The awarding of £400,000 funding to arts and cultural projects in Derry will help to “drive forward a lasting and meaningful cultural legacy” for the city, Mayor Martin Reilly has said.
Announcing the funding Frank Hewitt, Northern Ireland chairperson of the Big Lottery Fund, said the grant would help support people and communities across the city and county build a legacy to the first City of Culture.
The grant has been awarded to the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland’s Acorn Fund and will be used to provide grants for community arts and culture projects across Derry.
The grant will also support projects for young people and marginalised groups such as homeless people, ethnic minorities and people with learning disabilities.
Mayor Reilly said the commitment would support a diverse range of new cultural events which wouldl appeal to an even wider spectrum of local people and bring culture right into the heart of their communities.
He added: “The grants will be used to deliver a dynamic programme, building on the foundations of a phenomenal year as City of Culture.
“It will assist in targeting even more young people and marginalised groups offering further opportunities to engage by promoting diversity and creativity in our cultural programme.”
The Mayor concluded: “So much has already been achieved throughout the course of 2013 and this grant will help to continue that momentum in driving forward a cultural legacy that will be both lasting and meaningful for our city.”
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