The Trafford Cultural Partnership formed in September 2004 is responsible for the development and implementation of Live, Life Trafford - A Cultural Strategy for Trafford. The Cultural Partnership comprises of a wide range of key stakeholders and cultural providers from the voluntary, private and public sectors representing sports, leisure, health, arts, play, tourism, the media, young people, education, faith, libraries, heritage, green spaces, lifelong learning, the environment and venues.

The Cultural Partnership, facilitated by Trafford Arts and Cultural Development, meets quarterly to create, review and monitor the cultural strategy action plans and related networking, policy endorsement and development.

• Developing local cultural networks and infrastructure
• Raising the profile of the cultural sector in the Borough
• Increasing levels of cultural activities and participation in the Borough
• Identifying and making the best use of existing resources and facilities
• Encouraging the development of new investment in the cultural sector

The Cultural Partnership will enable the strategy to remain user focused during its continuous development.