Platform
Software for a town's creative community
A simple, accessible website that joins up a town's arts and music practitioners with local people, and with the schools, councils and social prescribers who support them. Local people keep it up to date; we look after the technology.
See it in use
The platform in Uckfield
The Uckfield Chamber of Arts and Music runs on our platform. These are screens from the live site.
Features
What's included
Directory
Practitioners and partners, each with a profile, contact options and what they offer.
Events calendar
Anyone can suggest an event. Local moderators check it before it appears.
Venues and map
Rooms and spaces with capacity and cost, including free or low-cost ones.
Join and update forms
Groups can ask to join or correct their own listing without needing an account.
Roles and admin
Invite-only admin with separate roles for admins, moderators and editors.
Your branding
Your town's name, colours, logo and wording, set without changing any code.
Built for public bodies
Safe, accessible and privacy-first
The platform is designed with the procurement and data protection needs of schools, councils and health partners in mind.
- Accessibility
- Designed to meet the WCAG 2.2 AA standard, with clear language and keyboard-friendly pages.
- Privacy
- UK-hosted data. Individuals appear at area level on the map, never at a home address.
- Retention
- Submissions and inactive accounts are deleted automatically on a published schedule.
- Security
- Invite-only admin sign-in and access rules checked at the database level.
Ways to work with us
Hosted or self-run
Both options use the same software as the Uckfield Chamber site shown above.
Hosted by Future Sounds
We set up, host, update and support your site. Your team looks after the content.
- No technical staff needed
- Updates included
- We act as data processor
Licensed to run yourself
Run the software on your own infrastructure under a licence, with documentation and handover support.
- Full control of hosting
- Setup and handover guides
- Optional support