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Cultivate Commissions – Year One Evaluation Report

Year one of Into the Light's Cultivate Commissions is complete. The project has been carefully tended, supporting creative practitioners to work with, and alongside communities in County Durham.

The Auckland Project

The Auckland Project has the regeneration of Bishop Auckland and its community at its heart. This means that social regeneration is valued just as deeply as economic. The work is ultimately about people - trying to help people in a genuine and reciprocal relationship.

Children carrying lanterns at the Crook Winter Light Parade

Jack Drum Arts

Extraordinary things happen in Crook, the market town where a carnival spirit needs little excuse to burst forth. Through creative projects, Jack Drum Arts has helped to lift people’s spirits while offering experiences and opportunities which wouldn’t otherwise be available to them.

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Jill Cole talks about Northern Heartlands, past, present and future

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Sally Dixon on culture and heritage in County Durham

Sally Dixon, assistant director partnerships and communications at Beamish Museum, talks about her role and the importance of culture to the county.