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Revitalising town centres: a handbook for council leadership cover

Revitalising town centres: a handbook for council leadership

This handbook and the accompanying online toolkit offer guidance on how to approach the revitalisation of town and city centres by delivering long-term impacts and using broad principles that can be tailored to meet local needs.

Festive cheer: the local impacts of Christmas Markets

Festive cheer: the local impacts of Christmas Markets

This publication highlights key factors which, if implemented well, can lead to a successful Christmas market.

Active people, healthy places

Active people, healthy places

The aim of this report is to share good practice and help decision-makers consider how their council can deliver on this agenda in the best way for local people and communities.

Delivering local solutions for public library services

Delivering local solutions for public library services

Written for all councillors who have an interest in supporting the development of public library services, this guide will take you through the how and why of transformation in your area.

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LGA/Sport England: Leadership Essentials for Sport Survey

Leadership Essentials Sport impact report

The LGA undertook research amongst councillors who attended the Leadership Essentials Sport events, which were organised in partnership with Sport England. The findings show an overwhelmingly positive response from those attending.

Transforming the delivery of sport and physical activity in local communities (thumb)

Transforming the delivery of sport and physical activity in local communities

This publication reviews the Leadership Essentials programme for cabinet members/portfolio holders with responsibility for sport and physical activity.

People, culture, place - The role of culture in placemaking

People, culture, place - The role of culture in placemaking

Best practice and and better understanding roles in championing, and delivering the placemaking agenda.

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Museum survey of heads of cultural services

This report presents the results of a survey of heads of cultural services in England, which informed the LGA's official response to the autumn 2016 Department for Culture Media and Sport Review of Museums.

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Local solutions: boosting the visitor economy

The evidence base showing how devolution can boost visitor economy-led growth throughout England.

The Visitor Economy: a potential powerhouse for local growth

The Visitor Economy: a potential powerhouse of local growth

Councils are playing a key leadership role in capitalising on their local visitor economy’s growth potential through creating the conditions for it to thrive and ensuring a rich cultural offer to attract visitors. However there are opportunities to further drive this growth through increasing productivity. This means getting visitors to spend more when they visit. 

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Make It Local

To deliver priorities for the public the Government needs to #MakeItLocal

Make It Local

By the start of 2025, we will have had a general election. This is a moment of opportunity.

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