IT has been a devastating year for arts venues and events in the Bradford district - but the curtain is rising on spring and summer recovery plans, thanks to a multi-million pound cash pot.
More than £300 million has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the UK, in the latest round of support from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. The grants are distributed by Arts Council England to theatres, arts centres and other creative organisations including Bradford Theatres (£445,000); Bingley Little Theatre (£76,045); Kala Sangam (£61,500); Black Dyke Band (£38,040); The Brick Box (£35,000); Mind the Gap (£33,915; Fuse Art Space CIC (£33,125) and Ilkley Literature Festival Ltd (£27,000).