Cultural Compact
Rochdale's Cultural Compact is an initiative supported by ACE, and is leading the strategic development of Rochdale Creates
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Rochdale Creates is THE go-to platform for makers, writers, filmmakers, designers, musicians, artists, photographers, and tech wizards in Rochdale borough. Whether you're a professional, hobbyist, or student, from Rochdale North to the Pennines, this is your hub for creativity!
Together, let’s champion creativity as a catalyst for change, transforming our region into a vibrant, prosperous place to live and work.
In 2022, Rochdale secured CDF2, a DCMS fund via Arts Council England, aimed at boosting local growth, post-Covid recovery, and community regeneration through creative and cultural initiatives.
The funding supports key projects like the Touchstones renovation, the launch of the Rochdale Creates website, and new programming tailored to our diverse local communities.
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We’re here to empower, challenge and change. We’re at the heart of a thriving community, beating with an innovative spirit and boundless energy. A collective; a catalyst; a light that radiates ambition throughout the borough. We champion creativity and unearth potential. For the makers, the doers and the pioneers of tomorrow, we set the stage for expression and unity.
We’re here to carve a new path for Rochdale. Where culture, community and business sing in harmony. Where our rich heritage is weaved into a vibrant future. Where our pledge to creativity and culture, writes our next chapter.
We’re a dedicated team behind the scenes at Rochdale Creates, the go-to hub for the borough’s creative community. While the Cultural Compact guides the vision, the Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) manages the brand, and Sound Roots ensures everything runs smoothly online, on behalf of the Compact.
Together, we’re fostering creativity in Rochdale, one connection at a time.
Rochdale's Cultural Compact is an initiative supported by ACE, and is leading the strategic development of Rochdale Creates
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The RDA supports a wide range of local businesses and promotes economic growth in Rochdale. Our Culture and Placemaking team is managing the Rochdale Creates brand on behalf of the sector.
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Sound Roots is a community-driven organisation based in Rochdale, who administer the website and newsletter for the sector
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Rochdale Creates leverages creativity to make Rochdale an inclusive and culturally renowned place to live, work, and visit.
We harness the collective energy, ambition and heritage of our local communities, placing creative disciplines at the heart of a diverse, dynamic and vibrant Rochdale.
By building on Rochdale’s rich history of innovation and cooperation, Rochdale Creates champions local, national and global creativity.
Bringing together individuals, organisations, events and venues, we provide a collaborative platform for cultural, social & economic prosperity.
For the next generation of cultural pioneers, Rochdale Creates delivers energy, ambition and opportunity.
Challenged by restrictive pathways and creative isolation, they are seeking collaboration, direction and inclusivity.
Rochdale Creates is shifting the narrative, using culture as a stage for expression, unity and change.
Our purpose is to create change and make Rochdale an exciting, thriving and prosperous place to be. We will achieve this through the power of creativity and culture.
By uniting communities, we will collectively shape a region that encourages curiosity and empowers the next generation of cultural pioneers.
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