Cultural and sports facilities, events and projects provide positive activities for children and young people to do and opportunities for children to play. They contribute to their social development and physical, mental and emotional well-being. They also help children be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being.

Participation in cultural and sports activity can transform the way children and young people explore the world around them, changing the way they see themselves and what they aspire to in the future. It contributes to learning, both in terms of formal attainment and the development of lifelong skills.

See what Warren Bradley, Leader of Liverpool City Council says about the contribution of culture to the lives of children and young people.

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