Culture of care will help us defeat virus, says Archbishop Martin

The defeat of Covid-19 depends on all of us acting with responsibility, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has said. However, the former Archbishop of Dublin, now Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Dublin, stressed that people must not follow the restrictions in a “self-centred” way, but with a “culture of care”. “The defeat of the virus depends... Read More

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December 2, 2020

Culture Recovery Fund will bring Blackpool Tower Ballroom back to former glory

The Blackpool Tower Ballroom is the latest venue to receive a lifeline grant of £764,000 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden has announced. The ballroom, located in the Grade I listed Tower Buildings, first opened to the public in 1894 and has a rich history as the home... Read More

Culture

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November 25, 2020

Fans can return to elite sports events from next week, says Culture Secretary

Supporters will be welcomed back into stadia and sports venues in limited numbers from 2nd December, in a major boost for fans, professional sports clubs and elite sport events. Organised grassroots sport is also allowed to resume from 2ndDecember and gyms and leisure centres will be able to reopen across all tiers, benefitting the health and... Read More

Culture

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November 12, 2020

Lifeline grants for culture in all corners of the country

Lifeline grants from the latest round of the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund will protect a further 162 heritage sites to ensure that jobs and access to arts, culture and heritage in local communities are protected in the months ahead, the Culture Secretary has announced. Historic sites and leading cultural organisations, including iconic venues like... Read More

Culture

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October 31, 2020

£75 million for iconic arts venues and cultural organisations from Culture Recovery Fund

Thirty-five of the country’s leading cultural organisations and venues will be the first to receive grants between £1 and £3 million from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced. £75 million will protect some of the nation’s most significant stages, from the iconic Shakespeare’s Globe and the internationally renowned... Read More

Culture

arts, culture, Oliver Dowden, venues

October 21, 2020

Cultural organisations across England to benefit from a share of more than £76 million

Comedy clubs, circuses, festivals, regional theatres and local museums are among 588 arts and cultural organisations receiving a share of more than £76 million in essential support, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced. “This is more vital funding to protect cultural gems across the country, save jobs and prepare the arts to bounce back.,” Mr... Read More

Culture

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October 11, 2020

Future BBC could be subscription based, former culture secretary says

A subscription-based BBC could be what the “future looks like”, the former culture secretary has said. John Whittingdale, minister for media and data, told a conference that public service broadcasters must “adapt” to the changing TV landscape. “One of the issues for debate, in the longer term, not the next year, is the funding,” he... Read More

Culture

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March 17, 2020

Columbans announce winners of ‘Throwaway Culture’ competition

A pupil from All Saints School in Sheffield, Kit Bell, has won the writing section of the Columban Young Journalists Competition in Britain on the theme, ‘Tackling our Throwaway Culture’. John Vidal, former environment editor at The Guardian, felt Kit’s article was a “strong” entry with “good links made between poverty and environment”. Ruth Gledhill,... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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January 15, 2020

Quebec to take ethics and religious culture out of school curriculum

The government of Quebec is about to eliminate its Ethics and Religious Culture curriculum, which replaced catechesis in schools in 2008. In announcing a public consultation about what should replace the program, Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge said there’s still “too much” religion in schools. This revision process “is part of the government’s desire to offer... Read More

Culture, Education, News – World

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November 20, 2019

Pope calls for action against destructive culture of food waste

A negligent and selfish culture of food waste is fuelling the global hunger crisis, damaging the lives of individuals and preventing the progress of all people, Pope Francis said. “In many places, our brothers and sisters do not have access to sufficient and healthy food, while in others, food is discarded and squandered,” the pope... Read More

Catholic Times, News – Vatican, News – World

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Culture of care will help us defeat virus, says Archbishop Martin

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£75 million for iconic arts venues and cultural organisations from Culture Recovery Fund

Cultural organisations across England to benefit from a share of more than £76 million

Future BBC could be subscription based, former culture secretary says

Columbans announce winners of ‘Throwaway Culture’ competition

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