Felixstowe's Spa Pavilion has been given £572,305 from Suffolk's share of £2m from the second round of the Government's Culture Recovery Fund.

The cash boost comes from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport which announced more than 2,700 cultural and creative organisations are to receive a share of more than £400 million in grants and loans as part of a vital financial boost from the Government's £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.

This includes more than £300 million, which has been awarded in grants through Arts Council England, Historic England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the British Film Institute. A further £81 million has been offered by DCMS in tailor-made loans for cultural landmarks.

Ray Anderson, Director, Spa Pavilion spoke of his delight and gratitude at getting another sizeable hand out and vowed to put it to good use.

"We're delighted to have been thought worthy of further support by the Arts Council for what we all hope will be the last few months of the pandemic," said Mr Anderson.

""This latest grant will be vital as we once again prepare to re-open and put on our wide variety of shows in Felixstowe. It guarantees that we can look forward with confidence to what will undoubtedly be a challenging period, and we thank both the Arts Council and all of our loyal customers and ticket-holders from the bottom of our hearts for their support through these most demanding and unusual of times."

Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, said: "Our record-breaking Culture Recovery Fund has already helped thousands of culture and heritage organisations across the country survive the biggest crisis they've ever faced.

Now we're staying by their side as they prepare to welcome the public back through their doors - helping our cultural gems plan for reopening and thrive in the better times ahead."

Hazel Edwards, South East Area Director at Arts Council England said: "Thanks to the Government's Culture Recovery Fund, we're supporting a huge range of organisations that help make the arts and cultural scene so vibrant across our region.

"From Norwich to Felixstowe and from Cambridge to Colchester, this vital support will help theatres reopen, workshops will be delivered and communities will benefit. We've already seen how funding has helped previous recipients to survive an unprecedented year and as the sector looks to reopen this further support will help arts organisations take the next step."

Due to Covid restriction the Felixstowe Spa Pavilion is currently closed, but is advertising events starting in July.