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Glastonbury Festival among recipients of latest Cultural Recovery Fund grants
was announced last July, provides financial support for music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites as they weather the financial impact of coronavirus.After Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirmed that the funding will be boosted by £300m from £1.57bn to £1.87bn in last month’s Budget (March 3), £400million in grants has now been awarded to 2,700 music, film and arts organisations struggling due to the affects of the pandemic.Leading the big names to have been awarded funding in the latest round is Glastonbury Festival, who will receive £900,000 to “help the festival continue in 2021 with two smaller events this year, as well as to carry the festival through to 2022.”Of the funding, Michael and