CCSE’s recent work on festivals, events and accessibility has been supported by Spirit of 2012 as part of their Moments to Connect portfolio of projects.
Continue reading “Festivals, Events & EDI: An Evidence Review”
It’s possible that, for many of those gathered in Paisley Town Hall’s Jacquard Suite on Tuesday afternoon, Future Paisley has been a fixture in their lives for longer than they might care to admit.
Continue reading “CCSE’s Annual Symposium: “Cultural Regeneration, Policy, Impact & Supporting the Sector.” Future Paisley & Beyond.”
Rather a long time has elapsed since the last recap of activity on the CCSE blog (and, therefore, of goings-on at CCSE)…
Continue reading “A Recap of Recent CCSE Activity as Reflected on the CCSE Blog”
Earlier this week, Paisley’s recently refurbished town hall played host to the inaugural edition of the Renfrewshire Economy Conference.
Continue reading “Renfrewshire Economy Conference & Tourism Development 🧳🏨📷”
Fine days can be few and far between in Scotland, it has seemed particularly so this spring; heavy rain has featured most days. Thus, when the sun does put in an appearance, spending time in a basement conference suite might not be everyone’s first choice.
Continue reading “FestivalsConnect: Talking EDI & the many facets of accessibility… “
Utilising the proven benefits of arts and cultural engagement and, harnessing Renfrewshire’s unique and storied creative and cultural history has been at the heart of Renfrewshire Council’s strategy of cultural and creative investment over the past years.
Continue reading “Some Recent Additions to the Future Paisley Resource Base 📚 🗃️”
Spirit of 2012 recently celebrated a decade of work based in community, civic pride, wellbeing and community.
Continue reading “Belated Birthday Wishes…🎂🎈”
A couple of weeks ago, the team from Paisley Museum hosted an event at the recently refurbished Town Hall.
Continue reading “Behind the Scenes at Paisley Museum: Co-Production & Community 🏛️ 🎞️”
The Elephant in the Room exhibition opened in Paisley’s Art Department space in early May and ran for about two weeks, (until 13th of the month).
Continue reading “The Elephant(s) in the Room 🐘🐘🐘”
On a bright Tuesday morning a couple of weeks ago, members of the CCSE team found themselves walking briskly about the corridors of UWS’s Paisley campus, counting chairs, tracking down pens, collecting printouts from photocopiers.
Continue reading “#FestivalsConnect and So Do In-Person Launch Events!”
Another wee while has flown by since the last slightly random summary of CCSE blog activity; we have tentatively emerged from COVID restriction, endured unusual summer heat and enjoyed another season of outdoor sports.
Continue reading “The First Summary since the Last Summary: Life on the CCSE Blog”
A few weeks ago, we hosted our annual CCSE symposium online, it was the second such event of a busy week but our excellent speaking line ups and engaging and thought provoking keynote and panels ensured a great afternoon.
Continue reading “CCSE Annual Symposium Recap: Localism: Re-evaluating the Future of Culture, Events and Tourism”
Hosted by the Centre for Culture, Sport & Events at UWS, Foregrounding a Rights-Based Agenda for Sport Events: Insights from Research and Practice, took place virtually on 20th June 2022.
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Recently we’ve had the opportunity to expand our library of #CCSEConversations, adding a couple of conversations with speakers engaged in tackling the climate crisis and, the promotion of women’s sport and of women in the sporting sphere.
Continue reading “#CCSEConversations: Recent Recap 💬”
The Grand Conversaziones series – part of the currently ongoing Paisley Exhibition – kicked off on the second Friday in February with a frank and fascinating exploration of Paisley’s Present.
Continue reading “Don’t Just Patch – Have a Revolution / Begin by Sewing on a Button 🪡 🧵”
he delayed COP26 summit is to begin on the last day of October, amid the road closures and the rail strikes, the challenges of social distancing and – perhaps – of Scottish weather in autumn, over 30,000 attendees representing over 200 countries, businesses, NGOs and other groups will meet and attempt to advance the aims of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Continue reading “COP26 – A Paddle into Podcasts”
As the new academic year pick up pace, we find ourselves tentatively adjusting to something of a return to a more conventional office life. Albeit one in which venturing out in public my still result in failure to recognise someone you’ve known for years on account of only being able to see half of their face!
Continue reading “CCSE: A (half) Year in Review”
For a few months now the summer sun – punctuated with episodes of deluging rain – has provided the backdrop for the continued gradual reopening of our social, sporting and cultural venues.
Continue reading “A Second Summer of COVID, Nearing (New) Normality?”