Make a Pledge!
We are inviting all members to make a pledge towards the Partnership’s aim – to increase the number and range of people in West Cheshire that have the opportunity to create and experience culture – to form part of a Culture Manifesto that will underpin our campaign and set out how we are going to achieve this increase.
What is a pledge?
A pledge is a kind of promise or commitment to taking some action – in this case, towards increasing the number and range of people that have the opportunity to create and experience culture in West Cheshire.
Pledges are intended to be self-policing – you are making this pledge on behalf of yourself or your group or organisation, and it is up to you to measure your success in delivering it.
Your Culture Manifesto pledge can be something you are already planning to do, or something additional or new. Together the pledges will help show how the creative and cultural sector is working to increase engagement.
We are currently looking for pledges of activity that will take place between April 2025 – March 2026 but you can include activity that falls outside of these dates.
Please click here to submit your pledge.
Your Pledge
Please consider the following when making your pledge:
Make it active – start with ‘We will….’ Or ‘I will’ if you are an individual working freelance.
Consider what you plan to increase – are you looking to increase the number of people that you reach with your activity, or are you looking to reach new or different people to those you are already engaging?
Make it specific – how many more people will you reach, or from which target communities? Express this as a number or percentage so you are able to measure it.
Tell us how or what you are planning to do to achieve the increase – for example, are you putting on additional activity, working in a new or different way or in a new place?
Timescale – indicate by when you hope to have achieved your ambition.
Example Pledges
We’ve included some example pledges below, but you can also view pledges made so far by members here.
We will increase the number of young people aged 5 – 10 that take part in our summer holiday activities programme in 2025 by 15% by delivering activity in two new locations.
We will engage up to 10 refugees and asylum seekers in our work by working in partnership with a local support organisation to deliver a series of six workshops in 2025 relevant to these communities.
We will improve our engagement from Winsford postcodes by 5% in 2025 by increasing targeted promotion, building links with local community organisations and offering ticket discounts for Winsford residents.
We will increase membership of our group by 5% in 2025 by asking existing members to support a recruitment campaign, using their own networks and social media channels.
I will increase the number of disabled people who can take part in my workshops in 2025 by identifying local support organisations and working with them to reach and support up to 5 disabled participants.
I will increase the number of buyers of my artwork by 5 in 2025, by identifying at least one new exhibition location.
I will increase the number of people who see my work in 2025 by 10% by identifying at least one new exhibition location.
I will launch a new website in 2025 to increase the number of people who are able to view my work, aiming to attract 1,000 viewers online by the end of the year.
I will improve my data collection in 2025 by requesting postcodes of participants to enable me to track the reach of my work, creating a baseline for future growth.
Make Your Pledge
Please click here to submit your pledge.
