Southern Culture
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Cowes
Cowes Week is the longest-running, regular regatta in the world. The first official regatta took place in 1812.
The Arts: Government departments
The following government organisations affect and are influenced by the arts in the region:
Audit Commission - www.audit-commission.gov.uk
Independent public body responsible for ensuring that public money is spent economically, efficiently, and effectively in the areas of local government, housing, health, criminal justice and fire and rescue services.
Department for Communities and Local Government - www.communities.gov.uk
The Department for Communities and Local Government promotes community cohesion and equality, as well as responsibility for housing, urban regeneration, planning and local government.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) - www.culture.gov.uk
The government department responsible for funding of the arts in the UK.
IdeA - www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk
IDeA Knowledge delivers in-depth improvement news and examples of good practice from councils across England and Wales, and provides access to the IDeAs range of tools and services.