NEWLY-appointed arts and heritage officers will help develop activities across the Bradford district.

As part of a two-year engagement project, Kala Sangam and partners Keighley Creative, South Square Centre and Bloomin’ Buds Theatre Company have appointed four officers to deliver a programme of activities with communities across Bradford.

The unique model will see the four arts and heritage officers employed by lead organisation Kala Sangam but jointly managed with their parent hub.

The four officers are Claire Hudson, Lauren Kelly, Amarjit Singh Bath and Gemma Bailey.

Claire will be based at Kala Sangam and will be working with diverse community groups from Womenzone, The New Libya Society, u3a Bradford, and the Rohingya Centre UK.

In Keighley, Lauren will partner with Keighley Neighbourhood Office to identify and work in four residential sites of community interest across the Keighley wards.

Bloomin’ Buds Theatre Company, run the Rockwell Centre in Thorpe Edge, and this is where Amarjit will engage a range of users of the community centre, including their men’s mental health group.

At South Square Centre in Thornton, Gemma will be developing projects with both current building users and local communities including residents from two supported living communities.