Culture East Sussex documents and Subgroups

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CES meets quarterly. The dates of CES Board meetings for this financial year are:

  • 10 June 2026
  • 20 October 2026

Two further meeting dates for winter 2026 and spring 2027 are to be confirmed. 

East Sussex Cultural Sector Data and Evidence Review

The East Sussex Cultural Sector Data and Evidence Review 2025 [945.3 KB] [pdf] was produced by Marshall Regen Ltd for Culture East Sussex in early 2025. 

The report brings together national strategies, policies and data sets relating to the cultural sector, with more local evidence provided by partners from across East Sussex and the South East region.

You can find information on the current state of the Cultural and Creative Industries sector to support your project planning and future funding applications by clicking on the link above.

CES Board meeting minutes

Download the last minutes of the CES Board meetings:

Terms of reference

CES terms of reference were updated in 2022:

Complaints policy

You can read the Culture East Sussex complaints policy here:

Sub Groups

Culture East Sussex has four Sub Groups comprised of members and co-opted members. These groups meet regularly to discuss CES projects and the board are kept up to date on activity.

Culture Priority Pipeline (CPP)

The CPP subgroup meet to discuss submissions, give advice to organisations on funding, and decide which projects are placed on the Pipeline. You can find more information on the CPP page on the previous tab.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

The EDI subgroup build and report on the CES EDI Action Plan. Reporting at each CES board meeting, the group aim to increase and improve provision in Culture across East Sussex.

View the Culture East Sussex EDI Action Plan 24 - 25 [18.1 KB] [docx]

Nominations 

The nominations group create the CES advert to ensure it is easily accessible and shared widely. They also review and accept applications to join the board, and identify gaps in representation.

Cultural Strategy

This task and finish group is working through refreshing the East Sussex Cultural Strategy. 

Contact

The East Sussex County Council Culture and Tourism Team