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Page 1: A Community Arts Strategy for  Cambourne

A Community Arts Strategyfor Cambourne

Page 2: A Community Arts Strategy for  Cambourne

StartSharing Art :: Connecting Lives

• A network to develop the arts in South Cambridgeshire

• Based on Village College ethos• Five Arts Development Managers

working in seven schools

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Creating A Cultural Strategy For Cambourne

• Based on Town & Country Planning Association’s Culture & Sport Planning Toolkit

• Arts Council/MLA Standard Charge Approach for Cultural Facilities

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The Culture and Sport PlanningToolkit

• Leadership and Coordination: • Visioning• Needs and Provision Assessment• Securing successful delivery• Monitoring and review

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Leaderships & CoordinationCambourne Cultural Facilities Groups formed • Chair of Cambourne Parish Council & Leisure

committee Member • District councillor• South Cambs DC Arts Development Officer• Chair Cambourne Arts (residents group) • Arts Development Manager Comberton Village College

Purpose was to look at best value for the S106 funding (related to the 950 homes) for public art

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Visioning• Decided not to spend it on ‘more rusty leaves’

but rather on much need arts facilities• Looked at extending The Hub Community Centre• Looked at working with Cambourne Youth

Partnership• Finally settled on working with the new

secondary school to provide dual use facilities

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The Need Assessment• Residents surveyed twice over five years• Use of Arts Council’s INSIGHT data • Use of Arts Council’s Active People Survey• County Council demographic data and

predictions • Audit of existing cultural provision, spaces,

equipment, opportunities, clubs & societies• Focus group interviews

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The Need Assessment• Over 80% of residents when surveyed rated arts facilities in

Cambourne as poor• All of the community spaces are currently running at near full

capacity 95% to 99%• Surveys show that 87% of residents take an active part in the arts

or regularly attend arts events but most have to travel to access them.

• Cambourne has twice as many 20 to 40 year olds and twice as many ‘movers’ as a % of population than the rest of the district…and lots and lots more kids!!!

• Local GP cites higher than average levels of depression & pregnancy

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Dual Use – Village College Ethos

• Building of the new school presents a fantastic opportunity for a dual use community arts centre

• Creating community spaces to use for the arts• Architects have been thoughtful in the layout

by putting the community access areas in the front of the school

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Securing Successful Delivery• Worked closely with the Parish Council and

residents groups• Identified the new school as a potential

partner• Devised the Cultural Strategy & Business Plan

in partnership with CPC, the school and SCDC• Ensured that all were kept informed and that

each partner was involved along the way

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Town & Country Planning Association’s Culture and Sport Planning Toolkit

• The Standard Charge approach for cultural spaces is designed by the MLA & Arts Council England and allows Dual Use as a solution

• Determines the amount of space a new community requires for the arts as 45sqm per 1000 residents

• Population of Cambourne set to rise to 10,500• Calculation reveals that Cambourne requires

477sqm of space

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Potential Dual Use Areas Ground Floor

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Potential Dual Use Areas First Floor

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Potential Dual Use Areas Could Provide

Area sqmDining Room 175Main Hall 224Activity Studio/Main Stage 120Community Meeting Room 60Art Room 180Music recital Room 120Drama 135Total 1014

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Finance – £150k of S106 FundingItem CostProcurement of additional equipment for Arts Spaces (above the DfE contribution for fit out costs)

£100,000

Management costs to cover part of the ADM’s costs over three years

£13,000

Contribution towards programming in the first two years

£7,000

Display boards £5,000Public Art Project or additional programme support £25,000Total £150,000

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Additional Capital Spend• Enhanced infrastructure to make spaces future

proof• Large Cinema screen brighter projector, surround

sound• Bigger, better and more flexible lighting grid• Bigger more flexible PA• Lectern with pre-sets for light and sound• Printing facilities in art department• More comfortable seating

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…and if we can get even more money we would spend it on…

• Demountable movable raked seating• Grand piano• Drum kit, more mics, amplifiers etc.• Moving lights • Winches on lighting bars• More visual arts kit

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Process for releasing the S106 Funding

• Completion of A Cultural Strategy for Cambourne written in partnership with Cambourne Facilities Group including local stakeholders, CPC & SCDC

• Completion of business plan• Dual use of new school agreed by Comberton Academy Trust• Strategy adopted by Cambourne Parish Council & signed off

by SCDC member (portfolio holder)• Agreement with developers to release funding according to

the proposed timetable• Funding released

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Business Plan - Aims and Objectives

…Just one single aim

• To create a sustainable community arts venue for Cambourne

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Get Messy

Get Noisy

Get Noticed

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• To devise a broad based workshop programme which reflects the needs of the community and achieves targets set

• Vibrant participation programme reflecting whatever the community wants to do

Programming

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• Exciting performance programme with a mix of community and professional work

• Partnerships with ACT for professional touring theatre & dance, Wysing for visual arts, Arts Picturehouse for cinema and high quality digital content, Custard Comedy and others

Programming

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Marketing• To devise a marketing

strategy to raise awareness of the venue’s programme and opportunities to participate in activities

• Extensive use of internet marketing

• Clear branding • Well designed print

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To devise a robust, affordable and flexible staffing system, which harnesses the strong volunteering culture in Cambourne and with clear lines of responsibility and communication

Operations

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Executive Principal Stephen Munday Head of School Claire Coates Members of the SLG & Governors

Arts / Venue Development Manager

Site Management

Finance, Personnel, Catering, etc.

Event / Bar Manager

Technical Manager (could be a voluntary role or

Creative Apprentice)

FOH & SIA Bar Staff Volunteer Techs Cleaners & contractors

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Finance

Make Money to Make Art

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Make Money, to Make Art!• Community, commercial & private hires to

bring in earned funding• Workshop programme – should make money

eventually but will be slow to start• Programme of events will reflect community

needs and aspirations – should eventually break even but it will take sometime to work

• Sustainable financially after four years

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Monitoring & Review• Steering group set up to guide the

implementation of the Cultural Strategy and to have overview of the new venue

• Finance is overseen by both the school’s SLG, board of governors and the Parish Council

• Six monthly reviews • Five year business plan


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