Towns and cities across Northern England will be able to bid for a share of a new £15 million fund to help build a lasting regional legacy from the Great Exhibition of the North, Culture Secretary, Karen Bradley, has announced.
Projects could include opening a new tech start-up centre or renovating live music venues and should increase opportunities for people to experience, benefit and contribute to culture and creativity.
The first round of bids will be coordinated by Local Enterprise Partnerships. The successful projects will be announced in March 2018. A further round of funding may follow if all the available funds have not been committed. Successful bids will encourage sustainable cultural and creative regeneration in the North of England and benefit areas that have historically had low levels of cultural and creative investment.