Watermans is among the 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the Culture Recovery Fund.

More than £100 million has been awarded to hundreds of cultural organisations across the country, including Brentford's Watermans art centre, in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary announced today.

Watermans in Brentford has been awarded a grant of £100,000 by Arts Council England.

The third round of funding will support organisations from all corners of the arts sector as they deal with ongoing reopening challenges from the pandemic.

During the lockdowns, Watermans was unable to run its popular cinema and theatre, losing the normal income from these to support their education and outreach programmes as it would normally do.

Jan Lennox, Watermans director, said: "It's brilliant that Watermans has received this money so we can continue working with so many of our local communities and developing new programmes that local people tell us they want.

"This grant is further recognition of Watermans' high quality and ambitious programmes at the venue, out in the community and online".

Watermans offers an extensive outreach programme across the borough of Hounslow, including the popular outdoor arts events at Bell Square.

Both Watermans and Bell Square are spaces for the community to come together, with an inclusive and friendly welcome valued by residents.

Over £1.2 billion has already been awarded from the Culture Recovery Fund, supporting around 5,000 individual organisations and sites across the country.

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said: "Culture is for everyone and should therefore be accessible to everyone, no matter who they are and where they're from.

"Through unprecedented government financial support, the Culture Recovery Fund is supporting arts and cultural organisations so they can continue to bring culture to communities the length and breadth of the country, supporting jobs, boosting local economies and inspiring people."

Watermans said that the funding they received from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's Culture Recovery Fund will allow them to continue to work for and in our local community.

This additional funding will help them to rebuild their audiences through the delivery of a vibrant programme of events, workshops and outreach programmes providing access to the arts for everyone.

Watermans is west London's arts centre, it exists to inspire communities through creativity and the arts, and presents a year-round programme of performance, exhibitions, cinema, workshops and family events.