Glastonbury Festival will receive £900,000 as part of the Culture Recovery Fund. The sum was announced within £400 million in Government grants and loans for the arts. Around £300 million in grants have been awarded to recipients including Glastonbury, the National Football Museum and Bamburgh Castle. Dame Judi Dench has welcomed a new round of funding for the arts (Isabel Infantes/PA)More than £170 million in loans has been offered to organisations including the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: “Our record-breaking Culture Recovery Fund has already helped thousands of culture and heritage organisations across the country survive the biggest crisis they’ve ever faced.

Source: Express April 01, 2021 23:03 UTC