Cash lifeline to help keep our struggling arts venues open
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Theatres, music venues and arts organisations across England have been thrown a lifeline as the government announced recipients of part of its £1.57 billion 'culture recovery fund'.
While the money was set aside in July, it has taken three months to decide who would receive a cut.
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Hide AdVenues of various sizes up and down the country will benefit from the money, which will help them survive as restrictions imposed in the wake of Covid-19 have left many on the brink of collapse.