Congratulations to photographer @julietklottrup , a GPLD Cr…

Congratulations to photographer @julietklottrup , a GPLD Creative Champion & seedfundee whose image, pictured here, featuring young farmer William and his sheepdog Jill has been chosen as one of 100 winning images for this year’s Portrait of Britain. 1854 Media and ​British Journal of Photography ​the 100 winning images for this year’s Portrait of Britain…

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If you’re aged under 25 and from the Yorkshire Dales then he…

If you’re aged under 25 and from the Yorkshire Dales then head over to Facebook and request to join ‘Fresh Perspective Events & Workshops’ to find out about what’s on for you in the area, help put on socially-distanced events YOU want to take part in and give your opinion on all sorts of things!…

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This support hub from @princestrust includes live chat and g…

This support hub from @princestrust includes live chat and guidance 9am – 9pm everyday and is made for people aged between 11-30. It’s a great next step if you’ve completed the resources on our Create Your Future website and are looking to make a business idea a reality! If you haven’t had a look at…

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“Take me to the lakes, where all the poets went to die…Tho…

“Take me to the lakes, where all the poets went to die…Those Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cry.” By now you’ve probably heard that @taylorswift has a bonus track on her new album, folklore, called The Lakes…clearly inspired by our very own Lake District. But which specific place in The Lake District do…

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Have you had your GCSE results today? Is thinking about your…

Have you had your GCSE results today? Is thinking about your future leaving you overwhelmed? Then take a look at our resource Create Your Future (link in bio). Interactive tools to help you think about your career or business. Plus it has lots of case studies- one of which is of Katy! Katy works for…

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Here’s the trailer for Youth of the Rural North from @juliet…

Here’s the trailer for Youth of the Rural North from @julietklottrup The film was supported by us and you can watch a screening of it tomorrow as part of #YFOS2020 with @settle.stories Juliet will be there to answer questions and talk more about her journey to film maker. It’s free head to @settle.stories to sign…

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“Every photo, every ‘ONCE’ in time is also the beginning of …

“Every photo, every ‘ONCE’ in time is also the beginning of a story starting ‘Once upon a time…’” — Wim Wenders Head over to @settle.stories to book your free ticket for the screening of Youth of the Rural North which takes place this Wednesday evening as part of #YFOS2020. Join Shortflix finalist, Yorkshire Dales photographer…

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Don’t forget to visit the Create Your Future website (link i…

Don’t forget to visit the Create Your Future website (link in bio) if you’re considering next steps this #ResultsDay with inspiring films and interactive toolkits to help you think about your career and future. Featuring case studies with people who went to uni, did an apprenticeship or received training on the job. Authored and managed…

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Discover the people living and working in the Lakes and Dale…

Discover the people living and working in the Lakes and Dales with Create Your Future. With the help of creative, committed young people, the culture, economy and character of the area will thrive. This is more important than ever . If you’re one of the young people awaiting results tomorrow then take a look at…

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Are you a mental health champion? The search is on to find s…

Are you a mental health champion? The search is on to find some mental health champions in North Yorkshire. NHS bosses want to recruit ‘Go-To’ roles which will promote support services on offer. They’re looking for young people, parents and professionals. NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has begun a search to recruit Go-To…

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“The pandemic has brought many raw emotions and opinions to …

“The pandemic has brought many raw emotions and opinions to the surface of many, however not all voices are being valued during this time. Seemingly, the younger generation are amongst those whose voice are being disregarded.” Sian, 25. Read the lockdown experiences of young people from the Lakes and Dales in our latest blog post.…

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We can’t believe @settle.stories #YFOS2020 is nearly one who…

We can’t believe @settle.stories #YFOS2020 is nearly one whole week in! Thank goodness there’s so much programmed for the whole month! Here’s what we are looking forward to this weekend. How about you? ✍️Create a Comic Strip: 2pm – 4pm Woodrow Phoenix artist, graphic designer and author is running this workshop to teach us how…

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Here at Great Place:Lakes and Dales, we love to see business…

Here at Great Place:Lakes and Dales, we love to see business collaborating with the creative industry so we think it is so cool that @auntbessieofficial are the premium @settle.stories #YFOS2020 sponsor! The two have teamed up to launch a Comic Strip Competition as part of the festival. Are you aged between 9 – 12? Interested…

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for ‘Innovate Your Offer…

Thank you to everyone who joined us for ‘Innovate Your Offer’. It was great to meet everyone virtually and to hear about challenges, successes and share new ideas from across the business, community and cultural sector. The strong themes that came out were community, cross sector working, collaboration and a focus on supporting local businesses,…

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Lakeland Arts are recruiting a new HR Manager and a Fundrais…

Lakeland Arts are recruiting a new HR Manager and a Fundraising Officer, and are eager to find people who are passionate about arts and heritage and work across multiple cultural venues in the Lake District. If you are interested in applying for either of these opportunities, or you know someone who might be, please head…

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It’s #NationalFriendshipDay Tag the friend you love to get c…

It’s #NationalFriendshipDay Tag the friend you love to get creative with! 🎨 Whether it’s rooting through a place like @ragtag_community_scrapstore (pictured), creating content for social media, painting, dancing or scrap-booking, are you a ‘meet up and make something’ kind of person? – – – Image by @stephengarnettphotography #LiveMoreDoMore #nationalfriendshipday #friendship #letscreate

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Pearson Insight started life at the co-working space we help…

Pearson Insight started life at the co-working space we helped to fund – @qworkery – and is now based in Colne. It’s a freelance research agency for the public, cultural and not-for-profit sectors and there is now a paid internship opportunity. It’s an interesting role so head to pearsoninsight.co.uk for more information. Deadline is this…

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Rowan is a Young Ranger with the @yorkshiredales National Pa…

Rowan is a Young Ranger with the @yorkshiredales National Park and in a blogpost for them he writes about his experience as a volunteer during lockdown. Well done Rowan for not only getting out there and helping but finding time to record it too! Take a read – it’s inspiring stuff! #yorkshiredales #lockdownlife #youngranger #countrylife

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Discover the people living and working in the Lakes and Dale…

Discover the people living and working in the Lakes and Dales with Create Your Future. Here is Claire Calvert who works at @yorkshiredales as a Planning Assistant and Planning Technician. She studied Art and Design before starting at the National Park as an apprentice. “One thing we try to advocate is housing for local people…

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Earlier this year, The Quietus was due to head to the Lake D…

Earlier this year, The Quietus was due to head to the Lake District to work on a series of events as part of the 2020 @aerialfestival Sadly, Covid-19 put paid to that, but the positive news is that they’re working with Aerial Festival to commission five new pieces of music from five artists. Head to…

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