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BBC News
5 days ago
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'At-risk' Cheltenham Playhouse given £25k grant by council
A community theatre has been given a council grant after announcing it would close without urgent Playhouse announced last month that it needed to raise an initial £50,000 by the end of June as it did not have the "depth of funds" required to Burge, acting chair of the Board of Trustees at Cheltenham Playhouse, said the "first milestone is within reach" after receiving a £25,000 grant from Cheltenham Borough Council, which owns the Cheltenham Playhouse, which will celebrate its 80th birthday in 2025, hopes to raise £100,000 by the end of the year. A long-term masterplan had been devised by new theatre trustees but financial support is needed to keep the doors of the 180-seat Cheltenham Playhouse oldest parts of the Grade II listed Regency building date back to 1806, and the former swimming baths still exist underneath the Tailford, cabinet member for economic development, wellbeing, culture, and public realm at Cheltenham Borough Council, said Cheltenham Playhouse "makes the world of art inclusive and accessible"."It's only right that we come together and do all we can to ensure the theatre has the funding in place to continue now and long term, for the benefit of our future generations," he added. Mr Tailford added the council would be "working closely" with Cheltenham Playhouse to see what it can do to support Burge from Cheltenham Playhouse said the theatre was "so grateful" for the grant."This grant has changed the outlook of our emergency fundraising and our first milestone is within reach, allowing us to think more positively," Mr Burge said."Along with the incredible donations we have seen from our community, this figure allows us to plan for a brighter future as we move to the second phase of our fundraising."
BBC News
24-02-2025
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Lottery litter AI app launches with weekly £1k prizes
People are being encouraged to use a new app aimed at boosting recycling rates and reducing to AI technology, LitterLotto will tell people which recycling bag or box to use and send reminders on collection can also take pictures of litter they have picked up and binned via the app, which enters them into a weekly national £1,000 Borough Council has launched the app to "help make kerbside recycling as simple as possible", a spokesperson said. Residents can also photograph and upload to the app items they have recycled to enter a monthly Cheltenham-based draw where people can win £100. Councillor Izaac Tailford, cabinet member for waste and recycling, said he hopes the scheme, which is called Bin It To Win It, will help keep the town clean and improve recycling rates."It can be challenging at times to know which items can be recycled."We're very keen to see results from Bin It To Win It. We take a great pride in the appearance and cleanliness of our town, however like any borough, some spaces do suffer with littering," he higher a council's recycling rate, the more funding from government the authority receives, so it is hoped that the £16,000 cost of rolling out the app in Cheltenham will be covered by increased funding from government.
