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The Belfast Agenda sets out an ambitious vision for a city that is energised, vibrant and connected. The opportunity for this transformation is considerable, however, the challenges are significant. Each of these descriptors - energised, vibrant and connected - speak to specific cultural values. It is in this space that our artists and cultural players can lead in imagining this transformed city. There is a large public engagement with heritage. Archaeology and research into local history are popular recreational activities, engaged in by many locals and visitors. Dorset’s important archaeology attracts research by a wide range of students and senior academics. Famous scientists include palaeontologist Mary Anning who in the 1800’s became known around the world for finds she made in fossil beds in the cliffs at Lyme Regis. What makes our cultural ecology so strong is we support, commission and produce work of varying scale. The Strategy builds on the heritage and culture of the city and introduces five key goals for cultural growth and seven big ideas for transforming the cultural life of the city. The initial five goalsare: Goal 1: Partnership
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Huddersfield - Almondbury, Ashbrow, Crosland Moor & Netherton, Dalton, Greenhead, Lindley, Newsome wards This new strategy will play a key part in the recovery of our sector. It will not only inform how Dorset Council will support the sector in the future, but it will set out a united direction forculture in our county for other stakeholders, funders, cross sector partners, Parish and Town Councils, organisations and individuals.Young people expressed a desire to see more of the following events across Dorset in the future: Festivals followed by Music and Theatre. Arts and culture are core to the health and wellbeing of the city, with events helping to combat isolation and mental health problems in vulnerable communities. contribute to placemaking by using public spaces in innovative ways to shape identity, regenerate the city and tell new stories
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the increasing importance of environmental responsibility to the lives of the people in the city. There is undoubtedly an uncertainty as to how to proceed at an individual and collective city level yet this is a critical dimension to understanding and strengthening our place in the world. Cultural behaviours are one of the dominant factors in localised responses to environmental sustainability. We believe that this strategy can support a dialogue that increases our understanding and as a result, our ability to adapt these behaviours to better protect our city and global ecology. Chapter 6: Lift off The next phase will be to reach agreement with all of our partners on how we take forward this Compact including the co-design of implementation plans to fulfil these commitments. Cultural enquiry: City compact Purpose: to co-create and co-deliver a holistic vision for culture in cities Supporting cultural excellence, cultural planning and cultural entrepreneurialism by providing support for artistic innovation and improved networking. Each village and town in Dorset have features of local distinctiveness which help shape local identity such as food and drink, heritage and the built environment and land/seascapes. In 2019, Dorset became two Unitary Local Authority areas with the largest urban conurbation remaining in the new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) local authority area.
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Dorset also has outstanding geology collections that are exhibited in museums right across the coast.