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The Shire is the online home of Herefordshire Cultural Partnership, supporting and celebrating the county's cultural and creative scene.

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Read the 2020 Developing Cultural Spaces and Places in Hereford City report, which maps city assets and offers insight into future opportunities.

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Could this empty bingo hall become an artists and makers space?
Hereford group planning affordable accomodation for creatives
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Herefordshire Cultural Strategy
Download the 2019-2029 strategy supporting arts, heritage and creativity in Herefordshire
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2022 Herefordshire festivals
Details and dates are being confirmed for a raft of 2022 festivals. Find out who's where, when and what festivals are making a return to the 'Shire this summer.
Visual Art
New work by artist Lothar Götz. Photo by Oliver Cameron-Swan.

Kick starting a new cultural gateway to Hereford, German artist Lothar Götz has been in Hereford to launch two giant geometric artworks. 

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First look at Hereford College of Arts' celebration of contemporary print and illustration work with a festival making it's post-Lockdown return this May.

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Strategy
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Find out how establishing a Herefordshire Cultural Compact will bring about the step-change and strengthen the cross-sector partnerships.

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Things to Do in Herefordshire
September 2022

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3rd September 2022 - 11th September 2022
Herefordshire Art Week
Black and white archive picture showing the Underhill area of Ross on Wye
10th September 2022 - 17th September 2022
Museum Without Walls (Heritage Open Days)
Cider presses inside the Museum of Cider, Hereford
10th September 2022
The Invention of the Apple
A summer view over the hills near Kington
15th September 2022 - 18th September 2022
Kington Walking Festival

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