🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

‘Play England publishes 10-year strategy’ playnation.uk/blog/2025/05/1… Launched at an event at the UK House of Commons, the strategy’s main aims are to help create a society in which all children have the freedom to play and where play is an “accepted and visible part of everyday life”.

Join the celebrations for Libraries Week dcmslibraries.blog.gov.uk/2025/06/04/joi…

Big moment for play! 🛝 Working closely with Play England, Tom Hayes MP MP has officially tabled an amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. It calls for a statutory Play Sufficiency duty to be embedded in planning law. 📜 bills.parliament.uk/bills/3946/sta… This isn’t just

The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy – local authority policy announcements, inc creative industries local.gov.uk/parliament/bri…

Want to discuss the implications of devolution and local gov't reorganisation for culture, tourism and sport services? Join us in Bradford for a discussion with councillors, officers, and the DCMS funding organisations on how this can play out. lgaevents.local.gov.uk/lga/frontend/r…

"Dear Andy, this is where it all began..." Andy Murray's love letter to local courts in celebration of the transformation of over 3,000 park tennis courts across Britain ❤️

Are you working in the Creative Industries? 🎭🎬🎨 We want your views on the Government’s Creative Industries Sector Plan. Let us know your thoughts by 2 July to help inform our upcoming session ⬇️

Expressions of interest are now open for our Creative Foundations Fund! This open-access capital fund supports creative and cultural organisations in revitalising, restoring, retrofitting, or renewing cultural assets. Find out more and apply 👇 artscouncil.org.uk/our-open-funds…

NHS 10-year plan: Local government says national partnership is the only way to deliver healthier communities local.gov.uk/about/news/nhs…

Book now - LGA Culture, Tourism and Sport Conference 2025, 10-11 September in Bradford, City of Culture. Devolution, reorganisation, study tours and a fantastic chance to share thoughts with colleagues from across local government. lgaevents.local.gov.uk/lga/frontend/r…

The latest Private Investment in Culture Survey finds that private investment – although growing – is outweighed by rising costs. It shows that, in the mixed funding model of the creative sector, public funding is key. Read more 👇 buff.ly/oKKwtnG

Councils across England could unlock £276 billion of untapped economic potential with support from the government to break down place-specific barriers to growth. That’s more than a 10th of national output. Read more about new analysis revealed today: local.gov.uk/about/news/hid…

louise gittins 🌹🌹🌹 has given her closing speech at #LGAConf25 “This week has been a great reminder of what sets local government apart – our ability to work together, across boundaries and political divides, in the interests of the people who elected us.”

Councillor Liz Green spoke at #LGAConf25 earlier today in the plenary on ‘Building pride in place and strengthening our communities’.

The new APPG on Play will hold its first meeting in Parliament on 22 July 2025 - bringing MPs, Peers, and partners together to champion every child’s right to play Read more about the APPG: 👉 playengland.org.uk/newsblog/appg-… #APPGonPlay #PlaySufficiency #NationalPlayStrategy #PlayPolicy

LGA Library Champion Cllr Julie Jones-Evans joined the Secretary of State for Education at No 10 Downing Street today for the launch of the Year of Reading 2026. The Year will foster a love of reading and ensure all children get the best start in life. gov.uk/government/new…