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🎭 Colne Creative Practitioners Survey

Shaping Colne's Cultural Future

Colne is developing an ambitious cultural programme building on the town’s strong music heritage, independent spirit and distinctive setting beneath Pendle Hill.

We want to understand the needs, ambitions and capacity of Colne’s creative sector. Your responses will help shape future programming, partnerships and funding bids.
About You / Your Practice
1.Are you:
2.Where are you based?
3.How long have you been practicing?
4.Artistic Discipline (Tick all that apply)
Engagement with Colne’s Cultural Activity
5.Have you been involved with any of the following?
Professional Activity
6.Do you currently generate income from your creative practice?
7.Where do most of your opportunities come from?
Infrastructure & Support
8.How would you rate the following in Colne?
Strong},{
Adequate
Weak
Don’t know
Performance venues
Rehearsal space
Studio/workspace
Outdoor event space
Technical equipment access
Networking opportunities
Funding access
Barriers to Growth
9.What are the biggest barriers to developing your practice in Colne? (Tick up to 3)
Collaboration & Partnership
10.Would you be interested in:
11.As part of the market regeneration programme, there may be opportunities for creative residencies in some of the rooms on the first floor of the newly refurbished market hall. Is this something that you would be interested in?
Skills & Workforce Development
12.What support would strengthen the local creative sector?
Audience Development
13.Who do you feel is under-represented in Colne’s cultural offer?
Distinctiveness & Identity
14.What makes Colne culturally distinctive?
15.How could a Town of Culture programme amplify this identity?
Legacy & Impact
16.What long-term change should a Town of Culture programme deliver?
Final Question
17.If you could commission one bold project for Colne, what would it be?