Like most local authority leisure departments, Canterbury City Council is exploring the best possible way to deliver leisure services for less and ensure that service quality meets expectation into the future. With an opportunity to review the current management contract with their operating partner, back in late 2010, SLC were…
Ten local authorities in Derbyshire, led by Derbyshire Sport, the County Sports Partnership, recently challenged SLC to help them to explore efficiency savings. The Derbyshire local authorities identified the current state of their respective cultural services – sport, arts, museums, heritage and libraries – via a simple questionnaire. A number…
Having just spent two days at the LGA Culture Tourism and Sport Conference, on the long journey home I’ve been wondering how Carlsberg would do it? As the premier event in the Culture and Sport calendar, this is the ‘must attend gig’ for all those involved at a senior level…
SLC has finalised the Heritage Change Programme Support Pack featuring guidance, toolkits and advice from the Heritage Change Programme on behalf of the London Cultural Improvement Programme (LCIP). The Heritage Change Programme (HCP) is part of the overall London Cultural Improvement Programme which is funded by Capital Ambition (London’s Regional…
New participation figures from Sport England’s Active People Survey 4 paint a mixed picture of progress in grassroots sport, with strong growth in running and cycling but a drop in numbers for other major sports. Overall, the poor increase in participation numbers seen over the past five years continues, with…
It’s only been 8 months since we started trading and we’re very proud of what has been achieved in 2010. Here’s a quick summary: SLC secured all three publicly tendered major projects it bid for in 2010 – and has successfully delivered 11 projects over the last 8 months, with…
SLC’s ten golden rules for options appraisals have been developed from our learning over the years in taking Councils through their future options for Culture and Sport services. Duncan Wood-Allum authored guidance still being used by the Improvement and Development Agency on Options Appraisals and Business Cases for Culture and…
The massed forces of the sector gathered at the 6th Annual Future of Culture, Tourism and Sport Conference held on Tuesday 14th September in London. The top brass lined up to prepare the troops sitting knee (for some, neck) deep in their local government trenches for their pre October budget…
Canterbury City Council has commissioned the Sport, Leisure and Culture Consultancy to undertake an Indoor Leisure Review to explore future options for the management of its five Leisure indoor facilities located in Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay. The Council’s aim for the review is to identify the most effective and…
Confidential support for service heads If you’re heading up a local government Culture and Sport Department, we don’t have to tell you these are tough times. You’ll probably be exploring how to find savings of up to 30-40% over the next couple of years. Some of you will be needing…