£35m of cultural investment puts town on the map
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukTown hall bosses in Wigan have hailed the success of a ‘cultural manifesto’ which has seen £35million flood into the town since its launch five years ago.
The manifesto, badged The Fire Within, kicked off in 2019 with the aim of attracting external investment into Wigan to strengthen and grow its cultural organisations.
Funding has come from a variety of sources, including Arts Council England, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), the Leigh Levelling Up Fund bid, and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
A report to Wigan’s scrutiny committee said that the Arts Council had named Wigan as one of only seven ‘priority places’ in the North West to improve investment and cultural engagement.
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