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  • Access to culture for young people (2)

    • Reference: 2020/1229
    • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
    • Meeting date: 19 March 2020
    Wealthier families are often able to provide extra-curricular access to cultural experiences for their children, but with UNISON estimating that, between April 2010 and April 2016, £387m was cut from youth service spending across the UK, children from less well off backgrounds are increasingly unable to access the same opportunities. How will your Borough of Culture help to create opportunities for young people where they live?

  • Access to culture for young people (3)

    • Reference: 2020/1230
    • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
    • Meeting date: 19 March 2020
    There are excellent examples of grassroots projects in London, such as the Black Ticket Project which provides free or discounted tickets to young black Londoners to attend a diverse range of plays and shows, including but not just the West End. Part of their mission is supporting these young people to feel confident and welcome in these spaces where they may not have been before. How do your projects reach out to young people who may not immediately think that this kind of thing is ‘for them’?

  • A new home for the Migration Museum

    • Reference: 2020/1235
    • Question by: Jennette Arnold OBE
    • Meeting date: 19 March 2020
    The lauded Migration Museum requires a new venue as its previous temporary home at London Fire Brigade's old HQ on Albert Embankment is being redeveloped. Will you ask your officers to meet the operators of the Migration Museum to inform its search for a new site?

  • Young Londoners Fund Projects in Wandsworth

    • Reference: 2020/1276
    • Question by: Leonie Cooper
    • Meeting date: 19 March 2020
    Please provide a list of projects that have received funding in Wandsworth as part of the Young Londoners Fund since its inception.

  • Young Londoners Fund Projects in Merton

    • Reference: 2020/1277
    • Question by: Leonie Cooper
    • Meeting date: 19 March 2020
    Please provide a list of projects that have received funding in Merton as part of the Young Londoners Fund since its inception.

  • Borough of Culture (1)

    • Reference: 2020/1278
    • Question by: Leonie Cooper
    • Meeting date: 19 March 2020
    Following the announcement of Lewisham and Croydon as the winners of the Borough of Culture awards for 2021 and 2023 respectively, how are you ensuring these boroughs learn from the best practice of Waltham Forest and Brent?

  • Borough of Culture (2)

    • Reference: 2020/1279
    • Question by: Leonie Cooper
    • Meeting date: 19 March 2020
    Why has the Borough of Culture award been changed to operate on a two-yearly basis?

  • 2020 European Football Championship

    • Reference: 2020/1297
    • Question by: Leonie Cooper
    • Meeting date: 19 March 2020
    How are you working to ensure the 2020 European Football Championship will benefit Londoners?

  • Jacksons Lane Theatre, Highgate

    • Reference: 2020/0613
    • Question by: Joanne McCartney
    • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
    Jacksons Lane Theatre and Creative Space in Highgate offers a wide range of activities for children and young people across the borough of Haringey and beyond. How have you and how do you plan to support this organisation further?

  • 2020 Borough of Culture (1)

    • Reference: 2020/0481
    • Question by: Leonie Cooper
    • Meeting date: 24 February 2020
    What lessons have been learnt from the London Borough of Culture in Waltham Forest and how will this learning and best practice be applied to the Brent 2020 London Borough of Culture programme?