Falmouth’s historic live arts venue, The Poly, has been awarded a vital grant from the government's Culture Recovery Fund.

The grant has been described as a "lifeline" by the much-loved venue after recent struggles due to the Coronavirus pandemic.⠀

Sue Radmore, chair of trustees, said: ‘We're so grateful and relieved to be making this announcement. Like many other arts and cultural organisations, since our doors closed in March this year we weren't sure what the future of The Poly looked like, and we're thrilled that Arts Council England have been able to give us this lifeline.⠀

‘The money we receive from this grant will help ensure The Poly's future as part of Falmouth's cultural landscape, and allow us to weather the storm to bring you more theatre, film, comedy, music and more. We can now begin to plan our future programme in earnest, with all measures in place to keep our audiences safe. We’ll be announcing this as soon as we can, along with updates from the community projects we have been running over the last few months.

‘We would like to thank our members and everyone in our community for their support over this incredibly difficult time, and look forward to opening our doors more fully once again.’