to balance budgets without further […]
Read The Chair's Opinion
I think it’s fair to say, that the Local Government funding fairy didn’t arrive at Christmas; and for so many of us we’re left trying to balance budgets without further […]
