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Creative and cultural

Culture Kirklees

Our Vision for Arts, Creative Industries, Heritage and Museum services at Kirklees Council
- approved by Cabinet on 3rd October 2016

Public Art Policy

Putting the best public art thinking and practice at the heart of ideas and designs for new developments and regeneration plans.
- approved by Cabinet on 18th October 2016

Public Art Plan For Dewsbury Town Centre

This Public Art Plan has been drawn up to consider how Dewsbury town centre could benefit from public art.
- approved by Cabinet on 3rd December 2019

Public art plan for Huddersfield town centre.

A programme of temporary and permanent public art commissions for Huddersfield Town Center.
- approved by Cabinet on 1st September 2020

An Economic Impact Assessment of Kirklees Events

Assess the economic impact of the 6 festivals and events, which formed the basis of the study, on Kirklees.
- 2008 report

Economic impact of music festivals

Data gathered in annual visitor surveys conducted by festival organisers and secondary data supplied on ticket sales and festival organiser budgets.
- Economic Impact Updated from 2007

Kirklees events policy

The Kirklees Events Policy seeks to promote a consistent, proactive and integrated approach to the services and regulatory functions for events

Kirklees Museums and Galleries Collections Development Policy

Kirklees Museums and Galleries will collect, preserve and celebrate the history and culture of Kirklees and the diverse people who live and work here.

Public engagement report for a new museum and art gallery

The research focused on the proposal for a new Museum & Art Gallery, within a Cultural Heart area, a major part of the town centre regeneration.

Temporary Contemporary

Creating vibrant spaces to support the conditions for creative and cultural activity

Creative Bubbles report

We have developed 'Creative Bubbles', peer-to-peer action learning sets of five people.

Heritage

Draft Heritage Strategy

This strategy provides a set of objectives and key principles to help deliver our vision for heritage in Kirklees from 2022 to 2032.

Tourism and visitor economy

West Yorkshire Local Visitor Economy Partnership Destination Management Plan 2025 to 2028

This plan provides a set of objectives and key principles to increase awareness and appeal of West Yorkshire as a destination.

Sports, Libraries, Children and Young People

Kirklees Everybody Active strategy

We believe everyone within the district should be able to access and enjoy the benefits of being active. Being physically active can become a natural way of life for everyone.
- 2015 - 2020

Kirklees Libraries Strategy

Kirklees Library services are reflective of the three key principles of the Kirklees Corporate Plan 2018 to 2020 - working with people, working with partners and place based working.

Our Kirklees Futures

By 2030, Kirklees is a place where children and young people have the best start in life and are: safe, learning, happy, achieving and happy

Infrastructure

Huddersfield Blueprint

Our Vision for Arts, Creative Industries, Heritage and Museum services at Kirklees Council
- approved by Cabinet on 3rd October 2016

Dewsbury Blueprint

A policy to develop music in the district 2017 - 2020. Making cities wealthier, healthier, liveable and more international through music.

Dewsbury Town deal

The policy will help ensure that the best public art thinking and practice is at the heart of ideas and designs for new developments and regeneration plans.
- approved by Cabinet on 18th October 2016

Council shared policies and corporate plan

Policies and strategies

The Council Plan and top-tier partnership strategies encompass what we're going to deliver to achieve our vision for Kirklees.

Our partner's strategies

Let's create

By 2030, we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish

Strategic funding framework
2019-2024

This document sets out our vision and the principles that will guide our National Lottery investment for the next five years.

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