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To Michelle Donelan - Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

It has always been challenging to get started and get known in the arts. People on low incomes, and those with mental health issues have extra hurdles to overcome, and with the cost of living crisis this is getting worse.

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We call on the government to help in the following 3 ways, to help keep the UK at the forefront of arts internationally:
1) Provide new resources (grants, not loans) to increase access and reduce barriers to the disadvantaged entering the arts.

2) Organise a mentorship system for new contributors in the arts.

3) Provide clear signposting to resources (funding applications, advice, mentorship, mental health support.)

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Jean Newman
Clive Ford
Robert Lowdon
Ann Herkes
Adam Thomas
Mr Stephen G Old
Derek Hart
Rebecca Charles
Dennis Mckay
Robert Mccloskey
Vivienne Waterhouse
Sylwia Kolasinska
Thomas Gore
Sarah Ryan
Beverly Castle
Felicity Brooks
Giles Alldis
Clare Meynell
Bettina Carpi
Paul William Ridley-Thomas
Sofia Milone
Ms E A Benjamin
Abigail Tomlinson
Julie Hanson
Judith Bonner
Heather Caddick
Anya Hastwell
Hannah Eriksson
Ian Wood
Matthew Hollick
Jan Casey
Pam Wortley
Andrew Mcdonald
John Dipper
Domino Wilde
Jan Trewin
Rob Jarvis
Steve Adams
David Viner
Chris Hawke
Daniella Gluck
George Neil Parker
Becky Sherwood
Susan Tomlinson
Siobhan Rae
Kathryn Castle Sinden
Donald Sage Mackay
Sarah Walkley

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