Have Your Say!

The New Forest Creative and Cultural Framework 2026–2032 is now live and open for a four-week public consultation. This is your opportunity to help shape a shared, place-based vision for culture in the New Forest over the coming years.

You can read the draft framework and submit your views here.

This framework represents an important milestone in developing a vibrant, collaborative and community-focused cultural future for the district.

Why your input matters

This framework builds on extensive engagement already carried out across the district, including community workshops and stakeholder conversations. The consultation is designed to be light-touch but meaningful, focusing on big-picture priorities, opportunities, and how culture can support communities across the New Forest.

Please do share the consultation link with staff, freelance creatives, participants, communities, supporters and friends, and encourage your networks across the New Forest to take part. Your feedback is crucial and will help refine the final framework before it is published.