What's fascinating about this story to me is that it was Factory International (Aviva Studios) that was supposed to be the disaster/white elephant (being an ambitious public culture project = automatic red flag to many commentators) but in fact the private sector project is the disaster.

An absolute legend.

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Ahem

Absolutely magnificent Bristol Bears 🐻, you beauties #LEIvBRI #cmonbris

Not forward #LEIvBRI

Though it offends every fibre of my being to say so, it would be nice if Bath could nick it in these dying seconds #BATvSAR

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Thanks to NECulture for giving me the chance to speak about how we at Arts Council England want to work to with partners to make the most of devolution

Looking forward to celebrating William Shakespeare’s birthday with Arts Council England #NPO The RSC in Skegness today where they’re launching a new partnership with fellow #NPO Magna Vitae Embassy Theatre, Skegness and sharing the excellent RSC Learning programme with local schools #LetsCreate

Really interesting report, with an inspiring case study about how Stories in the Dust connected scientists and communities through the arts

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This is one hell of a @bristolbears performance, Newcastle are juat being swept aside. It's glorious. #cmonbris #BRIvNEW

Lots of good thinking from Katy and yes, wholeheartedly behind the ambition here - get this partnership right and we could really supercharge cultural opportunity

Unbelievable score from Bordeaux there, amazing hands to put the winger in - and then to miss the conversion #UBBvHAR

Severn estuary- between Clevedon and Portishead