Opinion
Investing in culture is investing in the future
When people think of Wakefield I wonder if they also think of the 20th century’s most influential and famous sculptors, Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth? Both were born in the Wakefield district. They are as much a part of our cultural heritage here as our industrial past. This month we will put the city on …
Letters
It’s all relative humidity Maurice Davies raised an interesting topic in his opinion piece Don’t touch that thermostat dial. He claims that for years we have been told to do all we can to achieve 50% relative humidity but the news is that we can aim for conditions of 40%–60% relative humidity or even wider. …
Dancing stars are born from a little chaos
The financial shock waves are taking a painful toll on our sector. The future seems so uncertain – what will be left, and what, if anything, can we do? Actually, there is a lot we can do. We just need the chance to stop, think, talk to each other, and be inspired. The temptation when times …
Cultural learning is too valuable to lose
This is not a whinge or special pleading at a time of savage cuts, but a wake-up call about cuts in funding to learning services in museums, galleries and heritage. These appear to reflect a shift in attitudes to learning and a step back to earlier assumptions about where learning belongs. Not only are learning …
Tell your own story before others do it for you
A recent article in the Guardian stated it is the government’s intention that every public service could be put out to tender. It explained: “A private company – or in theory a very large charity – can challenge any service they would like to run and bid to take it over. If Serco or Capita …