http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/Leisure Opportunities: News and Jobs for the leisure industryen-us© Copyright 2005, The Leisure Media Co Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Sunday 01 August 2010Sunday 01 August 2010Leisure Opportunities: Leisure jobs60http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/images/rssheader.gifhttp://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/ http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206963 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206963East Hertfordshire District Council (EHDC) has commenced work on a £1m overhaul of a Hertford arts venue, which is scheduled to reopen its doors at the end of autumn.30 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206783 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206783The British and Indian governments have secured a new memorandum of understanding (MoU), which aims to improve cultural exchanges between the two countries over the next five years.29 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206443 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206443Dublin, Ireland, has become the world's fourth City of Literature, which is a permanent designation and forms part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network launched in 2004.28 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206403 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206403Lincoln's Theatre Royal is poised to benefit from around £500,000 worth of improvements after the local authority agreed to sell the site's freehold to Lincoln Theatre Holdings (LTH).28 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206203 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=206203Doncaster Council has revealed the design of a new £22.5m performance venue that is set to become the "cultural anchor" of a new £300m civic and cultural quarter for the town.28 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=204903 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=204903A new exhibition showcasing photographic portraits of athletes, politicians and engineers has been unveiled by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London.21 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=204853 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=204853Six artists have been shortlisted to produce the next commission for the vacant Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, which is currently occupied by Yinka Shonibare's Nelson's Ship in a Bottle.21 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=204803 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=204803Work has begun on the £500,000 Splash Point project in Worthing.20 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=204593 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=204593Tate Liverpool has been given the Freedom of the City in recognition of its two decades as a major cultural presence there.20 Jul 2010 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=204563 http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/LOemail/wider_newsdetail.cfm?codeID=204563Tate St Ives, the Cornish branch of the Tate art gallery, is to go ahead with expansion plans after reaching a deal with Cornwall Council and the Penwith Housing Association (PHA).20 Jul 2010