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In 2004/05, National Trust properties in the SE hosted 1,400 school visits, involving 49,000 children. For the same period, 183,072 free educational visits were made to English Heritage properties, and 2,500 visits incorporating 65,000 educational visitors were made to Historic Houses Association properties

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Culture and Communities: Terms of Reference

Please read the draft terms of reference for the Culture and Communities Subgroup below or download a copy here:

 Draft Terms of Reference

The Culture* and Communities Sub-group aims to ensure the diverse communities and residents of South East England benefit from opportunities presented by the Olympic and Paralympic Games London 2012 in a measured, lasting and meaningful way. The Culture and Communities Sub-group will:-

  •  Ensure that the residents of the South East receive the maximum benefit from the Cultural Olympiad and other cultural aspects of 2012
  • Ensure that the artists, arts organisations, creative businesses, heritage, museums, libraries etc*. gain maximum benefit from the cultural aspects of 2012
  • Ensure that issues affecting culture and community participation are taken into account in the work of the other sub-groups and of SEG2012
  • Ensure the diversity of the regions communities inform all areas of planning, engagement and delivery
  • Identify and publicly articulate participatory priorities in consultation and agreement with key stakeholders
  • Advocate the potential benefits of the South EastՒs engagement with The Games
  • Act as a conduit of information between SEG2012 and community stakeholders
  • Ensure that consideration to sustainability lies at the core of its work


Revised October 2006

 

*  Culture in this context embraces those aspects of the DCMS remit not covered by the terms sport or tourism, i.e. arts, heritage, creative industries, film, museums, libraries, archives