Published:
12:03 AM December 26, 2020
MP Steve Barclay announced on Boxing Day that the Government has provided March with £6.4m for a major regeneration project
- Credit: Archant
The Government is to provide £6.4m towards what MP Steve Barclay describes as “game changing investment” to regenerate March.
The announcement was made today (Boxing Day) by Mr Barclay who said the money would also unlock significant regeneration opportunities. A key priority for me is to secure additional Government investment for our area to ensure Fenland and East Cambridgeshire unlocks its full potential,” he said.
“I am therefore delighted that, working with Cllr Chris Boden and Fenland councillors, county council leader Cllr Steve Count, and Mayor James Palmer, we have secured this game changing investment in March which will be a huge boost to the whole of Fenland.”
| Updated: 11:16, 21 December 2020
A Fenland cinema described as a jewel by local MP Steve Barclay has been given a £126,458 Government lifeline.
The Luxe in Alexandra Road, Wisbech, was one of more than 200 independent cinemas across England being helped by grants from the Culture Recovery Fund.
Posting the news on his Facebook page the North East Cambridgeshire MP said The Luxe cash comes on top of the £128,000 of cultural funding given by the Government to the historic Angles Theatre in Wisbech.
Staff at The Luxe Cinema, Wisbech, which has just been awarded £126,458 of Government funding.
He said: As we continue to face the many challenges from the covid pandemic, including the difficult Christmas restrictions due to the new strain of the virus, I will continue to work to ensure Fenland and East Cambridgeshire receives funding so we can bounce back more quickly once the vaccines have been rolled out. The Luxe is a jewel in the Fenland landscape and I am pleased t