Who we are

The Bradford Cultural Place Partnership commissioned Culture Is Our Plan with funds from City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Arts Council England. The Partnership is chaired by Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe and membership includes leaders of the major strategic cultural initiatives in the District alongside representatives of the independent arts, culture and heritage sector: 

  • Arts Council England

  • Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture Bid

  • Bradford College

  • Bradford Cultural Education Partnership

  • Bradford Producing Hub

  • City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

  • Cultural Voice Forum

  • The Leap, Creative People and Places programme, led by Bradford Institute for Health Research 

  • National Lottery Heritage Fund

  • University of Bradford 

The independent sector representatives are nominated by the Cultural Voice Forum, a network open to everyone working in arts, culture and heritage in our District. It brings together more than 250 people to share sector knowledge, experience and opportunity.

Thank you

Culture Is Our Plan is an ongoing conversation with people across Bradford District. So far, almost 3,000 people have participated. We’d like to thank everyone who has been involved, who has given their time and ideas, completed a survey or shared their own creative work. We are grateful for the case studies of what Bradford is and can be and would like to give special thanks to:

Adam Renton, Aina J Khan, Alan Dix, Alex Chisholm, Alex Corwin, Alex Croft, Allyson Corney, Andrew Dixon, Andrew Wilson, Angela Sheard, Anita Morris Associates, Anne McNeill, Asiya Hussain, Beccy Durham, Ben Rothera, Bradford For Everyone Ambassadors, Bradford Producing Hub Creativity Council, Bridget Eadie, Bruce Gulland, Bryan Hollie, Carolyn Mendelsohn, Cat Scott, Celia Hickson, Champak Limbachia, Charles Dacres, Charlotte Furness, Chemaine Cooke, Chloe Shaw-Champion, Chris Cambell, Christine May, Claire Ackroyd, Claudia Bowler, Connie Tu, Craig Sands, Daniella Gott, David Driver, David Renwick, David Wilson, Davinder Singh, Deborah Dickinson, Dionne Hood, Dusty Rhodes, Elaine Richmond, Eleanor Barrett, Elizabeth Hall, Elizabeth Llabres, Erica Morris, Estelle Cooper, Evie Manning, France-Leigh Hadrysiak, Gavin Rees, Gearóid Mac A’ Ghobhainn, Ged Walker, Geetha Upadhyaya, Gemma Hobbs, Geoffrey Belknap, Georgina Webster, Gianluca Vincentini, Glyn Watkins, Hafsah Nibe, Hannah Butterfield, Hannah Hay, Hannah Tindall, Harry Jelley, Helen Meller, Hunnan Haider, Iain Hendry, Iain MacBeath, Ian Tothill, Ibrar Ali, Ilkley Cultural Co-operative, Imran Ali, Indigo Consulting, Irene Lofthouse, Jac Trow Flynn, Jack Lynch, James Heselwood, Jamie Hutchison, Jamie Saunders, Jan Smithies, Jane Hiley, Jane Rice-Bowen, Japheth Bell, Jason Longhurst, Jennifer Sobol, Jenny Harris, Jess Shaw, Jessica Farmer, Jill Iredale, Jimmy Smith, John Ashton, John Darnbrough, John Tomlinson, Jude Wright, Julia Ankenbrand, Julia O’Keeffe, Julia Skelton, Kafayat Adegoke, Kamran Rashid, Kanwal Hussain, Karanjit Panesar, Karen Gent, Karen Lewis, Karol Wyszynski, Kathryn Penny, Katie Jones, Katie Mahon, Keeley Lane, Keith Whitmore, Kersten England, Kirran Shah, Kirsty Taylor, Kitty Wright, Laura Ashworth, Laura Brooks, Laura Rakotonirina, Lauren Batty, Lauren Padgett, Lisa Mallaghan, Louise Hodgson, Lucy Barker, Lukas Hornby, Madeleine Irwin, Madiha Ansari, Maggie Smith, Mahnoor Akhlaq, Mandip Sahota, Marcus Rattray, Mark Dobson, Mark Mon Williams, Martha Kean, Martin Baines, Mary Dowson, May McQuade, Mike McKenny, Moses Ekebusi, Munaza Kulsoom, Mussarat Rahman, Nabeelah Hafeez, Naseem Darbey, Nasim Qureshi, Natalie Jovanovic, Natalie Quatermass, Natasza Siwinska, Nathan Kelly, Nathaniel Chang, Nazish Majid, Ned, Neena Punnu, Nerrisa Makgakga, Nicola Greenan, Pakeezah Zahoor, Pam Bone, Paul Growcoot, Paul McHugh, Paul Wilshaw, Pete Massey, Phil Barker, Phillip Hargreaves, Pipeline Productions Academies, Pippa Oldfield, Pishdaad Modaressi, Premaura, Przemek Malacha, Rachel Shaw, Rebecca Yorke, Riaz Meer, Richard Batterby, Richard Shaw, Richard Warburton, Rosie Crook, Rosie Freeman, Ross Eliott, Ruth Pitt, Sajidah Shabir, Saliha Rubani, Samantha Rushworth, Sarah Aherne, Sarah B, Sarah Ferriby, Sarah Hill, Sarah Shead, Sarah Thomas, Sasha Bhat, Shanaz Gulzar, Shannen Johnson, Sharleen Shaha, Shazia Khadim, Sheena Campbell, Shehla Khalid, Shirley Congdon,
Si Cunningham, Simon Paul Sugden, Sonja Kielty, Sophie Powell, Stephen Thorp, Sue Easterbrook, Susan Hinchcliffe, Tammie Ash, Tanya Vital, Telegraph and Argus, Tess Lawrence, Tim Smith, Tom Hinchliffe, Udy Archibong, Urussa Malik, Uzma Kazi, Vanessa Allen, Vince Virr, Yvonne Carmichael, Zahra Niazi, Zakia Jabeen, Zuby Hamard, Zulfiqar Ahmed