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Celebrating and supporting our local charities

Rob Wilson, August 8, 2016 — Civil Society

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Civil Society

One of the best parts of my job is that I see first-hand the amazing work local charities and community groups do.

Rio 2016 gets underway

Tracey Crouch, August 5, 2016 — Sport

Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage

As I write this, excitement in Rio and no doubt among sports fans around the world is rising, with only a few hours left before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games gets underway. I’ve been in Brazil for two days now to support Team GB and bang the drum for Britain, championing the…

#DCMSWolfson fund open for applications

Paul Ramsbottom, July 29, 2016 — Culture

Chief Executive of The Wolfson Foundation

As the deadline for the new round of #DCMSWolfson approaches on 26 August 2016, Wolfson Foundation Chief Executive Paul Ramsbottom reflects on the opportunities presented by the Fund.

How the WW1Repairs Fund has helped St Albans Cathedral

Heather Smith, July 27, 2016 — Culture

St Albans Cathedral Administrator and Clerk to the Chapter

St Albans Cathedral Administrator and Clerk to the Chapter Heather Smith reveals how the First World War Cathedral Repairs Fund has helped secure essential repairs and provides a insight into the building's history.

Lifetime Learning

Kate Joseph, July 18, 2016 — Culture

Director of Digital Economy Unit at DCMS

Now more than ever, we live in a world that’s being reshaped by technology. To make the most of this, we all need to consider how we adapt and update our skills to keep up with the innovations that can revolutionise our personal and professional lives. Lifetime Learning Event Technology has always changed our labour…

Shakespeare in the libraries of Manchester

Baroness Neville-Rolfe, July 5, 2016 — Culture

When I was in Manchester for the Somme commemorations I discovered some remarkable Shakespeare archives in two of our finest libraries. Manchester Library is a wonderful circular building, built in 1934. Sympathetically restored by a Newcastle architect, it has become a focal meeting point for the City with 2.5million visitors since it reopened. I was…

Remembering the Somme in Manchester

Baroness Neville-Rolfe, July 4, 2016 — Culture

On Friday I went to the national commemoration of the Somme in Manchester. We celebrated the lives of the thousands of young men who fought or died on the Somme with over 19,000 from our country dying on the very first day 100 years ago. I joined dignitaries at the Cenotaph in a moving service…

National Walking Month

David Evennett, May 23, 2016 — Culture

I am a passionate advocate of walking – it is free, keeps you fit and is good for the environment. For years, my wife and I have enjoyed exploring the UK’s breathtaking scenery on foot and now as Minister responsible for sport and tourism it seems my hobby could not be more apt. May is…

Kate Adie – My Memory Square for the Path of the Remembered

Kate Adie, May 9, 2016 — Culture

Journalist Kate Adie shares her inspiration for her contribution the the Path of the Remembered. Mary Sangster filled shells with TNT twelve hours a day. Work in a munitions factory was demanding and dangerous. Hundreds of thousands of women like her were hard at work throughout the country, supplying the voracious demands of the WW1 battlefields. They were ‘doing their…

Cracking down on nuisance calls

Baroness Neville-Rolfe, April 25, 2016 — Media, broadband and creative industries

Nuisance calls are irritating. So irritating in fact that nearly 170,000 complaints were made to the regulator – the Information Commissioner’s Office – on this issue last year alone. We’ve already made it easier for rogue companies to be fined by reducing the need for the regulator to prove that substantial damage and distress HAS BEEN caused by the…

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Celebrating and supporting our local charities

Rio 2016 gets underway

#DCMSWolfson fund open for applications

How the WW1Repairs Fund has helped St Albans Cathedral

Lifetime Learning

Shakespeare in the libraries of Manchester

Remembering the Somme in Manchester

National Walking Month

Kate Adie – My Memory Square for the Path of the Remembered

Cracking down on nuisance calls

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