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Updated: 09:23, 02 February 2021
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Eden Court. Picture: Gary Anthony.
DELIGHTED theatre bosses have received another £500,000 to help the Highlands biggest venue recover from the Covid-19 pandemic s effects.
Eden Court, in Inverness, was one of dozens of successful arts organisations to receive a share of £30 million from the Weston Culture Fund.
The fund has awarded grants ranging from between £100,000 to £1.5 million, depending on the size of the recipient.
And Eden Court s chief executive has promised to steward these funds carefully to ensure the best impact possible after receiving £500,000 â the largest single grant awarded to a Scottish-based organisation. Other big winners in Scotland included the likes of the Centre for the Moving Image (£355,300), Scottish Opera (£285,610) and the National Theatre of Scotland (£185,0
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Updated: 09:28, 02 February 2021
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Eden Court. Picture: Gary Anthony.
DELIGHTED theatre bosses have received another £500,000 to help the Highlands biggest venue recover from the Covid-19 pandemic s effects.
Eden Court, in Inverness, was one of dozens of successful arts organisations to receive a share of £30 million from the Weston Culture Fund.
The fund has awarded grants ranging from between £100,000 to £1.5 million, depending on the size of the recipient.
And Eden Court s chief executive has promised to steward these funds carefully to ensure the best impact possible after receiving £500,000 â the largest single grant awarded to a Scottish-based organisation. Other big winners in Scotland included the likes of the Centre for the Moving Image (£355,300), Scottish Opera (£285,610) and the National Theatre of Scotland (£185,
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Garfield Weston Foundation has provided major grants for arts organisations across the UK.
Recipients included the National Theatre, Ballet Black, Paraorchestra, Lakeland Arts, Northern Ballet and the NoFit State Circus, with grants ranging from £100,000 up to £1.5m based on the size of the organisation.
Garfield Weston Foundation s director, Philippa Charles said: Our cultural sector is at the heart of our local communities providing not only entertainment but education and inspiration for many. Our Trustees were impressed by the entrepreneurial spirit shown across the arts in response to Covid-19 and it was a privilege to hear what organisations had been doing to not only survive but also to reinvent the way they reach audiences. What really stood out was the level of collaboration and support they had for each other and the determination to keep going, despite the increasingly difficult situation.
Media release: BBC Scotland orders new series of Shelf Isolation
BOOKER Prize winner, Douglas Stuart – along with Lorraine Kelly, Fern Brady, Alex Norton and Ian Rankin – is among some of the names lined up to take part in a brand new series of Shelf Isolation on BBC Scotland.
Fronted by Damian Barr, the popular series will return to BBC Scotland screens with six, brand new episodes next month. Using the same format as before, it will feature guests chatting with Damian remotely, from their homes, about the books and box sets, music and movies that are helping them through these troubled times.