Information and guidance related to culture, tourism, leisure and sport.
Available funding
Cultural Recovery Fund
Round 2 of the Arts Council England and National Lottery Heritage Fund administered Emergency Resource Support Fund is open now as a rolling programme for cultural and heritage organisations that are able to demonstrate, via cashflow forecast, they are at risk of ceasing to trade viably within 12 weeks of the point of application. Applications can be submitted until 28 January 2022 with decisions communicated within six weeks, where possible. Applications are subject to permission to apply being granted, at which point applications must be made within 5 working days. The latest they can accept a permission to apply request is 12pm (midday) on 11 January 2022
National Lottery Heritage Fund guidance
Support and guidance from the LGA
Creative places – supporting your local creative economy
CTS improvement support during COVID-19
Parks fit for the future
Case study research co-funded by the LGA and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, demonstrating the financial impact of COVID-19 on council parks services.
Official Government information
- Arts
- Hospitality and other entertainment industries
- Outdoor leisure and tourism
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GOV.UK – safer public places – urban centres and green spaces
- Heritage and culture
- Sport
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GOV.UK – guidance on the phased return of sport and recreation
Other useful information
- Arts, entertainment and other creative leisure
- Heritage and culture
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Heritage fund – support for the heritage sector in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis
Resources for libraries to run online and digital creative services
- Outdoor leisure and sport
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Uniting the Movement: Sport England Strategy
Uniting the movement: Implementation plan years 2-4 (2022-2025)
- Examples of emerging good practice from councils
Securing the future of public sport and leisure services
Creative places - supporting your local creative economy
Creativity has a role to play in shaping our response to climate change, globalisation and technological innovation – and in enabling the economy and society to ‘bounce forwards’ from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CTS improvement support during COVID-19
The challenges of COVID-19 created unanticipated challenges for the culture, tourism and sport sectors.
Options for councils in supporting leisure providers through COVID-19
This advice note aims to update councils on the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on leisure providers operating services and facilities owned and delivered on behalf of councils.
Parks fit for the future
Our local parks have been lifelines during the national lockdowns. However, whilst they remained open, the pandemic has had a devastating impact on council parks services and income generation. Now, we must ensure we invest so they are fit for the future and enjoyed by communities.