27-498: The Aldridge Foundation is a British educational charity which focusses on creating social change and community regeneration opportunities through enterprise and entrepreneurship, to help young people to reach their potential and improve their communities. It is based in London. The Aldridge Foundation was registered as a charity in 2006 by Sir Rod Aldridge , after he retired from the business he founded, Capita . Over 10 years it developed
54-420: A 12-week closure on the original bar and restaurant. The new space cost £3m to develop and is part of an ongoing £5m investment programme to improve facilities and reduce the environmental footprint of the complex. The new features include a zinc topped curving bar with room to seat 150 people for casual dining. The bar also has a feature tree with leaves made from cotton, to commemorate Salford Quays' history at
81-517: A family of sponsored academy schools in England. In 2016 it established Aldridge Education, a multi-academy trust and the body now responsible for Aldridge schools, which educate students from primary to secondary and sixth form level. All of the schools are non-selective. The Trust is also a co-sponsor of a University Technical College , which has university and employer lead sponsors. All Aldridge schools are regularly inspected by Ofsted. Alongside this,
108-481: A prominent site on Pier 8. Between 1990 and 1991 a competition was launched and architects James Stirling Michael Wilford Associates was selected. After the death of James Stirling in June 1992 Michael Wilford continued the project. The city council bid for Millennium and other British and European funds and private sector finance to progress the project. Funding was secured in 1996 and The Lowry Trust became responsible for
135-543: A result of the opening of The Lowry. However, Hugh Aldersey-Williams , writing in The New Statesman , was less convinced, describing The Lowry as "not quite 'Salford's Guggenheim' ... It is ultimately too small and too well behaved ... although there are obvious shared aims." The complex contains 2,000 m (22,000 sq ft) of gallery space devoted to the permanent collection of works by L. S. Lowry, as well as other temporary exhibitions. Most of
162-620: A theatre and arts venue in Salford . He is also a member of the Prince's Charities Council, a patron of the Prince's Trust, Non-executive Director of Equiniti , a Director of Cornerstone and a Director of Constellation Healthcare Technologies. In the 2012 New Year Honours Aldridge received a knighthood for his services to young people. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in
189-625: Is a former Non-Executive Director on the Ministerial Advisory Board of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Services, an Executive Agency of the FCO. In 2009, he took up a role as Chair of the Department of Health (United Kingdom) 'Dance Champions Group', aiming to encourage more adults to take up dance as a form of physical activity. In January 2007 he was appointed Chairman of The Lowry ,
216-450: Is a lift bridge with a clear span of 100 metres (330 ft), which lifts vertically to provide a 26-metre (85 ft) clearance for shipping using the canal. The bridge span is a tied arch and the towers are constructed in tubular steelwork to provide an open aspect to view the lifting counterweight and sheaves. In November 2015, the Lowry opened a new bar and restaurant, called Pier 8, after
243-711: Is the founder and former executive chairman of Capita , a British company specialising in business process outsourcing . He is a former Chair of Vinspired , a charity launched in May 2006 aiming to help young people volunteer in their local communities. Aldridge is a patron and former trustee of the Prince's Trust and is currently Chairman of the Aldridge Foundation , an educational charity which sponsors academy schools in England and promotes entrepreneurial education. According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2019, Aldridge
270-524: Is worth £135 million. Aldridge founded and led the Capita Group from its formation in 1984 until 2006. During this time the group expanded to become a FTSE 100 company. The group was founded in 1987 when Aldridge led the management buyout (MBO) of the group from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). In 2006 Aldridge resigned as Executive Chairman of Capita after it
297-720: The 1994 New Year Honours , for services to the computer industry. He was given the Freedom of the City of London in 1996. He is on the Court of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists . Aldridge is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and is a Founder Freeman of the Guild of Entrepreneurs . In 2016, Aldridge donated £1.8 million to Sussex County Cricket Club for the completion of
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#1732844993219324-560: The National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.), uses multimedia to encourage visitor participation and interaction with exhibits to transform gallery space. Between October 2011 and January 2012 the gallery hosted an exhibition of about 100 works by Lowry's teacher, Pierre Adolphe Valette , including paintings of Manchester from Manchester Art Gallery and loans from private owners. An Archive Room houses material related to
351-767: The Aldridge Foundation have also developed their own 'Quality Framework' which is used to support performance improvement. The schools are: In 2015, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy was named the Lancashire Telegraph 's Secondary School of the Year and in the same year was one of twelve schools from across Europe which won the Entrepreneurial School of the Year Award. Rod Aldridge Sir Rodney Malcolm Aldridge OBE FRSA (born 7 November 1947 )
378-459: The L. S. Lowry works were originally collected from the 1930s onwards by Salford Museum and Art Gallery , and the collection was transferred to the new purpose-built museum when it opened in 2000. The collection includes about 400 pieces in oil , pastel and watercolours from all periods of Lowry's career. Noted works on display include: The Artworks Creativity Gallery, designed and implemented by architects Reich-Petch (responsible for developing
