I’m pleased to say we’ve secured nearly £400k for Octopus Collective, Barrow’s Sound Art and Music organisation, as part of the Government’s Arts Everywhere Fund of £1.5bn to support cultural infrastructure across the country.
Our local arts and cultural spaces are at the heart of our community, bringing people together and celebrating what makes Barrow and Furness so special. And this is a really exciting time for arts and culture in our area. There’s so much going on at the moment, from the town’s regeneration project Heart of Barrow, to the bid for UK Town of Culture, and Octopus Collective are an important part of that.
After years of underinvestment, this Labour government is backing our cultural institutions and recognising the vital role they play in our communities.