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CEO of The Lowry in Salford responds to DCMS funding announcement
Julia Fawcett OBE, chief executive of The Lowry, said: “The announcement of £1.57bn of emergency investment in the UK’s culture sector is welcome news, but we are fast running out of time.
“This lifeline will come too late for some organisations who have already been forced to close their doors for good or made valued employees redundant.
“While we await precise details of the funding mechanisms, I would remind Government that the priority now must be to get these much-needed funds to the organisations most at risk – and fast.
“In doing so, they can help save programmes of work and thousands of jobs across our sector that will otherwise fall victim to COVID.”