Chesterfield based Junction Arts to benefit from community arts scheme grant
Nine community arts groups, including Chesterfield based Junction Arts, are to benefit from grants totalling almost £140,000 from Derbyshire County Council.
All 10 groups work in the community bringing arts, performances, creative activities, music and workshops to a range of people across the county.
Junction Arts, based in Chesterfield, work across Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire and are set to be granted £15,200 of the funding.
Last year more than 143,000 people benefited from the work by the groups including children in care, learning disabled and disabled people of all ages, people at risk of rural isolation or without transport, those on low incomes and residents living in care homes.
Councillor Barry Lewis, Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Leadership, Culture and Tourism for Derbyshire County Council, said:-
“We’re delighted to be able to support these valuable arts groups for the coming year and recognise the enormous benefits they bring to a wide range of people in our communities.
“It can be difficult for many people to access arts and culture, music, film and live performances because of where they live or their circumstances, but these groups make it possible and open up new opportunities to thousands of people.”
Live and Local is a rural and community touring scheme which was set up in Derbyshire in 2002 to deliver high quality, professional arts performances in village halls and other community venues that will also be covering the whole of Derbyshire including Chesterfield.
