Nottinghamshire
Case studies
Creswell Crags
Creswell Crags is a limestone gorge honeycombed with caves, including Britain's only known Ice Age rock art. The gorge is part of the Creswell Heritage Landscape Area and incorporates a Museum and Education Centre. Since 2005, Creswell Crags has been delivering a pilot project to provide young people at risk of exclusion from school with an alternative environment in which to learn. read more
Nottinghamshire Farm Diversification
There are a collection of case studies included here. All of them are examples of farm or small-holding owners diversifying their income generation using cultural activities. These case studies are all taken from the research conducted by Culture East Midlands that led to the report 'Farm Diversification and Culture' that is available in full from the resources pages of this website. The material for each case study came from interviews with the owners and farmers themselves. read more
Lowdham Book Festival
Lowdham Book Festival is a high quality literature festival which also combines the atmosphere of a village fete. The 2006 event attracted around 5, 000 people, plus over 1, 000 took part in our schools’ programme. We use marquees, the village hall, the Primitive Methodist Chapel… attracting audiences of up to 300 to each event, ending the week with a huge book fair and masses of free events for adults and children. The organisers are Jane Streeter (The Bookcase in Lowdham) and Ross Bradshaw (Five Leaves Publications). read more