PUBLIC SECTOR DCMS spares tourism from cuts
Te Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has announced details of funding for all its bodies - including a five percent cut to interna- tional tourism, with no cut to domestic tourism. The zero per cent cut to
VisitEngland’s core grant-in- aid has been met with great positivity by the organisa- tion, which said that it was “reassured” by the gov- ernment’s commitment to tourism in England. In a statement, a spokes-
person for VisitEngland said: “We recognise the pub- lic purse is under ever increasing pressure so we are delighted that tourism’s significant contribution to the economy has been recog- nised by the Secretary of State, Maria Miller and Tourism Minister, Hugh Robertson, in securing this settlement.”
Tere was no cut in the budget for tourism agency VisitEngland Tourism in the UK is worth an estimated
£97bn and growth in the sector has been robust across the country recently – a trend attributed to campaigns promoting Britain overseas com- bined with the successs of international events such as the London 2012 Games.
11 UK parks to share £23m of HLF funding
Eleven parks across the UK are set to receive a combined £23m in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund (BLF) . The HLF has recently
commissioned a new report looking into the challenge faced by the parks sector, which has been struggling in the current economic climate. One notable project that
has received funding is Fleetwood’s Memorial Park, which has secured a £2.4m investment to carry out a comprehensive restoration of the Grade II listed park and create a five-year programme of community activities. Ipswich Borough Council has received a
grant of £2.8m for its Holywells ‘Parks for People’ project, which will see its orangery
Te grants will look to inject much needed funding for the parks sector
restored and a new open-air theatre installed. Saughton Park in Edinburgh, Scotland, has
received development funding of £392,000 as Edinburgh Council progress plans to com- pletely renovate the park.
MGS launches National Development Body
Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS) has launched a new National Development Body aiming to expand the services it offers. MGS – a not-for-profit, independent char-
itable trust – works with more than 400 museums and galleries throughout Scotland.
ISSUE 3 2013 © cybertrek 2013 Last year MGS produced a national strat-
egy for Scotland’s museums and galleries and has followed it up with its new plan ‘From Strategy to Action,’ which outlines priority areas for development and provides a struc- tured approach to achieve the strategy targets.
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