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Band on the Wall

Legendary jazz and world music venue Band on the Wall, which closed for refurbishment back in 2004, reopened in September 2009 receiving £2.5 million in funding from Arts Council England.

Our north west office covers the arts in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.

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Julie Leather
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Phone: 0161 827 9226 

Stephen Baker
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Phone: 0161 827 9239

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Manchester Camerata signs new Music Director

Gábor Takács-Nagy is to take over as new Music Director at the Manchester Camerata.  

WE PLAY Challenge - Tender Opportunity

Tender Opportunity for the WE PLAY 2012 Challenge  

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Responses to the Digital Britain interim report

In January 2009, the Government published Digital Britain, a plan to secure Britain’s place at the forefront of the global digital economy. The interim report contains more than 20 recommendations, including specific proposals on: next generation networks universal access to broadband the creation of a second public service provider of …

Hodge review - new arrangements for regional working

In July 2008 the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced the findings of …

Great art for everyone 2008-2011: North West

Our mission for the next three years is great art for everyone. Our regional plan, …

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Henry Moore

About as much of an institution as you can get in art terms (well, there's a foundation in his name), Henry Moore's career helped define 20th-century sculpture. This comprehensive new show gets right up close to his fascination with war, sexuality and primitivism.

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