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.