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A posed shot of a group of seven people (five standing and two kneeling) - the six Our Freedom Cluster Coordinators, plus Simon Savidge of Libraries Connected.
01.07.2025

Meet the team bringing Our Freedom: Then and Now to life

We were delighted to bring the full Our Freedom: Then and Now team together for the first time at our recent programme launch in Manchester. Bringing together key delivery partners from across the country – from Northumberland to Bristol, Liverpool to Cockermouth – the team gathered to kick off what promises to be a powerful … Continued

Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, delivers the first reading of his original poem, ‘Freedom Road’, at the ‘Our Freedom: Then and Now’ launch event, led by Future Arts Centres, at Contact Theatre in Manchester.
13.06.2025

Our Freedom: Then and Now programme launched

We were delighted to be at Contact in Manchester on Wednesday 4 June to launch Our Freedom: Then and Now, part of a £2million national creative programme marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Supported by UK Government through Arts Council England, the initiative will see 60 arts centres and … Continued

03.06.2025

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage pens new poem for Our Freedom project

We are excited to announce that Simon Armitage, the UK Poet Laureate, has been commissioned by Future Arts Centres to write a new poem as the centrepiece of the Our Freedom: Then and Now project – a nationwide creative programme inviting communities of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences to reflect on the legacy of the … Continued

02.06.2025

Cluster Coordinators

Future Arts Centres announces Cluster Coordinators for Our Freedom: Then and Now Future Arts Centres, in partnership with Libraries Connected, has announced the appointment of six Cluster Coordinators who will play a vital role in supporting Our Freedom: Then and Now, a landmark national programme of creative community projects marking the 80th anniversaries of VE … Continued

15.04.2025

Programme Announcement

Future Arts Centres is delighted to be leading Our Freedom: Then and Now, a new programme of community-based events in arts centres and libraries, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. This memorable programme will give communities a unique opportunity to reflect on the end of the Second World … Continued