The well-known and much loved Porters in Cardiff has recently had a new lease of life following a move to a new premises in the city centre.
The Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dawn Bowden has announced during Independent Venues Week that £718,000 has been offered to 17 grass roots music venues across Wales, from the Creative Wales Music Capital Fund.
Porters is one of 17 venues to benefit from the fund which has helped with the recent development and move. Funding has also helped with making their new venue more accessible for disabled customers.
The Welsh Government is providing a fifth successive year of support for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses with their rates bills, at a cost of £78 million. This builds on the almost £1 billion of support provided in rates relief schemes to these sectors since 2020-21. A new £20 million capital fund will also be developed for 2024/25 to provide support to help retail, leisure and hospitality businesses future-proof their businesses.
This latest funding takes Creative Wales total support for music venues and businesses to more than £9.6 million since 2020.
For further information please select the following link: Independent Venues Week: funding announced to music venues across Wales | GOV.WALES