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BOOST design work unveiled at Thornhill Lees
Library,
Information and Children’s Centre (LICC),
Dewsbury
Thornhill Lees LICC was
bustling with local people recently when they came to celebrate
the LICC’s third birthday and the unveiling of the new look
building. New design work has been installed as part of a creative
project called BOOST which
has been run by Loca, the LICC team and
artist Lesley Fallais.
Find out more on our
news page.
Emotional Wellbeing projects
in schools
Read about our recent work in Kirklees primary schools under a
Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing banner
around themes such as transition, aspiration, identity and
relationships,
and some of the striking results achieved with children.
See the
news page.
Starting Blocks January -
March 2012
A new programme of Starting
Blocks runs from January 2012 aimed at those starting up in
business in the creative sector. Workshops will focus on
broadening participants understanding of basic business skills
and self-employment issues.
See our
news
page for more info.
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Loca - Creative in Kirklees
For more information visit our
news page or contact
Loca
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Loca is Kirklees Council's arts and regeneration agency, and part of the Council's Communities & Leisure Service. Our mission is to put art at the heart of local regeneration and our work promotes the vital role that arts and creativity play in developing vibrant, healthy, sustainable communities and environments. We work across Kirklees (West Yorkshire) to: |
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promote arts and creativity within all kinds of local regeneration initiatives |
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use creative methods to consult, engage
and involve communities |
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run
projects which aim to develop creative people, creative
communities
and creative places |
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support artists, businesses
and organisations working in the local
creative industries sector |
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council services and other public agencies/services who
work in local communities, including schools
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individual artists and arts organisations who
specialise in creative engagement, participatory arts and public
art
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voluntary organisations and community groups who want to
develop a creative project or find new ways of tackling an issue
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local artists, craftspeople, designers, performers and
musicians wanting support to start up or grow their business
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