- James Daly MP has welcomed the Conservative Government’s investment of £143,841 in The Fusiliers Museum in Bury as part of the Cultural Investment Fund.
- Beneficiaries of the fund include more than 70 museums, cultural venues and public libraries across England, safeguarding vital local collections for local communities and levelling up these important venues.
- The Conservative Government is helping to boost local economic growth as well as ensuring local people have access to these vital institutions no matter where they live.
James Daly MP has welcomed the news from the Conservative Government that The Fusiliers Museum in Bury has been awarded funding as part of the Cultural Investment Fund.
The Fusiliers Museum will benefit from £143,841 awarded through the Museum Estate and Development Fund as part of the Cultural Investment Fund.
The fund, which totals more than £200 million and was launched in 2019, is made up of three separate streams: the Cultural Development Fund, the Libraries Improvement Fund, and the Museum Estate and Development Fund. It is designed to protect and improve people’s access to culture, level up local cultural venues, and use the investment to promote economic growth.
The £86.6 million Museum Estate and Development Fund helps fund urgent museum maintenance and infrastructure works. This is the second round of funding, bringing the total amount of investment so far to more than £40 million for 67 museums.
This announcement follows a big boost for the cultural sector from the Conservative Government in the Spring Budget with an extension of tax reliefs for theatres, orchestras, and museum and gallery exhibitions for a further two years. These tax reliefs have already supported thousands of theatre and orchestral productions, galleries and museums across the country, and the extension is set to help the cultural sector continue to attract new talent and investment from home and abroad.
Commenting, James Daly said:
“I welcome the announcement that The Fusiliers Museum will receive £143,841 from the Conservative Government. I know people across Bury will enjoy the new and improved facilities developed as a result of this funding.
“I am thrilled that the importance of The Fusiliers Museum is being recognised and I look forward to visiting again soon to see the difference this investment has made.”
Commenting, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said:
“This investment will help to level up access to arts and culture for everyone, no matter where they live.
“Culture helps us create lifelong memories with our families and friends, provides entertainment and joy, and allows us to explore the world around us in new and exciting ways. It can also boost tourism, support local business and drive local economic growth.
“This funding will support brilliant arts organisations to upgrade their venues and create new projects that will be at the heart of their communities.”
