About CCS
Culture Consortium Shropshire (CCS) is a Local Cultural Education Partnership, one of 13 across the West Midlands, supported by Arts Connect (the Arts Council England funded Bridge organisation for the West Midlands).
CCS shares a vision that all children and young people aged 0-25 in Shropshire have access to high quality, engaging, diverse, accessible, inspiring and fun arts and culture. CCS facilitate cross sector approaches to strengthen partnership working, collaboration and joined up networks in order to connect and share good practice.
Our Aims
CCS shares a vision that all children and young people aged 0-25 in Shropshire have access to high quality, engaging, diverse, accessible, inspiring and fun arts and culture. CCS facilitate cross sector approaches to strengthen partnership working, collaboration and joined up networks in order to connect and share good practice.
Our Aims
- Facilitate a connected arts and cultural infrastructure
- Raise the profile and increase the understanding of the value of arts and culture
- Maximise resources and opportunities to improve joined up provision
Get in touch
To find out more information about CCS, please contact:
CCS Chair & Library Development Manager, Shropshire Libraries - Annabel Gittins: annabel.gittins@shropshire.gov.uk
CCS Vice Chair & Programmes & Projects Manager, The Hive – Sal Hampson: sal@hiveonline.org.uk
CCS Development Co-Ordinator - Judy McFall: judycultureshrop@gmail.com
CCS Strategic Lead & Arts Development Officer Shropshire Council - Alexa Pugh: alexa.pugh@shropshire.gov.uk
Administration Support – Meriel Lees: meriel.lees@shropshire.gov.uk
Partnership Investment Programme Lead, Ignition - Hannah Prior: hannah@i-gnition.co.uk, Kate Mitchinson: kate@i-gnition.co.uk
The CCS programme is developed and overseen by the CCS management group. This group is made up of representatives from: Arts Connect, Shropshire Council, Ignition, Shropshire Libraries, MediaActive, Shropshire Music Service, Qube and The Hive.
CCS Chair & Library Development Manager, Shropshire Libraries - Annabel Gittins: annabel.gittins@shropshire.gov.uk
CCS Vice Chair & Programmes & Projects Manager, The Hive – Sal Hampson: sal@hiveonline.org.uk
CCS Development Co-Ordinator - Judy McFall: judycultureshrop@gmail.com
CCS Strategic Lead & Arts Development Officer Shropshire Council - Alexa Pugh: alexa.pugh@shropshire.gov.uk
Administration Support – Meriel Lees: meriel.lees@shropshire.gov.uk
Partnership Investment Programme Lead, Ignition - Hannah Prior: hannah@i-gnition.co.uk, Kate Mitchinson: kate@i-gnition.co.uk
The CCS programme is developed and overseen by the CCS management group. This group is made up of representatives from: Arts Connect, Shropshire Council, Ignition, Shropshire Libraries, MediaActive, Shropshire Music Service, Qube and The Hive.
Background
In October 2015, Arts Council England launched the Cultural Education Challenge, which asked the art and cultural sector including Libraries and Music Hubs, educational institutions from early years to Higher Education Institutions, Local Authorities and other organisations from the voluntary and private sectors to come together to develop a more joined-up local arts and cultural offer. One of the means for achieving this was a call to create new place based, collaborative partnerships called Local Cultural Education Partnerships (LCEPs).
CCS was formed in 2015 and is an un-constituted network of organisations from the cultural and education sector working with children and young people in Shropshire.
In October 2015, Arts Council England launched the Cultural Education Challenge, which asked the art and cultural sector including Libraries and Music Hubs, educational institutions from early years to Higher Education Institutions, Local Authorities and other organisations from the voluntary and private sectors to come together to develop a more joined-up local arts and cultural offer. One of the means for achieving this was a call to create new place based, collaborative partnerships called Local Cultural Education Partnerships (LCEPs).
CCS was formed in 2015 and is an un-constituted network of organisations from the cultural and education sector working with children and young people in Shropshire.
Culture Consortium Shropshire is funded by Arts Connect and Shropshire Council
