Culture Recovery Fund

Spring Bank Arts in New Mills, High Peak, has received a financial boost from the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help fund repairs and restoration during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lifeline grants from the Culture Recovery Fund are designed to protect heritage sites and ensure that jobs and access to culture and heritage in local communities are protected during the months ahead.

Following an application to Historic England Spring Bank Arts has been awarded £14,486 for essential repairs and restoration to the north aisle windows and masonry mullions. The grant comes a crucial point because, if left much longer, damage to the much-loved community arts venue would have been beyond repair loosing important original features of the Grade II listed building.

Grants of up to £25,000 are being allocated to cherished heritage sites, like Spring Bank Arts, across the country to cover urgently needed maintenance and repairs. This vital funding comes from a part of the Culture Recovery Fund called the Heritage Stimulus Fund and is administered on behalf of the government by Historic England.

As well as rescuing precious heritage buildings in need, the injection of cash will protect livelihoods for some of the most vulnerable heritage specialists and contractors working in the sector.

Culture creates jobs, supports livelihoods, and brings joy to everyone. The UK leads the world in the creative industries and we can all feel pride in that.

Now, in these challenging times, it’s our turn to show our support for culture. With an unprecedented investment through the £1.57bn Cultural Recovery Fund, the government is #HereForCulture so it can weather the storm of coronavirus and come back stronger.

And we are #HereForCulture too.

#HereForCulture is a movement that unites the public, government and cultural organisations in support of our fantastic cinemas, theatres, music venues, museums, galleries and heritage. To find out more click here.