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Sports/Recreation/Leisure;  Arts and Heritage, including libraries;

Education including playwork;  Animals.

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Sports/Recreation/Leisure

Also see Umbrella bodies/networks.

• Campaign for Adventure# An alliance of those concerned that society is making risk-taking and adventure impossible.
• Central Council of Physical Recreation.
• English Federation of Disability Sport.
• Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management.
• Institute of Sport and Recreation Management.
• Leisure Studies Association.
• Supporters Direct For those wanting to set up or develop supporters trusts for football clubs.
• Thrive 'supports a network of specialist projects that run programmes of horticultural activity for training and employment, therapy and health.'
• Youth Hostels Association.

Arts and Heritage

• Action for Children's Arts.
• Ann Peaker Centre "Sourcing and disseminating clear information, advice and support for the arts in the criminal justice sector."
• Architectural Heritage Fund 'Helping charities restore historic buildings'. Also a good links page.
• Arts & Business '....developing creative partnerships between business and the arts' with a community perspective too.
• Arts Hub Aimed at arts workers, the UK version of an Australian enterprise. Membership required to access most material.
• Association of Preservation Trusts. The membership organisation for building preservation trusts in the UK.
• Association of Festival Organisers Supporting live music, dance, song, arts, crafts and theatre (community/folk flavour).
• British Arts Festivals Association.
• British Federation of Festivals #.
• British Federation of Film Societies.
• Centre for Creative Communities (link problem Nov 09) Promotes the role of the arts in education and community building.
• Community Arts Forum - Northern Ireland.
• Community Services Group of CILIP, the association for librarians, promotes equal access for all communities.
• Council for British Archaeology.
• Creative Clusters Conference and network for development of creative industries, with regeneration focus.
• Creative Exchange connected those working with arts and culture to achieve social development - charity closed July 2008, but website carries on.
• Cultural Enterprise Office Scotland's specialist Business Development Service for creative and cultural practitioners and businesses.
• Cultural Industries Development Agency, specialist support organisation for the creative and cultural sector, including but not restricted to not-for-profits (East London).
• Disability Cultural Projects has taken on some of National Disability Arts Forum work (2008).
• European Library Bringing together national resources.
• Federation of Worker Writers & Community Publishers Umbrella organisation for writers' groups and community publishers, who wish to share their skills and work with their communities.
• Foundation for Community Dance UK development agency for access, participation and progression in dance for all.
• Free Form Arts Involving local people in the urban regeneration process.
• Independent Theatre Council.
• Institute of Conservation Brings together various artistic and cultural conservation bodies.
• KSAM Knowledge bank supporting arts and cultural management.
• Museums Association Representing and supporting museum and gallery community.
• Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. Strategic UK agency (was Resource).
• National Association of Youth Theatres Supporting the development of youth theatre.
• National Campaign for the Arts.
• National Federation of Artists' Studio Providers for organisations providing affordable studios for artists in England.
• National Operatic and Dramatic Association The main representative body for amateur theatre in the UK, can provide help to set up a new group.
• National Rural Touring Forum for mainly rural touring schemes and rural arts development agencies in England and Wales.
• Sound Connections Consortium for London youth music training and development.
• Sound Sense Development agency for community music.
• Theatres Trust promotes the better protection of theatres. Good links page.
• UK Centre for Carnival Arts The centre opens in Luton in 2008.
• Voluntary Arts Network UK development agency for the voluntary arts. Mission is to 'promote participation in the arts'. With a links page for other arts support organisations.

Education

including early years/playwork. Also see Children/Youth.

• Advisory Centre for Education offers information and support about education for 5-16 year olds.
• Daycare Trust "working since 1980 to promote high quality affordable childcare for all".
• Education Otherwise Support and information for families whose children are being educated outside school.
• Include Aims to secure the inclusion of all young people in full-time, mainstream education, training and employment.
• informal education homepage A source of info on informal education and lifelong learning.
• Learning Link Scotland is an intermediary body for voluntary organisations engaged in adult education.
• Mentoring and Befriending Foundation is the national strategic body for mentoring and befriending.
• National Association for Small Schools The voice for those who believe that small schools and village schools are too valuable to lose.
• National Governors' Association, or new site link.
• National Day Nurseries Association.
• National Family Learning Network.
• National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations#.
• National Day Nurseries Association Promotes quality childcare and education for all children in the early years.
• National Family Learning Network Support for family learning practitioners.
• National Literacy Trust "dedicated to building a literate nation", through such things as the National Reading Campaign.
• National Playbus Association.
• Play England.
• Pre-school Learning Alliance National educational charity and umbrella body, linking 17,000 community-based pre-schools.
• Pupil Inclusion Network (Scotland) is for practitioners and managers in the voluntary sector who work with young people who are excluded, disaffected or disengaged from school.
• Scottish Pre-School Play Association.
• School Councils UK has advice for pupils, teachers etc on setting up, and the benefits of, a school council.
• Scottish Out of School Care Network supports school-aged play, care and learning.
• English Secondary Students' Association.
• Summer Education (link problem Jan 2010). Umbrella for 'summer university' schemes (informal education for young people).
• Student Activities Safety Association.

Animals

• International Fund for Animal Welfare.
• Dogs Trust (was National Canine Defence League).