“We can definitely sleep a little easier at night now that we can recoup some of our lost income, but we haven’t won the lottery in any sense and our public fundraising will continue," she said.
"We lost £1.5 million of income during the first lockdown in 2020 and it’s going to be a very hard 18 months ahead. While we are delighted to have an estimated opening date of April 12, we have had no income since the start of 2021, so we still need to remain extremely vigilant in keeping our costs at the very minimum."
And MPs welcomed the announcement. South West Norfolk MP Liz Truss said she was "delighted", while Waveney MP Peter Aldous said it was "very good news".