Oxford Inspires aids £2.7 million Pegasus lottery award

Fri 5 Mar, 2004

Pegasus Theatre has paid tribute to the part played by Oxford Inspires in its successful funding bid to Arts Council England. The £2.7 million award, made under Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts Capital Programme, will fund a major redevelopment of Pegasus’s theatre complex in Magdalen Road.

Oxford Inspires worked closely with the board and senior staff at Pegasus on the theatre’s application to Arts Council England, and will work further with Pegasus as plans for its new complex unfold. Simon Daykin, General Manager of Pegasus, said, "The practical support given by Oxford Inspires when preparing our bid for Capital Lottery funding was invaluable, and we shall expand that relationship as we turn the dream of our capital development into reality. We see Oxford Inspires as a crucial partner, providing both hands-on strategic support and links to wider cultural issues".

The provision of training and consultancy services to cultural organisations in Oxfordshire is a key part of Oxford Inspires’ work and something the organisation is keen to publicise to cultural organisations in the County, whatever their size.

Rachel Martin, Executive Officer of Oxford Inspires, commented, “We were very pleased to have been able to give such hands on and in depth support to Pegasus staff and the board throughout the detailed development and drafting of their lottery application.”

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