Brooklands Museum has been announced as one of 925 arts, heritage and cultural organisations across England to receive a share of £107 million from the additional £300 million announced by the Chancellor at March’s budget for the Culture Recovery Fund, bringing the total cash support package made available for culture during the pandemic to close to £2 billion.
The Culture Recovery Fund has already got £1.2 billion out the door to around 5,000 organisations and sites across the country and this latest round of funding is giving a lifeline to regional theatres, local museums, independent cinemas and many more throughout the winter.
From this round of funding, over £100 million has been awarded in continuity support grants to over 870 previous Culture Recovery Fund recipients administered by Arts Council England, British Film Institute, National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England. Helping organisations including Brookland Museum to survive and allowing them to resume programmes and events, the funding will mean people can have access to and enjoy everything they have to offer.
Dr Ben Spencer MP said:
Today's announcement of further funding for Brooklands Museum is a testament to the amazing work they do to preserve our history and heritage, as well as providing a fantastic day out for kids and grown ups alike. I have had the pleasure to meet with and support the team at Brooklands Museum and I know how much this funding will mean to their efforts, not only to recover and return to pre-pandemic events, but also to continue to expand and strengthen the work they do encouraging skills and education in mechanics and engineering.
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said:
Culture is for everyone and should therefore be accessible to everyone, no matter who they are and where they’re from.
Through unprecedented government financial support, the Culture Recovery Fund is supporting arts and cultural organisations so they can continue to bring culture to communities the length and breadth of the country, supporting jobs, boosting local economies and inspiring people.
Lord Parkinson, Minister for the Arts, took the opportunity to visit the Museum and see first hand the work they do and the help this additional funding will bring. Following his visit he wrote to Dr Ben Spencer MP outlining how impressed he was. A copy of this letter is available below.
