Southern Culture
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Living in the past
The South East is demonstrating the value of heritage- led regeneration with projects such as the Oxford Castle Heritage Project and the conversion of Royal Clarence Yard in Gosport to provide housing in the region.
Why what we do is important to...
The work of MLA South East and the museums, libraries and archives sector contributes to all the themes that have been highlighted. Examples of current or recent projects contributing to some of them are provided below:
Learning
MLA South East helps the sector inform and inspire the region's population through creative learning. We do this through a number of major initiatives:
Health
Health Information
Everyday Sport campaign
Books On Prescription
Reminiscence
Social Inclusion
MLA South East has funded and managed three projects which worked with offenders and ex-offenders in the South East:
Bridging the Gap
Bridging the Gap offered prisoners and ex-offenders, undergoing resettlement in West Sussex, increased access to learning resources and information.
Black Box
Sustainable Communities
Paying for Growth
In March 2006, the South East Regional Assembly (SEERA) submitted its regional plan -The South East Plan - to the Government. Funding cultural and community infrastructure, to accompany the rapid growth proposed in the region, has become a major issue.More
Creating Cultural Opportunity in Sustainable Communities
We are involved in a national project to develop a web-based Cultural Planning Toolkit which will help spatial and cultural planners to assess cultural infrastructure need, plan for its provision and secure appropriate funding mechanisms for its delivery. More