An exciting opportunity for artists to develop two pieces of artwork for the Rail to River Public Realm scheme, part of the Government-funded King’s Lynn Town Deal, has been launched today with a call to submit proposals by the end of January.
The final three Town Deal business cases have been approved by Government securing the remaining £15,811,819 of funding for the Multi-User Community Hub, Riverfront Regeneration and Active and Clean Connectivity projects.
A public consultation on a new masterplan for the Southgates area of King’s Lynn is to run from 3 to 31 October.
The King’s Lynn Town Deal Board has confirmed that it is still full steam ahead for the St George’s Guildhall and Creative Hub project, despite disappointing news from the National Lottery Heritage Fund that a bid for £575k of development funding has been unsuccessful.
Activities offering local children the chance to get up on stage and deliver lines from some of Shakespeare’s best-known works have been going down a storm.
The vision for the St George’s Guildhall and Creative Hub moved a step forward with the submission of the business case to government.
The project is a pivotal part of the £25m Town Fund programme, which will transform the town centre with a number of innovative schemes aimed at growing business, increasing skills and regenerating historical features.
Throughout the summer, Stories of Lynn and Norfolk Museums Service with support from the Borough Council are providing an exciting and fun programme of Shakespeare-inspired activities to engage young people and their families both with the work of The Bard, and the history of one of King’s Lynn’s most treasured historic assets – St George’s Guildhall.
Support for the new vision for St George’s Guildhall is growing, with stars from stage and screen, as well as Shakespearean scholars and cultural groups showing their support for the project.
The St George’s Guildhall and Creative Hub project has also passed another milestone with the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Cabinet nominating the project as a Town Deal priority.
This June, the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk’s Cabinet will be asked to approve adjustments to the Town Deal programme which the Town Deal Board have made to refine projects set out in the original Towns Fund bid.
Plans for a new community hub in King’s Lynn took a step forward as the results of a recent consultation were released today.
The consultation took place after Norfolk County Council, working with the Town Deal Board and the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, announced plans for a new hub that will have community, library services, learning and skills at its core.
