Culture, Community and Rural Affairs Facts and Figures

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  8 miles shelving in the Hampshire Record Office in Winchester – providing a secure home for the county’s historical documents, one dating back to 1155.

   

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  Hampshire has a greater diversity of wildlife and natural habitats than any other part of Britain.

   

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  Over 7.6 million books, audio tapes, CDs, videos, DVDs and computer games were borrowed from Hampshire’s public libraries in in 2007/08.

   

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  Fascinating details about thousands of museum objects representing Hampshire’s heritage are available on the web.

   

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  The only indoor velodrome in Southern England is at our Activities Centre in Calshot.

   

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  Nearly ¾ of a mile of period shop fronts, factories & other buildings at Milestones – Hampshire’s living history museum in Basingstoke.

   

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  There are over 14,000 individual finger-posts marking public rights of way across Hampshire.

   

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  Over 2,000 young people took part in the Hampshire Youth Games organised by the Sports Development Service.

   

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  Between them, our 3 Arts Centres stage 300 shows a year, sell about 22,000 tickets and have 25,000 visits for education and participatory activities.

   

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  84% of Hampshire residents are satisfied with our Cultural and Recreation Services, probably one of the highest satisfaction rates in the country.

   

Financial Summary	Budget 2008/09	Cost per Head	Percentage of total
	£'000	£	%
Museums and Archives	5,141	4.03	13
Library and Information Service	21,630	16.94	55
Tourism, Marketing and Design	818	0.64	2
Countryside Service	5,442	4.26	14
Sport, Community and Outdoor Centres	3,595	2.81	9
Arts	2,781	2.18	7
Total	39,407	30.86	100

Percentage of total budget 2008/9