Robin Simpson, Chief Executive of Voluntary Arts explains why he thinks removing licensing red tape will encourage more amateur performances while easing the burden on organisers.
In his second blog for DCMS, British Cycling President Brian Cookson OBE looks back at this year’s British cycling success and the positive effect this is having on the sport.
This week marked the culmination of the largest Government consultation this country has ever seen. More than 220,000 people and organisations made their views known to us on same-sex marriage, alongside many people who signed petitions, met with me and my officials and made their views known in newspapers and online.
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday set out the Government’s plans for a further £6.6bn package of savings to be found from public spending over the next two financial years. And the idea, of course, is that these savings will contribute to a £5.5bn package of investment in infrastructure, and to contribute further to growth.
Lucy Moorhouse, fundraiser for The Grace Eyre charity, explains how Sport England’s £10.2 million boost for disability sport will help her organisation create new and exciting opportunities for people with learning disabilities.
One of the key legacy ambitions from London 2012 was to get more people playing sport – something that no other host city has managed to do.
Rob Turner, manager at Grant Thornton with 10 years evaluation experience, considers what the recently published meta-evaluation can tell us about the impacts and legacy of the Games.
In the 18 years since the first ever National Lottery draw, Lottery players have raised over £29 billion for Good Causes. More than 390,000 separate grants have been awarded to arts, charity, education, health, sports, heritage and environment projects. In this guest post, Debra Bollan from Contact the Elderly explains how they have used Lottery…
For years – centuries even – the roles of men and women were clearly defined. Men went out to work and, by and large, women stayed at home or busied themselves with the narrow range of jobs that was deemed acceptable for women to do. Since then, of course, we have seen real progress in…
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