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Treasure Island: how the UK records buried treasure

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, December 4, 2017 — Culture

Head of Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum    

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Treasure Act 1996, which became law on 24 September 1997. The British Museum has been working with museums across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to celebrate the Act, with those involved making a special effort to highlight Treasure finds through display and outreach events – known as…
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Celebrating success of Employee Owned organisations

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, November 29, 2017 — Civil Society

DCMS Programme Director, Mutuals

The annual Employee Ownership Association (EOA) conference celebrates employee owned business across the UK, and I was pleased to be asked to speak at the conference this year. The government is committed to supporting the development and growth of public service mutuals. These are organisations which have left the public sector but continue to deliver…
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#LocalCharitiesDay: Tesco builds community connections

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, November 28, 2017 — Civil Society

Head of Community and Local Communications, Tesco

Supporting our communities matters to Tesco. We know our colleagues and our customers care about their communities and the issues affecting them. We also know that if we want our business to be vibrant we need to help our communities be vibrant too. If we can help communities, even in a small way, we believe…
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#LocalCharitiesDay: Sport in Mind

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Founder, Sport in Mind

Sport in Mind is hugely passionate about #LocalCharitiesDay as it offers small charities the chance to showcase the amazing work they do and celebrate the unsung heroes out there that dedicate their time to improving the lives of those in need. Sport in Mind is a small Berkshire mental health charity, unaffiliated to Mind, which…
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#LocalCharitiesDay: The inspirational work of Remap

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, November 21, 2017 — Civil Society

Chief Executive at Remap

Linda teaches piano and singing, so was devastated when treatment for breast cancer left her unable to support her left arm or move it sufficiently to play the piano, even though her fingers were unaffected. She was unable to work and was left feeling very frustrated. Fortunately, Linda’s occupational therapist had heard of Remap, a…
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Inspiration from India

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, November 17, 2017 — Digital

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Last week I travelled to India to see first hand some of the exciting events and activities taking place as part of the UK India Year of Culture that runs until next April. As well as learning more about the cultural aspects of the UK’s evolving relationship with India during my stay, I also exchanged…
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Working together to increase digital skills

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, November 14, 2017 — Digital

Minister of State for Digital and Culture

When we launched the UK Digital Strategy in March of this year, we announced that we would establish a new Digital Skills Partnership (DSP). We said we would focus on strong collaboration between the public, private and third sector to tackle the digital skills gap in a co-ordinated and coherent way, so the sum is…
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#LocalCharitiesDay: MAD Weekend gets people out volunteering for Snowdonia

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Events and Publicity Coordinator, Snowdonia Society

The Snowdonia Society’s 50th anniversary event, the 2017 MAD (Make a Difference) Weekend, in September saw more than 80 people take part in two days of intensive conservation activities  across Snowdonia National Park, with overnight camping and live folk music on the Craflwyn Estate. Volunteers came in all shapes and sizes, and included pupils from a…
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#CultureisDigital: A Digital Look into English Heritage

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, November 7, 2017 — Culture

Google Cultural Institute at Google

If I were to ask you to give examples of English culture, it would be pretty easy wouldn’t it? Perhaps you’d talk about food: our penchant for fish and chips, beans on toast, or yorkshire puddings. Or maybe our infrastructure: the venerable NHS or the London Underground. You might even talk about our behavioural quirks:…
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