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Autumn round of Crowdfund Lancashire opens in May 2025

Autumn round of Crowdfund Lancashire opens in May 2025

13 May 2025

​If you have an idea for a project to improve the culture or sport offer in your local community, then you could get up to £15,000 towards your target from the Lancashire Culture and Sport Fund. Applications are open from 20th May until 1st July 2025.

Words and Stories to be Celebrated in Burnley with Burnley Words Festival in May

Words and Stories to be Celebrated in Burnley with Burnley Words Festival in May

06 May 2025

​Burnley is set to come alive with words, creativity, and storytelling as the much-loved Wordy Weekend returns from 15th - 18th May. Audiences can take part in a packed programme of theatre, poetry, author talks, creative workshops, and live performances.

Transparency, collaboration, and storytelling take centre stage for Northern Design Festival 2025

Transparency, collaboration, and storytelling take centre stage for Northern Design Festival 2025

02 May 2025

Northern Design Festival (NDF) has unveiled its full programme for 2025, which runs from 15 - 17th May 2025, bringing together designers, strategists, studios and storytellers for three days of talks, workshops and events rooted in this year’s theme of Transparency.

Northern Doc Fund 2025 Opens

Northern Doc Fund 2025 Opens

02 April 2025

Northern Heart Films is now accepting applications for its unique support scheme, specifically designed for emerging Northern working-class filmmakers.

The Storey Makers showcases vital role of creative businesses in special Lancaster event

The Storey Makers showcases vital role of creative businesses in special Lancaster event

25 March 2025

From 24 - 31 March 2025, the creative businesses based at The Storey in Lancaster are hosting "The Storey Makers - an exhibition of creativity". You have the unique opportunity to see and meet these creative professionals and watch them make their work.

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Mina Anwar

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Mina Anwar

05 March 2025

To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet actor, director and singer, Mina Anwar.

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Julie Bell

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Julie Bell

05 March 2025

To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Julie Bell, Head of Cultural Services for Lancashire County Council.

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Amy Quinn

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Amy Quinn

05 March 2025

To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Amy Quinn, an artist and sustainable creative workshop facilitator.

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Wami Simmerie

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Wami Simmerie

02 March 2025

To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Wami Simmerie, a singer/songwriter and music producer.

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Saira Hussain

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Saira Hussain

02 March 2025

To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Saira Hussain, the Co-Founder of HAD & Co, an architecture and planning practice.

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Alex O' Toole

#IWD2025: Creative Women - Alex O' Toole

02 March 2025

To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Alex O'Toole, a creative director, producer and writer, and Chair of Arts Lancashire.

#IWD2025 Creative Women - Meet the Speakers

#IWD2025 Creative Women - Meet the Speakers

18 February 2025

Meet the speakers who will be joining us for Creative Lancashire's special edition Conversations in Creativity panel and accompanying Creative Women Networking Event on 7th March 2025, to celebrate International Women's Day.

Plans revealed to ‘make’ Blackburn’s Making Rooms even bigger and better with impressive £1.5m extension

Plans revealed to ‘make’ Blackburn’s Making Rooms even bigger and better with impressive £1.5m extension

13 January 2025

Plans that could transform Blackburn’s already super successful Making Rooms into the leading makerspace in the whole of the UK have been revealed. Using £1.5m of new Government funding, the ambitious team at The Making Rooms are looking to expand and add two extra levels to its already impressive offer – making use of the basement and roof space at their existing building on Exchange Street.

Happy Holidays from Creative Lancashire: Festive Project 2024

Happy Holidays from Creative Lancashire: Festive Project 2024

23 December 2024

Creative Lancashire X AIRE Studio For this year's Festive Project, we collaborated with artist, designer and maker, Claire Williams, of AIRE Studio.

Pioneering Northern Nature, Culture & Place Forum takes place in January 2025

Pioneering Northern Nature, Culture & Place Forum takes place in January 2025

20 December 2024

​The Northern Nature, Culture and Place Forum​ is a pioneering conference showcasing how the natural assets and cultural richness of the North of England can be enhanced together.