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While the committee acknowledged the department’s efforts to support cultural organisations, it pointed out that there is a “survival threat” faced by Britain’s summer music festivals. In the past few months, Glastonbury, Download, Kendal Calling and Boomtown have all been forced to cancel their plans to go ahead in 2021. The government has ignored repeated calls to implement an insurance scheme so festivals have a safety net should they be forced to cancel due to Covid. In May, culture secretary Dowden told a DCMS committee meeting that the idea of a government-backed insurance scheme would only be explored once further lockdown restrictions lift, which will not be until 19 July, after Stage 4 of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown was delayed. ....
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June 23, 2021, 12:06 am Festivalgoers watch Death Blooms on stage on the first day of the Download Festival pilot at Donington Park in Leicestershire (Joe Giddens/PA) Festivals and freelancers in the cultural sector could face “devastating consequences to their survival” if fresh Government support is not offered, MPs have warned. In July, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced a £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) with the objective of rescuing up to 75% of arts, culture and heritage institutions and organisations at risk of financial ruin following the first national lockdown in England. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in its report on the fund published on Wednesday, praised the speed at which the money was allocated to 5,000 organisations in dire straits. ....