Norfolk church projects receive part of £5m funds Two Norfolk churches and a Christian conference centre have received part of almost £5m worth of government grants to be given out to arts and heritage groups across Norfolk. Amongst those to benefit in Norfolk from the Culture Recovery Fund are Letton Hall Trust (£44,100), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Yarmouth (£47,100) and The Cathedral of St John the Baptist Trust (£95,700) Letton Hall, a Christian conference centre in Breckland that usually welcomes hundreds of people from churches and youth groups every year, was forced to close for 15 months during the pandemic and, at times, the future of the centre looked uncertain.
Stephen Crocker, Norwich Theatre Royal chief executive.
- Credit: Danielle Booden
Almost £2.5m in grants will be paid to arts, film and heritage groups across Norwich, the government has confirmed.
Thousands of organisations across the UK will receive cash from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport s (DCMS) Culture Recovery Fund to help them survive and recover from the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
This includes 43 groups in Norfolk and six more in Waveney, totalling £4,750,008 in grants. Half of that (£2,306,363) will go to groups in the city.
In addition, Norwich Theatre Royal is one of 23 organisations across the country to receive repayable finance from the government, in the form of a £2.5m loan.
It will get £474,900, along with another £100k specifically for Norfolk Showground Ltd, which manages the events venue to the west of Norwich.
RNAA managing director Mark Nicholas said the funding would secure its future and culminate in the return of the Royal Norfolk Show in 2022.
He said: The last 18 months have been extremely challenging for organisations such as ourselves and this grant will enable the RNAA and Norfolk Showground Ltd to power forward in the months ahead as we welcome visitors to Norfolk Showground. This funding will help us invest in the Showground site, deliver the roll-out of summer and autumn cultural programme and enhance our systems and process to improve our resilience in dealing with changes as a consequence of the pandemic.
Savannah skips famed St. Patrick s parade, but party goes on
RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press
FacebookTwitterEmail 6
1of6St. Patrick s Day revelers in masks wait in line outside to get into a bar in Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Despite its 197-year-old parade being cancelled, Savannah welcomed thousands of tourists for the Irish holiday. Some city officials worried the celebration could start an outbreak of the coronavirus.Russ Bynum/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Shanna and Tyson Campbell sip drinks in their St. Patrick s Day costumes as they celebrate in Savannah, Ga., on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Even with the city s 197-year-old parade canceled, Savannah saw a large number of tourists return for the Irish holiday. Some city officials worried the celebration could cause a coronavirus outbreak.Russ Bynum/APShow MoreShow Less