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National Festival of Making - Open Call for Festival Workshops 2026

We’re inviting artists, makers, creatives and facilitators to submit workshop proposals for the National Festival of Making weekend on the 4th & 5th July 2026. Open to: Artists/Makers/Creatives/Collectives/Musicians/STEAM Leaders/Facilitators. Budget: Varied, dependent on day-rate and material costs – we ask you to supply an estimated budget as part of your proposal. Deadline for applications: 9 am on Monday 8th December 2025.

Lancashire County Council - Business Development & Community Manager, Fraser House Hub, Lancaster

Are you ready to drive growth, build community, and power innovation in Lancashire? Join our Business Growth team at Fraser House Hub, Lancashire’s flagship digital and technology co-working space—and help shape the future of the county’s innovation ecosystem. Salary £36-£40K pa, Permanent, Full time 37 hours per week, Lancaster. If you’re proactive, adaptable, and excited to make a real impact in Lancashire’s innovation community, we’d love to hear from you. Deadline: Sunday 7th December 2025.

The Gregson Community Association - Operations Manager

The Gregson are looking for a full time Operations Manager to develop the Centre, the beating heart of grassroots community activism and creativity in Lancaster. This is a job for somebody hungry to make change in a community setting, someone that is community driven, prepared to be fully hands on and has awesome organisation skills. F/T, permanent, open to flexible working. £35K or pro-rata. Location based in Lancaster. Deadline: 10am, Friday 12 December 2025.

Lancashire Business View - Red Rose Awards 2025

Calling all Lancashire business friends - entries for the Red Rose Awards 2026 close soon! If you’ve thought about entering - or you’ve been part of the journey before - now’s the moment to step forward. There are categories for every business in Lancashire, whatever your size, sector or story. Start now and we’ll save your work as you go… you can enter up to three categories. This is your chance to:Celebrate your successes; Showcase your people; Raise your profile; Make new connections; Be part of Lancashire’s biggest night of the year at Winter Gardens Blackpool. Deadline: midnight 5th Dec.

Hotfoot - Digital Account Manager

We’re looking for a talented Digital Account Manager to join our award-winning team, someone who is passionate about building strong client relationships and delivering exceptional service. Hotfoot Design is a creative and digital agency based in Lancaster. As an integrated agency, we offer a full range of services under one roof - including brand strategy, brand identity design, website design and development, and marketing campaigns. Your role is central to client satisfaction and account growth.

Lancashire: County of Song - Trustee Opportunity

After a successful start under the wing of Arts Lancashire, Lancashire: County of Song is ready to take its next big step — becoming an independent Community Interest Company (CIC). To guide this exciting new chapter, County of Song is now seeking volunteer Directors to join its new CIC Board. This small, committed team will help shape strategy, oversee operations and finances, and ensure the organisation continues to celebrate and expand the role of song in communities across Lancashire. Contact Loz Kaye at loz@lozkaye.com to learn more and receive a full role description.

Blackpool Council - External Consultant for Creative Blackpool Assessment

Creative Blackpool is seeking an external consultant to lead a vital evaluation of our collaborative work as we deliver on our bold ambition to become the UK’s Coastal Capital of Creativity by 2030. We’re looking for someone who can help us assess: How we work together as a collaborative group; How we engage with partners, communities, groups, and individuals; The impact of our work on Blackpool’s cultural landscape. he appointed evaluator will co-design an evaluation framework that captures the journey and impact, aligned with Blackpool's Cultural Strategy. Deadline: Sunday 14 December 2025.

The Whitaker - Marketing & Communications Coordinator

We are looking for a dynamic marketing and communications professional with a passion for the Arts and Heritage to join our friendly team. Managing the day-to-day marketing, the role will be responsible for creating content and digital activities to increase visitors, advertise exhibitions and events, and promote retail, hospitality and fundraising schemes. 3 days per week including regular weekend working. Circa £28,000 FTE per annum pro rata. Deadline: midday, 5th December 2025.

Imagine Futures CiC - Short Films - Imagine Futures Cinema Call Out (North West)

North West filmmakers — Share your Short! Submit for FREE to Imagine Futures Cinema, a regular screening programme based at Shakespeare North Playhouse in Liverpool, kicking off this September, runs until February 2026.

Film Hub North - Film Exhibition Fund - Pitch Pot

Our Pitch Pot fund provides organisations with quick-fire micro-grants for one-off events and short screening programmes. Awards up to: £3,000. Support for in-person & online events. The fund is suitable for organisations looking to start a local screening programme, put on a special event, or enhance their existing programme with extra audience development work. Rolling, apply at any time until 16 Feb 2026. Submit your request at least 4 weeks in advance. Activity window: Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Film Freeway LA1 Short - Open Call - Submit your short films

We champion UK short film, and shine a spotlight on supporting Lancashire Filmmakers. We accept submissions from all UK based short film makers with the following categories; "LA1Shorts Best Film" for UK wide submissions, a locally focused "Lancashire Audience Choice Award" for Lancashire Filmmakers only, our "LA1Docs" for short documentary films with a Health and Wellbeing theme in connection with Lancaster University. To submit to LA1Shorts your film should be "MADE IN THE UK" and have a maximum length of 16 minutes. Deadline: 28 February 2026.

Dragonfly International Film Festival - Call for Submissions

Dragonfly International Film Festival is a film competition celebrating diverse and creative filmmaking from around the globe, providing an opportunity for emerging and established filmmakers to showcase their work to an engaged and diverse audience in the heart of Lancashire, UK. Submit your film to one of eight categories. Regular deadline for submissions: 1st October. Late Deadline: 31 December 2025.

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