In this current climate Councils may find themselves considering insourcing for a number of reasons such as financial drivers, performance management or political imperatives. This virtual roundtable shared two differing case […]
This virtual roundtable explored how cultural and leisure services can work with their Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) using a place-based approach to boost community and economic recovery. The session was […]
During COVID-19 lockdown, parks and open spaces provided an escape for millions of people. This virtual roundtable focused on the importance of our parks and open spaces, their role in the […]
The Chief Cultural & Leisure Officers Association is part of a group of industry experts in the local authority public sports and leisure sector that has called on the COP26 […]
We are pleased to share ‘Securing the future of public sport and leisure services’. This summary report is the culmination of a research project to explore the future of public […]
CLOA Executive Member Ian Brooke hosted a virtual roundtable with a group of National Funders and CLOA Local Authority members on 22 June to inform members about interesting trends in […]
This year our AGM place virtually via Microsoft Teams. Alongside the formal AGM business, there was a showcase of how members have been innovating over the last year, to stimulate […]
This virtual session was a collaboration between CLOA and Libraries Connected and explored how library services are building on the innovation during the pandemic to develop a ‘three channel’ service […]
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 […]
This virtual roundtable session discussed some of the stark health inequalities across communities post pandemic. It also focused in on the opportunities that culture, arts, heritage and leisure has in […]
