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Celebrating the voluntary arts

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, May 11, 2012 — Culture

Chief Executive of Voluntary Arts

Are you part of an amateur theatre group? Do you sing in a choral group or go folk dancing? Well you’re one of millions who reguarly take part in the voluntary arts. From 12 to 20 May this important sector will be highlighted and celebrated. Robin Simpson, chief executive of Voluntary Arts, explains why they’re…

My Gold Challenge Goals

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, May 4, 2012 — Sport

Policy Advisor in the DCMS Sports team

Colin Gibson, a Policy Advisor in the DCMS Sports team, is used to providing expert advice on Olympic and Paralympic sport and athletes. But this year he’s clocking up hours of training himself after signing up for the Gold Challenge.

Building the Theatres Protection Fund – our first steps

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, May 1, 2012 — Culture

Theatres Trust Director

Mhora Samuel, Director of the Theatres Trust, explains how the organisation’s role has evolved in recent years to provide funding to theatres at risk and how its Small Grants Scheme – launched last month with support from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation – aims to help theatres better serve their communities.

Tourism Minister in ‘listening to the public’ shocker!

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, — Culture

John David Penrose is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare

How was your Easter, then? ‘Wet’ was somehow too small a word for it, as I recall. But that said, you’ve got to hand it to the British weather, haven’t you? Scorching sunshine, sleet, or snow – the only predictable thing about Easter weather is its stubborn refusal to be predictable. You can’t completely blame…

Riding the slipstream

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, April 25, 2012 — Sport

Team GB cyclist and Women’s Team

Team GB cyclist and Women’s Team Pursuit World title and record holder Joanna Rowsell tells us about her journey to 2012 and flies the flag for women’s cycling.

What sports red tape would you like slashed?

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, April 24, 2012 — Culture

Chief Executive and our sports sector champion for the Red Tape Challenge

Lee Valley’s Chief Executive and our sports sector champion for the Red Tape Challenge Shaun Dawson, asks which rules and regulations you think get in the way of taking part in sport or running sports events.

Location, location, location?

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, April 19, 2012 — Culture

PhD student at the University of St Andrews

Orian Brook, PhD student at the University of St Andrews, is using CASE in her research to find out if the distance people live from arts venues influences their attendance.

The Truth about UK Hotel Prices – A Shock Expose

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, April 17, 2012 — Culture

John David Penrose is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare

Not really, to be honest. But I thought I’d try to grab your attention, the better to take you on a quick whizz through something called The Hotel Price Index, an annual publication that tracks what people are paying for hotel rooms across the world.

It was 20 years ago today…

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, April 11, 2012 — Culture

DCMS Deputy Head of News

As DCMS celebrates its twentieth birthday, our Deputy Head of News (and 1992 veteran) Toby Sargent looks back on two decades of life as the Whitehall guardians of the nation’s ‘glittering trinkets’…