About the site
This website has been created by the County Durham Strategic Arts Officers Group (CDSAOG), a partnership between the arts development officers in the eight local authorities in County Durham, supported by the Arts Council of England.  

Local authorities: Durham County Council, Chester-le-Street District Council, Derwentside District Council, Durham City Arts, Easington District council, Sedgefield Borough Council, Wear Valley District Council, Teesdale District Council.

The website is designed as a portal to information about professional and competitive arts festivals in County Durham.  It links to websites that are directly maintained by festival organisers to avoid duplication of effort and maximise the currency and accuracy of the information provided.  Additional pages have been provided where festivals do not have their own website.

Copyright
The site was produced by Bowman Solutions in association with  WensleyHouse Ltd and Red Square Design.  Images were supplied by Barbara Agar, Bravura; Diversity North East © Tony Griffiths; Easington District Council; Keith Pattinson for Stanley Blues Ltd and Artworks.  The designers and photographers retain copyright and unauthorised reproduction is not permitted.

Accessibility
This website satisfies the W3C CSS Bobby Watchfire accessibility checks.  The code is written in XHTML and a cascading style sheet has been introduced.  A text only version of the site is available.  

Contacts
For further information on the work of the County Durham Strategic Arts Officers Group and arts festivals marketing in County Durham, please contact:
Martin Weston, Arts Development Manager
Derwentside District Council, Leisure Services
Lamplight Arts Centre, Front Street
Stanley
County Durham
DH9 0NA
Tel: 01207 218 988 Fax: 01207 218538
Email: m.weston@derwentside.gov.uk

Disclaimer
While CDSAOG makes every effort to ensure that the information provided is correct and up-to-date, it makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy and accepts no liability or responsibility for any loss due to any errors or omissions in the content of the site or caused by reliance on this information.  Users are advised to check directly with festival organisers before making travel or accommodation arrangements.

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