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Insights and Inspiration from CDF Network

The Creative Industries Policy Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) has published a suite of resources designed for those working in Local Authorities (LAs) who are considering investing in their creative industries, including a number of case studies from the Cultural Development Fund (CDF) Network and Pioneering Places projects.
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Skills Case Study: Creative Apprenticeships

Martha's Story: the journey of a creative apprentice, from warehouse manager to assistant producer for Worcester Arches Festivals
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Creating cultural centres outside London

Prior to the DCMS announcement of the second round of investments through the Cultural Development Fund, (CDF), the CDF Network presented case studies through the first round CDF projects at Creative UK's Creative Coalition Festival 2022.
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How can culture engineer the levelling-up agenda?

During this session at Creative UK's Creative Coalition Festival 2022, our expert panel discussed the role of culture in engineering the levelling-up agenda.The Levelling Up White Paper, published on 2nd February 2022, included 107 references to how culture can support the levelling up agenda, with a promise that DCMS will further set out its plan to deliver to this agenda in the spring.
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Education

Education

Partnerships with schools and young people were particularly significant in demonstrating the greatest impact. Across the four Pioneering Places projects and the wider advocacy...

Place

Projects

CDF Network

The Cultural Development Fund (CDF) Network is the national collective that shares best practice and generates knowledge to capture and celebrate the success of the DCMS CDF round one investment. 

Pioneering Places

Cultural and heritage-led placemaking Pioneering Places is the largest of the national Great Place Schemes, an ambitious project that will make East Kent an even better place to live, work and visit by exploring heritage,...

CDF Network projects

COMMUNITY

Projects

CDF Network
Pioneering Places

Partners

Arts Council England
Artswork
Barnsley Council
Creative Estuary
Creative Folkestone
Creative Wakefield
DCMS
English Heritage
Five10Twelve
Grimsby Creates
Heritage Fund
Historic England
iMayflower Plymouth
Isle of Wight Council
Kent County Council

Middlesbrough Council
NE Lincs Council
Plymouth City Council
Rochdale Council
Stockport Council
The Arches Worcester
The Land Trust
The Marlowe
Torbay Council
Turner Contemporary
University of Kent (iCCi)
Wakefield Council

The Cultural Placemaking Research and Knowledge Base website was made possible by funding through the Great Place Scheme for Pioneering Places East Kent

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Additional content for CDF Network is made possible by funding through Cultural Development Fund (CDF) for the CDF Peer Learning Network and in association with University of Kent / Creative Estuary

CDF Funders DCMS and Arts Council England
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