£2m funding from Arts Council England

We have asked our twitter followers for ideas on how to spend the £2 million funding we received from Arts Council England to turn the Leeds & Liverpool canal into a cultural hot spot.

Storified by Canal & River Trust · Fri, May 10 2013 04:54:58

@CanalRiverTrust awarded £2 million of Creative people and places fund for work in Pennine Lancs bit.ly/ZKT2wm #ACEfunding

— ACE North West · Fri, May 10 2013 02:25:22

We've been awarded £2m by Arts Council England for the Leeds & Liverpool canal. What events or art you would like to see on or along canal?

— Canal & River Trust · Thu, May 09 2013 04:01:50

@CanalRiverTrust Stone carvings showing major landmarks like Bingley flight placed along the cut to show travellers what lays ahead

— AmyJo · Fri, May 10 2013 01:25:21

@CanalRiverTrust knit graffity of course!

— Renee · Fri, May 10 2013 00:16:25

@CanalRiverTrust Something using @mikrontheatre to show the L&L past&present, u cud create a theatre type space for future events too!

— Paddy · Fri, May 10 2013 00:18:31

@CanalRiverTrust @ace_national Towpaths could be natural home for linear sculpture parks in many parts of UK. But look after them over time

— Mike the Moustache · Fri, May 10 2013 00:22:45

@CanalRiverTrust @ace_national I’ve seen too many initiatives along cycle routes & towpaths that have been left to nature and or vandalised

— Mike the Moustache · Fri, May 10 2013 00:24:41

@CanalRiverTrust I'd like to see something around the Marina in #Barnoldswick as it is the highest point on the canal. Maybe #peaksandwater

— Mike · Thu, May 09 2013 04:20:39

@CanalRiverTrust A Waterway Festival at Saltaire + Bingley would be great! :-)

— Visit Bradford · Thu, May 09 2013 04:09:41

@visitBradford @canalrivertrust I agree, would be great to see food drink on boats & waterside, maybe even music

— YorkshireFestivals · Thu, May 09 2013 11:46:02

@CanalRiverTrust sculptures please

— Mr Pipinfort · Thu, May 09 2013 04:05:30

@CanalRiverTrust Fantastic. How about annual raft races, with teams upcycling rafts out rubbish? Also, creative pathways to Thwaite Mills.

— Ed Carlisle · Thu, May 09 2013 05:02:59

@CanalRiverTrust @HaworthFestival amazing! Dance improvisation on the tow paths!!

— Rosemary Spencer · Thu, May 09 2013 11:04:40

@CanalRiverTrust @culturevultures A Steampunk literature event at Salts Mill? A life as a bargee tour in #Saltaire?

— Angry of Bradford · Thu, May 09 2013 04:58:09

@CanalRiverTrust lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zNRKC8EdvnI/U… Commission FUN lock-operation signs: Oddy is odd and wrong lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vHdF_vB78iU/U… worthy but dull!

— Peter Scott · Thu, May 09 2013 05:29:29

@CanalRiverTrust a boat arts festival with site specific works along the canal side. Live acoustic music, woodwind quartet? art gardens 2

— Douglas Thompson · Thu, May 09 2013 04:31:36

@CanalRiverTrust interpretation boards to enrich the experience of towpath users. Focus on flora & fauna and value of canal as a corridor.

— charlotte bennett · Thu, May 09 2013 04:32:17

Exciting news for the arts in Blackburn & Burnley. @CanalRiverTrust and partners - congrats on £2m arts funding! bit.ly/ZKT2wm

— Yvonne · Thu, May 09 2013 10:47:35

@CanalRiverTrust @burnleycanal @ace_national great news for the area - well done to all concerned!

— Paul Foster · Thu, May 09 2013 06:51:12