UK's Most Family-Friendly Organisations Recognised

By: Mar. 01, 2018
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UK's Most Family-Friendly Organisations Recognised The Fantastic for Families Awards Ceremony took place on Thursday 1st March 2018 at the Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds, recognising outstanding contributors to arts and culture for families. Awards recognised the most engaging events for families taking place over the last year as well as highlighting the outstanding organisers amongst the huge variety of organisations welcoming families across the UK.

Awards also recognised those who have considered the needs of older family members visiting an event, as well as organisations who have responded to the caring responsibilities of their own staff.

And the winners are:

  • Best Family Event Award
  • British Ceramics Biennial for The Clay Pit
  • The Lowry for The Topsy Turvy Family Arts Festival
  • Royal Albert Hall,BBC National Orchestra of Wales and BBC Proms for Relaxed Prom

Best Family Venue Award

Best Family Welcome Award

  • MishMash Productions in partnership with Inspire: Culture, Learning and Libraries for their run of Smile

Best Age-Friendly Welcome Award

  • artsdepot

Best Family-Friendly Workplace Initiative
In association with Parents in Performing Arts

  • soundLINCS
  • Tangled Feet

PLUS: The Fantastic for Families Audience Choice Award went to:

  • Big Fish Little Fish Productions

Fantastic for Families has been designed to help families to discover affordable and relevant quality arts and cultural activities from trusted organisers in their local area.

Daren Henley, Chief Executive of Arts Council England said: Whatever the shape of your family the arts can provide it with happiness, with pleasure, with things to do together to create together and to remember together.

For more information please visit fantasticforfamilies.com/awards.

Fantastic for Families is a national promotional campaign run by the Family Arts Campaign. It aims to connect families with arts and culture. The campaign is centred around a national listings website which includes new work that has been created especially for families, and focuses on vital and relevant information required for families to make an informed decision about attending and event. Fantastic for Families began in 2013 as the national Family Arts Festival before becoming a year-round event listings service for families in 2017. www.fantasticforfamilies.com

Fantastic for Families is supported by Arts Council England (ACE), who champion, develop and invest in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives. ACE support a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries - from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections. Between 2015 and 2018, they are investing £1.1 billion of public money from government and an estimated £700 million from the National Lottery to help create these experiences for as many people as possible across the country. www.artscouncil.org.uk



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