[Benipete]

Originally Posted by Gayle

I have been away so thank you for being patient.

I have been visiting some publicly funded art galleries which wouldn't exist if they weren't funded by the government. I suspect that if there was a move to charge an entrance fee at the Haworth there would be outcry.

This project was funded mostly by Lottery funding. About a quarter was funded from a Government pot which was set aside purely for creative projects.

I do wish people would refrain from using the term Government Pot and Government Funding and substitute the word Government for Taxpayers.