> ABOUT CULTURE

England’s largest and finest Anglo Saxon church is at Brixworth, Northamptonshire and was built in 680AD.

> Brixworth

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> Launch of the new Regional Cultural Strategy

The new Regional Cultural Strategy, The Place of Choice was launched by the Minister for Culture, David Lammy, on 4th July 2006.

The Place of Choice outlines priorities for cultural sector partners and stakeholders over the next five years, to realise a bold vision for culture in the East Midlands.

For an electronic version of the Strategy, please click HERE

> New Cultural Agency

A new independent agency is being set up to develop audiences and support organisations in the East Midlands. CLICK HERE for more details.

> Welcome

Culture East Midlands is the regional champion for culture. Our role is to drive change in cultural policy and planning in the region. We also produce a Regional Cultural Strategy for the cultural sector to work towards which is currently under review.

Culture defines the way we live. It touches everyone's lives, whether playing sport, visiting the cinema, making music, supporting local events or simply visiting the region's buildings and landscapes.

Culture is also important to our economy. The creative and cultural industries in the region employ some 212,000 people, or 1 in 10 jobs. In 2002 its value was £4bn of the East Midlands' economy.

We believe that through a joint approach to advocacy, championing, research and influencing, we can ensure that the East Midlands is a region where people can participate in a thriving cultural life.