More help is needed to support youngsters on the Yorkshire Coast to get the training they need for careers in the film industry.
A new report from the county council says more needs to be done to support cultural industry in the county.
The authority’s executive member for business, Councillor Derek Bastiman says that's particularly true in the case of the film sector.
The comments come as the authority adopts a blueprint through which a raft of cultural activities will be created, extended and funded.
The framework, which has been developed with the input of hundreds of organisations and individuals, has been unveiled ahead of the launch of the Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund, which recognises the development of culture and cultural assets.
The authority also says it has become increasingly evident that culture will play a role in the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.
Underlining the importance the Conservative-led authority is attaching to the apparent policy shift to place more attention to culture, its leader Councillor Carl Les said the framework would be crucial for post-pandemic recovery in the county as well as people’s wellbeing.
The authority’s executive member for business, Councillor Derek Bastiman said the framework would provide an overarching direction of travel and act as a catalyst for conversation, partnership brokering and investment”, including securing both public and private sector funding.
Councillor Bastiman said:
"There is an opportunity for the culture to make a greater contribution to health and wellbeing in North Yorkshire than it currently does. The tradition of market towns as gathering places can be an opportunity in North Yorkshire. Culture can be valuable, animating spaces, driving footfall and creating desirable places to live, work and invest.”
He told the committee that during the framework’s development research had identified a significant number of creative industries and workers in the county, but young people in the county had little idea about how to start such a career.
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