WEST NORFOLK: Council restores money to arts budget
A decision to restore a projected cut in the arts budget across Norfolk has been welcomed in Lynn.
Norfolk County Council’s arts grants budget was due to be reduced by £49,000 in the coming financial year.
But Barry Stone, Norfolk County Council’s cabinet member for Cultural Services, said: “The council continues to make large savings and efficiencies in order to cope with reduced national funding, but despite this we have managed to avoid cutting the arts budget for the coming financial year.
“I am delighted that we’ve been able to maintain last year’s levels of funding, as investing in the arts brings huge benefits to Norfolk and its residents.
“The arts sector makes a significant contribution to the local economy through the creation of jobs, spend on locally sourced goods, and increased visitor spend on food, drink and accommodation.
“It also provides communities with access to quality activities in their area, boosting health and wellbeing and presenting them with a chance to develop new skills, both accredited and informal.
Liz Falconbridge, director of the King’s Lynn Arts Centre Trust, said: “As an independent trust the county council funding is crucial to us.
“It is not only a pot of funding, but it is also an endorsement that we are meeting cultural objectives at a county level, as well as at a King’s Lynn and West Norfolk level.”
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