{"id":1006,"date":"2025-02-25T10:24:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futuredesignteam.in\/client\/politicus\/?p=1006"},"modified":"2025-02-25T10:25:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:25:43","slug":"bletchley-park-among-largest-recipients-of-2025s-mend-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futuredesignteam.in\/client\/politicus\/bletchley-park-among-largest-recipients-of-2025s-mend-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Bletchley Park among largest recipients of 2025\u2019s MEND funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government has allocated \u00a324.8 million to 29 museums across England in the fourth round of the Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND).<\/p>\n<p>The fund, administered by Arts Council England, is available to accredited museums that do not receive direct government funding.<\/p>\n<p>The combined funding is \u00a32.2m larger than the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/museumsandheritage.com\/advisor\/posts\/discovery-museum-tops-latest-mend-recipients-with-3m-grant\/\">\u00a322.6m allocated in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The largest recipient is the London Museum of Water and Steam, which has been allocated \u00a32.6m.<\/p>\n<p>Closely following is Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, which has been allocated \u00a32.4m.<\/p>\n<p>The funding is intended for maintenance work, accessibility improvements, and infrastructure upgrades. According to the government, the investment will help museums protect collections, improve visitor facilities, and develop income-generating opportunities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox my-5\">\n<div class=\"factbox__content p-3\">\n<h4>North West<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Queen Street Mill<\/strong>, Burnley, Lancashire<br \/>\n\u00a3813,115<\/p>\n<p><strong>Furness Abbey<\/strong>, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire<br \/>\n\u00a3457,795<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fusilier Museum and Learning Centre<\/strong>, Bury, Lancashire<br \/>\n\u00a381,244<\/p>\n<h4>North East<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Weardale Museum<\/strong>, Weardale, County Durham<br \/>\n\u00a3499,665<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunderland Winter Gardens<\/strong>, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear<br \/>\n\u00a3488,705<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preston Park Museum<\/strong>, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham<br \/>\n\u00a3366,300<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hartlepool Art Gallery<\/strong>, Hartlepool, County Durham<br \/>\n\u00a3302,383<\/p>\n<h4>Yorkshire<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Museum of North Craven Life<\/strong>, Settle, North Yorkshire<br \/>\n\u00a3798,500<\/p>\n<p><strong>Land of Iron<\/strong>, Skinningrove, North Yorkshire<br \/>\n\u00a3655,907<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bankfield Museum<\/strong>, Halifax, West Yorkshire<br \/>\n\u00a3441,978<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pickering Beck Isle Museum<\/strong>, Pickering, North Yorkshire<br \/>\n\u00a3388,023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Millennium Gallery<\/strong>, Sheffield, South Yorkshire<br \/>\n\u00a3315,684<\/p>\n<h4>Midlands<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Tamworth Castle<\/strong>, Tamworth, Staffordshire<br \/>\n\u00a31,716,238<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolverhampton Art Gallery<\/strong>, Wolverhampton, West Midlands<br \/>\n\u00a31,695,75<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newstead Abbey<\/strong>, Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire<br \/>\n\u00a31,482,882<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creswell Crags<\/strong>, Worksop, Nottinghamshire<br \/>\n\u00a3499,999<\/p>\n<h4>East<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Peterborough Museum &amp; Art Gallery<\/strong>, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire<br \/>\n\u00a3137,745<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sainsbury Centre<\/strong>, Norwich, Norfolk<br \/>\n\u00a31,276,711<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bressingham Steam Museum<\/strong>, Diss, Norfolk<br \/>\n\u00a3429,719<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colchester Castle<\/strong>, Colchester, Essex<br \/>\n\u00a31,293,625<\/p>\n<p><strong>Southchurch Hall<\/strong>, Southend-on-Sea, Essex<br \/>\n\u00a3423,105<\/p>\n<h4>South East<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Bletchley Park<\/strong>, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire<br \/>\n\u00a32,451,350<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lightbox<\/strong>, Woking, Surrey<br \/>\n\u00a3319,000<\/p>\n<h4>South West<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Russell Cotes Art Gallery and Museum<\/strong>, Bournemouth, Dorset<br \/>\n\u00a31,500,817<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nothe Fort<\/strong>, Weymouth, Dorset<br \/>\n\u00a31,374,763<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dorset Museum and Art Gallery<\/strong>, Dorchester, Dorset<br \/>\n\u00a3940,500<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wheal Martyn Clay Works<\/strong>, St Austell, Cornwall<br \/>\n\u00a3707,200<\/p>\n<h4>London<\/h4>\n<p><strong>London Museum of Water and Steam<\/strong>, Brentford, London<br \/>\n\u00a32,626,277<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Foundling Museum<\/strong>, Camden, London<br \/>\n\u00a3319,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>More details on the specific projects for which the organisations have secured funding are to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>This latest tranche of funding is part of the Government\u2019s \u00a3270m cultural funding programme \u2018Arts Everywhere Fund\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government has allocated \u00a324.8 million to 29 museums across England in the fourth round of the Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND). The fund, administered by Arts Council England, is available to accredited museums that do not receive direct government funding. The combined funding is \u00a32.2m larger than the\u00a0\u00a322.6m allocated in 2024. 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