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Gorilla and Deaf Institute receive £46,000 from government
announced it would be taking over Gorilla and The Deaf Institute.After the news was announced, Aaron Mellor, founder of Tokyo Industries, said: “These are extremely difficult times for all grassroots music venues around the UK."It's vital venues like Gorilla and The Deaf Institute are kept alive, the cultural fabric of our city centres depends on venues like these."Mr Mellor said he had been working with event promoters SSD Concerts and The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess on the rescue plans.The fund from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport will go to 135 music venues across the country.Others to benefit include The Troubadour in London, The Jacaranda in Liverpool, and The Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham.Oliver Dowden, the