Grant funding for Chichester theatre and gallery both extended

By Karen Dunn, local democracy reporter
Published 6th Jan 2021, 11:04 BST
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There was good news for Chichester Festival Theatre and the Pallant House Gallery when councillors recommended a one-year extension to their grant funding agreement.

The agreement – £187,500 for the theatre and £130,000 for the gallery – is in place until March 2022 and was due to be reviewed.

But at a meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday (January 5), members were told that, due to the impact of Covid-19, Arts Council England had extended its own funding to the venues – and they agreed to do the same.

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Roy Briscoe, cabinet member for community services and culture, said: “Securing funding for an additional year will enable the theatre and gallery to continue to support the local economy and extend the work they do with the local community and targeted groups for the long recovery from the lockdowns as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.”