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Don’t forget to visit the Create Your Future website (link in bio) if you’re considering next steps this #ResultsDay with inspiring films and interactive toolkits to help you think about your career and future. Featuring case studies with people who…

Discover the people living and working in the Lakes and Dales with Create Your Future. With the help of creative, committed young people, the culture, economy and character of the area will thrive. This is more important than ever .…

Are you a mental health champion? The search is on to find some mental health champions in North Yorkshire. NHS bosses want to recruit ‘Go-To’ roles which will promote support services on offer. They’re looking for young people, parents and…

“The pandemic has brought many raw emotions and opinions to the surface of many, however not all voices are being valued during this time. Seemingly, the younger generation are amongst those whose voice are being disregarded.” Sian, 25. Read the…

We can’t believe @settle.stories #YFOS2020 is nearly one whole week in! Thank goodness there’s so much programmed for the whole month! Here’s what we are looking forward to this weekend. How about you? ✍️Create a Comic Strip: 2pm – 4pm…

Here at Great Place:Lakes and Dales, we love to see business collaborating with the creative industry so we think it is so cool that @auntbessieofficial are the premium @settle.stories #YFOS2020 sponsor! The two have teamed up to launch a Comic…

Thank you to everyone who joined us for ‘Innovate Your Offer’. It was great to meet everyone virtually and to hear about challenges, successes and share new ideas from across the business, community and cultural sector. The strong themes that…

Lakeland Arts are recruiting a new HR Manager and a Fundraising Officer, and are eager to find people who are passionate about arts and heritage and work across multiple cultural venues in the Lake District. If you are interested in…

It’s #NationalFriendshipDay Tag the friend you love to get creative with! 🎨 Whether it’s rooting through a place like @ragtag_community_scrapstore (pictured), creating content for social media, painting, dancing or scrap-booking, are you a ‘meet up and make something’ kind of…

Pearson Insight started life at the co-working space we helped to fund – @qworkery – and is now based in Colne. It’s a freelance research agency for the public, cultural and not-for-profit sectors and there is now a paid internship…

Rowan is a Young Ranger with the @yorkshiredales National Park and in a blogpost for them he writes about his experience as a volunteer during lockdown. Well done Rowan for not only getting out there and helping but finding time…

Discover the people living and working in the Lakes and Dales with Create Your Future. Here is Claire Calvert who works at @yorkshiredales as a Planning Assistant and Planning Technician. She studied Art and Design before starting at the National…

Earlier this year, The Quietus was due to head to the Lake District to work on a series of events as part of the 2020 @aerialfestival Sadly, Covid-19 put paid to that, but the positive news is that they’re working…

“Looking ahead, there is still an undefined stage of lockdown we are yet to encounter, but I am anticipating my move to University in September with hope and lockdown has made me appreciate where I live so I would certainly…

The Beyond Brontës programme offers successful applicants with a passion for film and TV a bespoke training package to prepare for a wide range of industry job roles; from make-up and set design to accountancy, editing or research. Beyond Brontës…

We usually share some #WednesdayWisdom at this time of the week but this week we’re sharing some winners! A HUGE congratulations to Polly Atkin and @hodgsonwrites on receiving the Northern Writers’ Award for Poetry 2020 judged by Vahni Capiledo. Both…

After so many events have been cancelled, and much of the population still self isolating or shielding, @hodgsonwrites (from the Lakes and Dales) wanted to have an online literary festival. The festival started on the 7th July and will run…

Research from Beetfreaks Youth Trends, who also conducted research for us in Year One, shows that 58% of young people have said Covid-19 has left them unsure about their futures. So what has life been like for young people here…

Innovate Your Offer is back! A free, collaborative workshop designed for young people aged 17 to 35 years old, who live and/or work in the Lakes and Dales. It will support the creative, business and cultural sectors to shape the…

Discover the people living and working in the Lakes and Dales with Create Your Future. Here is Ian Read, Head of Participation and Learning with Lakeland Arrs, who features as a case study on our Create Your Future website. This…

Today @aerialfestival made an important announcement regarding how it will go ahead in September (swipe!). We are really excited to experience the online programme mentioned here & this is still a great opportunity for the region. If you don’t follow…

We chat to Charles from @settle.stories about taking Yorkshire Festival of Story and all 80 events digital, how his perception of the area has changed and running an arts organisation here. (Tech note: don’t worry the blurred screen ends after…

The full programme for @settle.stories Yorkshire Festival of Story went live yesterday! 80 events streamed into your home this August and all for free! Join us on here tonight at 7.30pm as we chat to Executive Director Charles about taking…

We know many in the arts and culture sector are worried right now, in particular, venues. While emergency funding from key organisations such as @aceagrams and @heritagefunduk have been tremendously helpful,as the pandemic continues to affect the industry we ask…

@futurefixers Online Coaching Circle grew from the seed of an idea: to reach out and help people facing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. It is group coaching with a people and planet focus to inspire, encourage and motivate you…