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A new DVD that captures the pride and vibrancy of the people who live in
the Wigan Borough is released today.
‘Cultural Vibrancy: A CV for a Brighter Borough’, produced by Wigan
Leisure and Culture Trust in collaboration with the Cultural Partnership
and Mirabilis, illustrates the important contribution that leisure and
culture makes to life in Wigan, Leigh and the surrounding areas.
The short film, which has been made to highlight the Cultural
Partnership’s new manifesto, is now available to view on Wigan Leisure
and Culture Trust’s website at www.wlct.org and can be loaned for free
from libraries across the borough. Personal copies are available on
request.
The film captures Wigan Borough’s cultural progress and is explained
throughout by writer, broadcaster and celebrated Wiganer, Stuart Maconie.
Viewers gain a sense of the borough’s huge spectrum of local opportunity
and talent across the arts, sport, heritage, play, libraries, parks, and
tourism.
The film begins by stepping back in time to the coal mining and cotton
mill days of industrial Wigan before switching to the town’s modern
image of cultural activity and extensive leisure opportunities.
Viewers can also take a behind-the-scenes peek at the construction of
the £83 million Leigh Sports Village. Local volunteers shine throughout,
and are given recognition for all their hard work. The film hopes to
inspire more people to get involved with the borough’s projects and
activities and to encourage support from other organisations to engage
in future initiatives.
John Hesketh, Community Regeneration Manager for Wigan Leisure and
Culture Trust, explains why the DVD is so important: “This DVD profiles
Wigan Borough from a cultural perspective. Anyone who views it will have
a fantastic insight into our borough. We think it will improve awareness
of culture and the role it plays and will spark debate and discussion
among local people and our partners in the community, voluntary, public
and private sectors. Everyone has a part to play in shaping future plans
and we welcome involvement from all.
“The image of the borough has been revived in recent years; leisure and
cultural activities have played a key role in changing previously
negative perceptions for not only those who live and work here but with
those who might choose to invest here. The DVD is an important tool to
encourage activity, inspire pride and is proof that Wigan Borough is a
place moving in the right direction.”
The Cultural Partnership is led by Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust and
consists of local representatives from the public, private and voluntary
sectors. The Partnership’s aim is to improve the lives of individuals
and communities across the borough, especially through the arts,
children and young people, heritage, libraries and lifelong learning,
parks and green spaces, play, sports and tourism.
The Cultural Partnership’s new manifesto pinpoints a series of
aspirations for cultural change in the Wigan Borough in the run up to
2012. Some of the highlights of the new manifesto are:
• the designation of at least two additional local Nature Reserves;
• a modern library, swimming pool and leisure facility in Wigan town
centre;
• and the implementation of a ten year refurbishment plan for Mesnes
Park.
The DVD ‘CV for a Brighter Borough’ is available to view at
www.wlct.org
and in local libraries. For those who would like a personal copy please
contact John Hill on 01942 486926. Anyone who is interested in the
Cultural Manifesto or becoming part of the Cultural Partnership can
contact John Hesketh on 01942 486916 or via email
j.hesketh@wlct.org.
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NOTES TO EDITORS: For further information on this News Release please
contact Chris Dunbar, Media and Public Relations Manager, on 01942
486937 or at
c.dunbar@wlct.org.
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust: Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust is a
charitable trust working on behalf of Wigan Council to manage and
support leisure and cultural facilities, initiatives and events for over
300,000 residents in the Wigan Borough. See
www.wlct.org.
Getting Wigan Active: Getting Wigan Active is Wigan Leisure and Culture
Trust’s vision to help people across the Wigan Borough to become more
physically, mentally and creatively active. It also aims to increase
community activity and to encourage good citizenship.
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