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AROUND £1million is being handed out to 260 struggling businesses by BCP Council in a move that a nightclub operator says will be “make or break”. The latest round of Covid crisis grants is aimed at several sectors which have been pleading for extra help, including events, nightclubs, travel and the aerospace industry. BCP said Stream Two of its discretionary grant scheme had been developed to support “priority businesses that play a vital and interconnected role in the success of the local economy”. There is £370,000 for the events sector, £200,000 for nightclubs, £165,000 for travel, £153,000 for cultural services, £125,000 for international visitor services and £53,000 for aerospace.
MEMBERS of the beleaguered events industry are banding together in an effort to recover from their worst year ever. The South Coast Events Forum will speak up for a sector worth an estimated £84billion and 700,000 jobs nationally. It will bring together event organisers and suppliers in an effort to collaborate and emerge from the Covid crisis with a “more unified, collaborative and sustainable offer”. Its chair is Craig Mathie, managing director of the Bournemouth 7s sport and music festival. Mr Mathie said: “It is an absolute privilege to have been joined in this concept by so many excellent industry professionals.
MEMBERS of the beleaguered events industry are banding together in an effort to recover from their worst year ever. The South Coast Events Forum will speak up for a sector worth an estimated £84billion and 700,000 jobs nationally. It will bring together event organisers and suppliers in an effort to collaborate and emerge from the Covid crisis with a “more unified, collaborative and sustainable offer”. Its chair is Craig Mathie, managing director of the Bournemouth 7s sport and music festival. Mr Mathie said: “It is an absolute privilege to have been joined in this concept by so many excellent industry professionals.