Museums and galleries in Blackpool, Dover and Torbay could access new funding after the three areas became the first to benefit from Sea Change, a government programme to encourage economic regeneration in coastal resorts via investment in culture and heritage. Culture secretary Andy Burnham announced last month that Blackpool, Dover and Torbay would receive up to £4m each.
Sea Change, which is led by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), will provide £15m a year to coastal resorts for the next three years. Up to 12 other seaside towns will receive smaller grants ranging from £200,000 to £1m in 2008. The deadline for applications is June 2008.
Any resort with a cultural project that could act as a catalyst for regeneration can apply for the funding. The main criterion for selecting the resorts is social and economic deprivation. Blackpool, Dover and Torbay are now working on detailed proposals to present to CABE.
www.cabe.org.uk/seachange
Profile of Shirley Collier, chief executive of Scarborough Museums Trust, p36
Sea Change, which is led by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), will provide £15m a year to coastal resorts for the next three years. Up to 12 other seaside towns will receive smaller grants ranging from £200,000 to £1m in 2008. The deadline for applications is June 2008.
Any resort with a cultural project that could act as a catalyst for regeneration can apply for the funding. The main criterion for selecting the resorts is social and economic deprivation. Blackpool, Dover and Torbay are now working on detailed proposals to present to CABE.
www.cabe.org.uk/seachange
Profile of Shirley Collier, chief executive of Scarborough Museums Trust, p36
