{"id":91,"date":"2017-03-17T17:15:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gordontaylor.org\/?p=91"},"modified":"2017-03-17T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T17:15:55","slug":"1-5million-cash-injection-into-gloucesters-culture-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gordontaylor.org\/?p=91","title":{"rendered":"\u00a31.5million cash injection into Gloucester\u2019s culture scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>Gloucester has secured \u00a31,489,300 funding from the Arts Council England and Heritage Lottery Fund\u2019s Great Place Scheme to help put art and culture at the heart of the city.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">This grant will support an ambitious project led by Gloucester City Council. It\u2019s purpose is to make the city a great place to live, work, play and visit by promoting health and wellbeing, developing civic pride and making the most of the area\u2019s rich heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The funding will be used to address some key social and economic challenges in the city, notably the need to provide opportunities for young people and ensure no one is left behind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">A focus for this funding will be to make sure that communities are at the core of the projects. The public will be asked what activities they\u2019d like to see happen in the city, making sure they follow their cultural interests, passions and vocations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Cllr Lise Noakes, cabinet member for arts and culture at Gloucester City Council, said: \u201cGloucester is proud of its past and ambitious for its future and this fantastic vote of confidence from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England and Historic England is a real boost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">\u201cThere is a huge amount of popular, creative and innovative work going on in Gloucester \u2013 artistic, cultural and heritage-focussed \u2013 this significant grant will help us do more, do it better and do it quicker than we ever hoped when we launched the City\u2019s Cultural Vision and Strategy a year ago.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Phil Gibby, Area Director, South West, Arts Council England, said: \u2018This is a brilliant result for Gloucester\u2019s cultural, community and civic organisations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">\u201cIt is well-deserved recognition for their determination to transform their individual offers into a powerful shared voice that will help make a step change in how they work together in order that arts, culture and heritage contribute more to meeting local, social and economic objectives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Nerys Watts, Head of HLF South West, said: \u201cFull of historic landmarks, beautiful spaces and creative communities, Gloucester\u2019s culture is an integral part of everyday life. Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the city\u2019s proud past is set to inspire a strong and ambitious future for economies and tourism and open up opportunities for people of all ages to improve their wellbeing, prospects and sense of place.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Gloucester is one of 16 places across England to receive a grant from the Great Place Scheme, a \u00a320 million initiative inspired by the Government\u2019s Culture White Paper.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gloucester has secured \u00a31,489,300 funding from the Arts Council England and Heritage Lottery Fund\u2019s Great Place Scheme to help put art and culture at the heart of the city.\u00a0 This grant will support an ambitious project led by Gloucester City Council. 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