Closure of Culture Northwest

Culture Northwest will cease business as of 31st December 2008, as a result of the national decision by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to align regional delivery. Cross sector work will now be the responsibility of the ‘Big Four’ (Arts Council England, North West, Sport England, English Heritage and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council) working together with Northwest Vision and Media. This alliance will pick up its new role from 1 January 2009.

The Northwest Culture Observatory

From 1st January 2009, the Northwest Culture Observatory will be moving to a new home at the University of Liverpool. The University will host the Observatory in association with its partners, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Hope University, with transition funding support from Arts Council England, Northwest and English Heritage.

Abigail Gilmore will be managing the transfer and building a freelance profile. Abi can be contacted on abi.gilmore@gmail.com / 07718387824.

The Heritage Tourism Programme

Andrew Backhouse, Heritage Tourism Executive for England’s Northwest, is now hosted by the Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board. Andrew can be contacted on abackhouse@lbtbltd.com / 07914 871859.

The Cultural Olympiad

Debbi Lander, Creative Programmer for the Cultural Olympiad in the Northwest, will be hosted by Arts Council England, North West from 1st January 2009. Debbi can be contacted on: debbi.lander@london2012.com / 07985 528495. Currently, she can be contacted ondebbi.lander@northwestcultureobservatory.co.uk.   

To find out what the rest of the Culture Northwest team are moving onto, and how to contact them, click here http://www.northwestcultureobservatory.co.uk/page.asp?id=132 for our last e-bulletin.