It’s not that long ago – well, 50 or 60 years, to be honest – that the idea of travel abroad was something beyond the reach of any but the very rich or those for whom it was an exotic by-product of their job.
I shared my thoughts with you last time about the Red Tape Challenge which, as I explained, was a chance for those people who actually work in the leisure industries to name and shame the rules and regulations that make their working lives that bit harder than they should be.
Sara Symington, Archery GB Performance Director explains what it takes to succeed at Olympic and Paralympic level, from the 2011 opening World Cup in Croatia.
Fundraising Trainee Helen Barthorpe explains how she landed her dream role at iconic music venue The Sage Gateshead thanks to the DCMS Jerwood Creative Bursaries Scheme.
Rosie Clarke, Museums at Night Project Coordinator shares her excitement for the coming weekend’s festivities.
As everybody knows*, the traditional English ballad Greensleeves was written by Henry VIII as a lament for his singular lack of progress – at the time – in wooing Anne Boleyn. That this venture by the much-married monarch should have proved to be so spectacularly enduring is just one of those happy chances that history…
Tourism for All’s Carrie-Ann Fleming guest blogs on work of her organisation and the value of accessible tourism.
What is it really like to work in an arts organisation? What do graduates on the DCMS Jerwood Creative Bursaries Scheme work on during their year-long placements? Patience Ofosu-Asaa, one of the graduates on the scheme, takes us behind the scenes in a video blog about her role as projects assistant at Streetwise Opera –…