Issue - decisions

To award funding to Round Three Projects (Matthew Flinders: Bring Him Home | South Holland: The Land We Forgot | Spalding Brass Plaque Trail) through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in South Holland District.

04/08/2023 - To award funding to Round Three Projects (Matthew Flinders: Bring Him Home | South Holland: The Land We Forgot | Spalding Brass Plaque Trail) through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in South Holland District.

Decision to undertake separate awards to successful applicants in Round Three of the UK Shared Prosperity/Rural Prosperity Fund Programme. Specifically including:
Matthew Flinders: Bring Him Home (£35,000)
To promote and progress returning the remains of Matthew Flinders to Donington – the place of his birth – for appropriate celebration and reburial. This will be supported by a programme of events promoting links between South and East Lincolnshire and Australia, with a focus on trade and the visitor economy.
South Holland: The Land We Forgot (£4,152)
A creative, arts and digital research project with local school-age pupils in South Holland, encouraging them to explore the District’s unique local culture and history, resulting in the production of a series of creative pieces that will be shared widely.
Spalding Brass Plaque Trail (£8,124)
An expansion of the recently launched successful Spalding brass plaque trail, delivered with significant additional support from the Arts Council. The focus is on driving significant additional footfall (including shoppers) into Spalding Town Centre and promoting the Town Centre as a place to visit, work and shop.