By Tara Rippin • Published: 06 Jun 2020 • 14:50
CASH FOR CULTURE: Councils get grants for festivals and other activities. CREDIT: Wikimedia Commons
THE Provincial Council has allocated more than €400,000 for cultural, musical and scenic activities, with aid ranging from €2,500 to €6,000 per town.
The grants are expected to be used to cover the costs of various activities such as organising festivals, exhibitions, concerts, film and theatre activities as well as publishing books and magazines.
The First Vice President and Deputy for Culture, Julia Parra, said: “The purpose of this campaign is to promote culture through various disciplines such as theatre, literature or music, which serve as an instrument to reach all audiences in the province.”
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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