A further £14 million in support had been delivered through the Culture Recovery Fund to cover the costs of closure during the second national lockdown, it has been revealed.
According to HM Treasury, the funding will protect an additional 162 heritages sites to “ensure that jobs and access to arts and culture” are not lost.
The latest venues to benefit from the £1.57 billion funding initiative include Durham Cathedral and Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
They add to the 1,385 new organisations – including theatres, music venues, museums, and galleries – to benefit from £257 million in funding through the Culture Recovery Fund.
The latest tranche of funding means that now more than £514 million has been delivered to arts and heritage organisations across the UK to cover the costs of reopening and restarting performances “when it is safe to do”.
Commenting on the fund, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “These grants will help the places that have shaped our skylines for hundreds of years and that continue to define culture in our towns and cities.
“From St Paul’s and Ronnie Scott’s to The Lowry and Durham Cathedral, we’re protecting heritage and culture in every corner of the country to save jobs and ensure it can bounce back strongly.”
The Culture Recovery Fund forms just one of many initiatives launched by the Government to protect vulnerable businesses from the threat of Covid-19. The rescue package also includes Business Rates Relief, the extended Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and Bounce Back Loans Scheme (BBLS), and new grant funding to support businesses forced to close as a result of local or national lockdown restrictions.
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