Burnham: Vicar's arts academy dream could be axed (From Maldon and Burnham Standard)

Burnham: Vicar's arts academy dream could be axed

10:00am Thursday 20th September 2012 in News By Emma Robinson

The plan for a performing arts academy in Burnham could be axed after the council only awarded the project £5,000.

Town councillors decided at this week’s council meeting that only a fifth of their £25,000 special projects grant should be given to fund the academy.

The music hub for performance and tuition is thought to cost between £25,000 and £26,000 to be properly set up.

Councillors were set to decide at the meeting whether to spend the money on a specialist road sweeping device, the performing arts academy or on a consultant to fight off unpopular development plans.

But it was decided that the grant, which was raised by the authority for unspecified special projects, would be split up.

See this week's MBS for the full story.