MORE than £100,000 has been allocated to the arts in Ludlow as part of the latest stage in a recovery plan for the sector from Government. Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow, has welcomed announcement of government funding to support arts and cultural venues in south Shropshire. The funding forms part of the second round of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund, with more than £390 million of funding being allocated to over 2,700 arts, culture and heritage organisations in England. This means nearly all of the original £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund has been allocated, with over £1.2 billion in grants and repayable finance offered to more than 5,000 organisations and sites, and further grants to be finalised over the coming weeks.