This roundtable explored how culture, heritage and active wellbeing can strengthen identity, resilience and pride in place within the Government’s Pride in Place (PiP) Programme. Hosted by Grant Taylor, a […]

This thought-provoking session explored how local government reorganisation will reshape the landscape for cultural services. Hosted by the National Alliance for Cultural Services in partnership with the Local Policy Innovation […]

This roundtable looked at how public sector culture and leisure is preparing for the introduction of Martyn’s Law – officially known as the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 – […]

This collaborative webinar with CLOA, LGA and University of Southampton was hosted by our Chair Donna Pentelow and provided practical support for councils undertaking cultural strategies. The recording of the […]

This roundtable underpins our ongoing commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and the keynote speaker was Andrew Miller MBE, who is recognised as one of the UK’s most influential disability […]

The theme of the conference was ‘The role of culture, creativity and active wellbeing in supporting community cohesion’ with a programme to help members reflect on engaging with communities, working […]

The networking event featured an address from both Julie Russell, Chair of CLOA and Eve Roodhouse, LGA’s Director of Strategy and Reform about CLOA and the LGA’s work at national […]

Chaired by CLOA Executive member Jonathan Cochrane, this roundtable focused in on the Cultural Compact initiative championed by Arts Council England with presentations from four successful Cultural Compacts that explored […]

This webinar featured a keynote from the Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy.  The DCMO shared evidence on the persistent health inequalities that remain in so many […]