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Stephen Crocker, Norwich Theatre Royal chief executive.
- Credit: Danielle Booden
Almost £2.5m in grants will be paid to arts, film and heritage groups across Norwich, the government has confirmed.
Thousands of organisations across the UK will receive cash from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport s (DCMS) Culture Recovery Fund to help them survive and recover from the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
This includes 43 groups in Norfolk and six more in Waveney, totalling £4,750,008 in grants. Half of that (£2,306,363) will go to groups in the city.
In addition, Norwich Theatre Royal is one of 23 organisations across the country to receive repayable finance from the government, in the form of a £2.5m loan.
It will get £474,900, along with another £100k specifically for Norfolk Showground Ltd, which manages the events venue to the west of Norwich.
RNAA managing director Mark Nicholas said the funding would secure its future and culminate in the return of the Royal Norfolk Show in 2022.
He said: The last 18 months have been extremely challenging for organisations such as ourselves and this grant will enable the RNAA and Norfolk Showground Ltd to power forward in the months ahead as we welcome visitors to Norfolk Showground. This funding will help us invest in the Showground site, deliver the roll-out of summer and autumn cultural programme and enhance our systems and process to improve our resilience in dealing with changes as a consequence of the pandemic.
| Updated: 13:46, 10 March 2021
Two subgroups have been set up for Lynn s Guildhall ahead of a funding announcement later this month, after the Town Board submitted a £25million bid for a town deal.
The venue has been the subject of debate since a £6million refurbishment bid was submitted in September last year to revamp the prestigious town landmark.
Now the Town Board, known as Vision King s Lynn, is establishing a range of subgroups as part of their plans under the Town Investment Plan.
St George s Guildhall, King s Lynn (45034404)
Cllr Graham Middleton, borough council cabinet member for business development, said: âWe have some really exciting opportunities coming up, with several funding streams having been announced, including the Levelling Up and UK Community Renewal Fund which was announced in the budget.
An iron age torc.
This Iron Age Torc in the Norfolk Museums Service collection was acquired with help from the Friends of the Norwich Museums
- Credit: Peter King
A hoard of Roman gold coins.
This Anglo Saxon hoard of gold coins, in the Norfolk Museums Service collection, was acquired with help from the Friends of the Norwich Museums
- Credit: Peter King
The gold and garnet Winfarthing Pendant which dates back to the seventh century.
The Friends helps to fund the purchase, conservation and restoration of objects at Norwich Castle Musuem, the Museum of Norwich (formerly the Bridewell) and Strangers Hall. Its own history dates back to 1920 when John Henry Walter, a director of Norwich Union, realised that works of national and local importance were being lost to the people of Norwich and Norfolk because the city had no funds to buy them. He recruited others, including members of the Jarrold, Gurney and Colman families, who were equally keen to preserve important collections