A big moment for culture & heritage in #Cornwall this morning, with the signing at Liskeard Library of the refreshed (and now bi-lingual) MoU between @cornwallcouncil Historic England & Arts Council England - all of us signing up to a commitment to collaborative working through to 2030.

Changing lives one story at a time: Grimm & Co - a remarkable, awe inspiring Arts Council England #NPO in #Rotherham . A privilege to look round their magical new home today. Their excellent work now leads the way, influencing other literacy organisations around the world #LetsCreate

🎉 This month marks our one year anniversary as an #NPO !

Thank you to Arts Council England for their continued support, enabling us to commission extraordinary work and back disabled artists. We've had a fascinating first year as a National Portfolio Organisation.

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Really excited to see for myself today the new home in Rotherham of the brilliant Arts Council England #NPO Grimm & Co which changes children’s lives across Yorkshire every day by sharing the magic of books and reading as reported here in the The Yorkshire Post #LetsCreate

Tremendous concert by Arts Council England #NPO Birmingham Contemporary Music Group in Birmingham this afternoon with a UK premiere of Ondrej Adamek’s ‘Let me tell you a story’. And a world premiere of Hilda Paredes’s ‘Abalorios’. Both Birmingham Contemporary Music Group commissions. Both terrific #LetsCreate

Take a virtual tour round this wonderful library in the heart of South Manchester 📍

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Thanks to London Sinfonietta for inviting me to their Sound Out event at Royal Festival Hall with 2,500 children from 37 schools across London. Congrats to all the children who participated esp on stage Haringey Music Service Enfield Music Service #WalthamForestMusic Arts Council England Arts Council England, London

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New today: More than £33 million new investment announced for 69 museums and libraries across England as part of Department for Culture, Media and Sport Cultural Investment Fund delivered by Arts Council England #LetsCreate gov.uk/government/new…

Powerful new drama from Dante or Die tonight at IslandWorks in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey: #KissMarryKill commissioned by Arts Council England, South East Creative People & Places project Ideas Test and South Street Arts Centre and The Lowry #LetsCreate

Three utterly captivating performances from Declan Conlon, Justine Mitchell and Nick Holder brilliantly directed by Rachel O’Riordan in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer tonight at Arts Council England #NPO Lyric Hammersmith Theatre #FaithHealerLyric #LetsCreate

So glad to have been in #Bradford last night to experience the energy, excitement and passion of everyone involved. Brilliant new branding and some exciting projects happening this year.

We're delighted to have awarded £312,899 to Official South Tyneside Council through our #NationalLottery funded Place Partnership programme to enable artists and cultural organisations to create new work with and for the local community

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A magical night at Barbican Centre to see My Neighbour Totoro from Arts Council England #NPO The RSC created in collaboration with fellow #NPO Improbable. My Neighbour Totoro is one of the many innovative theatre productions benefiting from #TheatreTaxRelief #LetsCreate

Thanks to #NationalLottery players Arts Council England is investing £28.95 million from 2023-26 in ambitious, high quality work for and with young people through Youth Music. Thanks to YolanDa Brown OBE for her leadership and welcome to new co-chairs Charlotte E and GUVNA B #LetsCreate

Our Chief Exec Darren Henley CBE has signed a new 3 year collaboration agreement with The National Archives. We’re looking forward to continuing to work together to help communities engage with culture & our sectors’ collections and activities

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From 2023-26 we’ve increased our Arts Council England #NPO investment in classical music across England. We fund many music education projects on top including Royal Liverpool Philharmonic #InHarmony . Wonderful to be at its 15th birthday concert today with 600 young performers aged 7-11 #LetsCreate

The The National Archives in Kew are an amazing treasure trove of historical documents. At Arts Council England, our libraries team collaborates extensively with The National Archives Sector team. Great to be in Kew to sign a new 3 year collaboration agreement between our two organisations #LetsCreate