Cultural hubs across Basingstoke and the surrounding towns and villages have been handed hundreds of thousands of pounds to help them recover from Covid.
One of the town’s premier arts venues, The Anvil, was awarded £123,000, while Zeal, a Basingstoke businesses which provides equipment for live events and entertainment, was given £271,052. A Hart comedy promoter, meanwhile, was given £27,500.
Museums also benefitted, with the Hampshire Cultural Trust, which runs Basingstoke’s museums, given £240,000 and Whitchurch Silk Mill £50,000 to help with their recovery.
The chief executive of Hampshire Cultural Trust said they were “thrilled to receive this vital funding.”
The grants were made as part of the Culture Recovery Fund, a £1.57 billion scheme by the government which is administered by Arts Council England, and has received applications from across the country. It aims to support arts and cultural venues which have been amongst those hardest hit by the pandemic.
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