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Creative Ilkley wants local views on culture

A project in Ilkley is looking for residents’ views on the local creative scene to help shape the future of culture across the Bradford district.

As part of Bradford Council's development of a new cultural strategy, Creative Ilkley has been put together to run a consultation across the town.

Erica Morris, director of the Ilkley Literature Festival, said: "We have called this project Creative Ilkley and we want to involve as wide a cross-section of the community as possible in the time available, capturing people’s views on what is great about creative and cultural offer in Ilkley and the wider Bradford District, and what elements are missing or people think could be improved."

“We want to encourage everyone to get involved and have their say. Taking part will help shape important decisions about future creative opportunities in our area.”

Listen to Erica Morris talking to Rombalds Radio about the project via the Rombalds Radio Local podcast

You can get involved from today until Sunday 27th September by:

  • Recording a short video or piece of audio with your thoughts on the creative experience and activities on offer in and around llkley and uploading the recording to your social media channels using the hashtag #CreativeIlkley. These will be used to create an online gallery which can be browsed via the Creative Ilkley website.
  • Picking up one of the #CreativeIlkley ‘Tops & Pants’ cards, fill in the ‘tops’ shape with what’s good and the ‘pants’ shape with what’s no-so-good about creative opportunities in the area, and drop it back into one of the collection boxes. You can collect and return your card at the following locations: Ilkley Manor House, the Grove Bookshop, and outside the Ilkley Lit Fest offices at 9 The Grove. You can also download the template from the Creative Ilkley website and print off your own version at home. Completed ‘tops’ and ‘pants’ cards will be used to create an installation of ‘washing lines’ in the Manor House Courtyard on Saturday 3 October.
  • Taking part in a short online survey at creativeilkley.org.uk

The Creative Ilkley project is funded by a ‘Culture is our Plan’ Community arts and culture grant from Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The findings of the consultation will be reported back to the Council in October and also shared with the public through the Creative Ilkley network of organisations and groups.

For more information and to get involved in the consultation visit creativeilkley.org.uk

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