Posted by Music Venue Trust has confirmed it will distribute £230,000 to grassroots venues around the country.
The organisation has done some terrific work throughout this challenging year, and it ends 2020 in positive style.
24 venues are in imminent threat of closure, with Music Venue Trust allocating vital fundd to help them.
Taking “decisive action” to save these venues, the 24 venues have been picked due to their “dire need” of assistance.
Mark Dayvd, CEO of Music Venue Trust, comments: “As we approach the end of this horrendous year for grassroots music venues we felt the need to make a direct intervention in order to provide some relief for 24 venues who were unable to access the funding they need to survive. We have received incredible support from audiences, artists, individual donors, companies who have made financial contributions and from the wider music sector. As a result, we are able to make a distribution of £230k of emergency funding to stave off the immediate threat of closure and provide a firm footing for survival.”
“We want to thank everyone who has helped, supported and contributed to our #saveourvenues campaign this year, including the UK government, particularly the Department of Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), Arts Council England, Mayor of London, and local authorities around the country; it has been truly overwhelming and humbling to see how much grassroots music venues matter to so many people. We particularly want to thank our friends in the media for continuing to shine a spotlight on the plight of grassroots music venues.”
Beverley Whitrick, Strategic Director of Music Venue Trust, adds: “In 2020, at the height of this crisis, Music Venue Trust made a commitment to try to Reopen Every Venue Safely. With continued support from everyone, we are determined to make that ambition a reality in 2021.”
Find out more about the work done by Music Venue Trust HERE.
– – –
Join us on the ad-free creative social network Vero, as we get under the skin of global cultural happenings. Follow Clash Magazine as we skip merrily between clubs, concerts, interviews and photo shoots. Get backstage sneak peeks, exclusive content and access to Clash Live events and a true view into our world as the fun and games unfold.