James has welcomed the announcement that North West Norfolk will receive £300,000 from the government's Culture Recovery Fund to support cultural and heritage organisations and independent cinemas as they reopen and recover from Covid.
This is part of the £400 million in grants and loans being delivered to over 2,700 organisations across England, to help cultural and heritage organisations reopen and thrive in the better times ahead.
This brings the Government's total investment across grants, capital and repayable finance from the Culture Recovery Fund so far to more than £1.2 billion across over 5,000 individual cultural and heritage organisations and sites.
In North West Norfolk, organisations that received grants as part of the Culture Recovery Fund include:
- Majestic Cinema- £19,136
- Alive Corn Exchange- £124,000
- Princess Theatre - £60,421
- King's Lynn Festival- £67,348
- True's Yard- £15,600
Nearly all of the original £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund has now been allocated, and the Chancellor announced a further £300 million boost for the Fund at last month’s Budget, taking direct government investment in the sector since the start of the pandemic to almost £2 billion.
Commenting, James said: “The past year has had a very damaging impact on cultural and heritage organisations in North West Norfolk, so it is very welcome news that these venues and organisations are benefiting from the Culture Recovery Fund. As we continue with the roadmap to reopening, it is exciting that we’ll soon be able to enjoy these places which are such an important part of our local community.”