405-702: The Sir Rod Aldridge Cricket Centre at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy . He also sponsored the Darwen Moorland high school located in Lancashire. The Lowry The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays , Salford , Greater Manchester , England. It is named after the early 20th-century painter L. S. Lowry , known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England . The complex opened on 28 April 2000 and
432-468: The artist including books, catalogues of his exhibitions and auctions, press cuttings, tapes of interviews with Lowry and others, photographs and ephemera. The archive is open by appointment. At the core of the complex are two theatres and a drama studio. The Lyric Theatre has 1,730 seats while the Quays has 466. The theatres host touring plays, comedy and musical events and Opera North . The Lyric Theatre has
459-590: The building provides views of the Manchester Ship Canal , MediaCityUK and the Salford Quays developments. The foyer faces the public plaza, where there is a large aerofoil canopy at the entrance clad with perforated steel and illuminated from inside at night. Much of the building is clad in stainless steel and glass. The Lowry footbridge spanning the ship canal was designed and project managed by Parkman, with design support from Carlos Fernandez Casado. It
486-591: The centre of the cotton shipping industry. The new restaurant contains seven private booths, a newly designed open kitchen, and a second large room at the rear which can be opened up to accommodate more diners or private functions. Major structural changes have taken place in the building for the design, including the removal of a large staircase and the addition of an external entrance to the bar and restaurant, as well as added areas made to look like shipping containers. The regeneration of Salford Quays with Michael Wilford's Lowry as its centrepiece has led to references in
513-407: The complex. The complex opened on 28 April 2000 and was officially opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II . The complex was designed by Michael Wilford with structural engineer Buro Happold and constructed by Bovis Construction. Groundbreaking took place on 19 June 1997. The Lowry is built on a triangular site at the end of Pier 8 and has a triangular plan. A promenade encircling
540-545: The first and only televised recording of the radio show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue , which Humphrey Lyttelton chaired just 19 days before his death in April 2008. An edited version aired on BBC Four , and the full edition is available on DVD. It also hosts auditions for Britain's Got Talent The Lowry hosts the bi-annual Week 53 Festival, its flagship Arts festival with a multi-disciplinary programme across music , dance , theatre and performance . Online exhibition of
567-687: The largest stage in the United Kingdom outside London's West End. It played host to the 2011 Royal Variety Performance . The Daughter-in-Law by D. H. Lawrence , a play in Nottingham dialect, neither published nor performed in Lawrence's lifetime was revived at the Lyric Theatre in 2012. The Lowry was the venue for the grand final of the BBC quiz show Mastermind in 2003. The Lyric Theatre has also housed
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#1732844993219594-621: The launch announcement of Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, he was also listed as Chair. Aldridge is a former Chair of Vinspired , a charity launched in May 2006 aiming to help young people volunteer in their local communities. He is a patron and former trustee of The Prince's Trust and was the Chairman of the Confederation of British Industry 's (CBI) public services strategy board at its inception in 2003 through to July 2006. He
621-483: The media to the " Bilbao effect ", the phenomenon where the creation of a new, architecturally striking cultural amenity (such as Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao ) brings economic improvement to areas of urban decay . When the Lowry opened in 2000, MP Gerald Kaufman described the building as "Salford's Guggenheim". The Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell stated in 2005 that Salford had become "the new Bilbao" as
648-413: The project which comprised The Lowry Centre, the plaza, a footbridge, a retail outlet shopping mall and Digital World Centre. The National Lottery provided over £21 million of funding towards its construction. The project was completed in 2000 at a cost of £106 million. The Lowry name was adopted in honour of the local artist, L. S. Lowry. In 2002, a nearby shopping centre that was also named after Lowry
675-430: Was officially opened on 12 October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II . To redevelop the derelict Salford docks , Salford City Council developed a regeneration plan in 1988 for the brownfield site highlighting the leisure, cultural and tourism potential of the area, and included a flagship development that would involve the creation of a performing arts centre. The initial proposals were for two theatres and an art gallery on
702-682: Was opened. The complex is close to the Imperial War Museum North and the Old Trafford football stadium. It is served by the MediaCityUK stop on the Metrolink tram network. In 2010 and 2011 it was Greater Manchester's most visited tourist attraction. A sting operation by the Salford Star in 2006 attempted to demonstrate intolerance towards unaccompanied teenagers in hoodies entering
729-624: Was revealed that he had lent the Labour Party £1 million. The loan, which was secret at the time it was made, was controversial, in part, because Capita is a major public sector supplier. Aldridge retired from his position as Chairman of Capita in July 2006. Prior to Capita, Aldridge worked in local government for 10 years with East Sussex County Council , Brighton Borough Council , Crawley Borough Council and West Sussex County Council . He joined CIPFA in 1974, becoming its Technical Director. At
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