Breakout session given by Paul Kelly & Paul Hartly was part of the Cultural Commissioning National Seminar in London on the 6th June 2014.
Find out more about Cultural Commissioning Programme. http://www.ncvo.org.uk/practical-support/public-services/cultural-commissioning-programme
2. Cultural commissioning to deliver
place-based outcomes
Brierfield in Pendle, Lancashire
•2 miles outside Burnley, 1 mile from Nelson
•Historic Mill town, first opening in1832
•Early 18th Century growth sparked by
• Leeds Liverpool Canal development and
• Preston to Colne railway link
•Brierfield Mill closed 2006
•Quaker movement connections and history
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4. Cultural commissioning to deliver
place-based outcomes
Brierfield in Pendle, Lancashire
•Population of 6,000 people
•Diverse community
• 34 % Pakistani
•36% economically inactive
• UK average 26%
• 10% of working age population never worked
•23% long-term illness
• UK average 18%
5. Cultural commissioning to deliver
place-based outcomes
Brierfield in Pendle, Lancashire
•Area of predominately small terraced housing
•Housing mix limited
• e.g. only 3 % detached properties
• multi-occupancy issue
•11% households vacant
• 3 times national average
•Area of long-term housing focus and support
•Housing Market Renewal pathfinder area till 2011
•Collapse of that programme left a policy void
•Community engagement / empowerment lacking
6. Cultural commissioning to deliver
place-based outcomes
Brierfield in Pendle, Lancashire
•LCC Cultural Services context
•Library at the heart of the community
•Could the Library become a focal point for creative
thinking around the future of the neighbourhood
7. Cultural commissioning to deliver
place-based outcomes
Brierfield in Pendle, Lancashire
•Commissioning Brief agreed for an artist led approach to
the neighbourhood - 2011
•In-situ responded to brief and formed
•Two year agreement struck
•Base established in Library
•Collaborative approach nurtured
•Challenging context pushed
• For the Library
• For the Local Authorities
• For the Artists