By Councillor Polly Knewstub
Our new plan reiterates our commitment to create a cultural legacy in Ealing. Culture is central to the rich and vibrant communities across our 7 towns, and we are committed to improving cultural access in all forms for every resident in the borough. I want as many people as possible to be able to access Ealing's culture, from our Bhangra scene to our thriving community of artists and designers.
At the last election, we pledged to turbocharge the creative spirit of Ealing, by securing and investing £1m in community and grassroots art, music, dance and culture. We’ve been working hard to not only achieve our central aims of improving access, places, support, collaboration, sustainability, ambition, and aspiration for arts, laid out in our cultural manifesto action plan.
spirit of Ealing, by securing and investing £1m in community and grassroots art, music, dance and culture. We've been working hard to not only achieve our central aims of improving access, places, support, collaboration, sustainability, ambition, and aspiration for arts, laid out in our cultural manifesto action plan.
This year we submitted a bid to be the next London Borough of Culture. The hard work and planning done by our team and our partners in preparing for the bid served to amplify Ealing as a borough fit for a cultural stage. Our cultural manifesto and action plan has accelerated our vision to diversify our festivals and events programmes, and deliver a state-of-the-art arts centre for the borough, which were all part of our overall Council Plan. However, a vital part of enabling and building on our Cultural Manifesto and Cultural Bid is ensuring we have the cultural infrastructure to support our ambitious plans.
Ealing's new cultural infrastructure plan will be a tool to set out what we need to do strengthen and grow our cultural